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