Jane Curtin
Acting
Biography
Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedienne. She is commonly referred to as Queen of the Deadpan. First coming to prominence as an original cast member on Saturday Night Live in 1975, she went on to win back-to-back Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on the 1980s sitcom Kate & Allie portraying the role of Allison "Allie" Lowell. Curtin later starred in the hit series 3rd Rock from the Sun portraying the role of Dr. Mary Albright. She recreated her SNL character for the film The Coneheads and more recently appeared in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.
As actor 75
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Good Wife
2009
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Love Boat
1977
The View
1997
Unforgettable
2011
The Good Fight
2017
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
American Playhouse
1982
The Residence
2025
Kate & Allie
1984
Cyberchase
2002
The Librarians
2014
Broad City
2014
Reading Rainbow
1983
Dave's World
1993
Antz
1998
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Heat
2013
Gary Unmarried
2008
Bupkis
2023
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
Coneheads
1993
Crumbs
2006
I Love You, Man
2009
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Jules
2023
The Shaggy Dog
2006
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
I Don't Know How She Does It
2011
Godmothered
2020
Ode to Joy
2019
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
United We Fall
2020
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Recess: All Growed Down
2003
The Women of SNL
2010
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010
Queen Bees
2021
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Working It Out
1990
Candida
1982
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
The Best of John Belushi
1985
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Catch a Falling Star
2000
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
Belushi
2020
Our Town
2003
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
Back in Black
The Coneheads
1983
Suspicion
1987
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
Life of Python
1990
Tad
1995
Maybe Baby
1988
Common Ground
1990
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
Don't Try This at Home!
1990
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
Brooklyn Lobster
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
Bedrooms
1984