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Jane Curtin
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Jane Curtin

Known for The Good Wife · 3rd Rock from the Sun · Saturday Night Live

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…

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Born
Sep 6, 1947
Birthplace
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
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.

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Known For

TVThe Good Wife
The Good WifeJudge Farley · 2009
★ 7.6
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the SunMary Albright · 1996
★ 7.5
TVSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters · 1975
★ 6.9
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatRegina Parker · 1977
★ 6.2
TVThe View
The ViewSelf · 1997
★ 4.3
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 2009
★ 5.0
TVAmerican Playhouse
American PlayhouseLina McLaidlaw Aysgarth · 1982
★ 6.6

Filmography

Movies

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoSelf
1979
How to Beat the High Cost of LivingElaine
1980
Candida
1982
Divorce Wars: A Love StoryVickey Sturgess
1982
The ConeheadsPrymaat (voice)
1983
BedroomsLaura
1984
The Best of John BelushiVarious Characters
1985
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven DwarfsEvil Queen
1987
O.C. and StiggsElinore Schwab
1987
SuspicionLina McLaidlaw
1987
JG
Jackie Gleason: The Great OneSelf
1988
Maybe BabyJulia Gilbert
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieSelf
1988
Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf
1989
Common GroundAlice McGoff
1990
Don't Try This at Home!Self
1990
Life of PythonSelf
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Self (archive footage)
1990
ConeheadsPrymatt
1993
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Self (archive footage)
1994
TadMary Todd Lincoln
1995
AntzMuffy (voice)
1998
Saturday Night Live: ChristmasSelf (archive footage)
1999
Catch a Falling StarFran
2000
Our TownMrs. Webb
2003
Recess: All Growed Down(voice)
2003
Geraldine's FortuneGeraldine Liddle
2004
The Librarian: Quest for the SpearCharlene
2004
Brooklyn LobsterMaureen Giorgio
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelf
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydVarious Characters (archive footage)
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John BelushiSelf / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's MinesCharlene
2006
The Shaggy DogJudge Claire Whittaker
2006
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas ChaliceCharlene
2008
I Love You, ManJoyce Klaven
2009
The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)
2010
I Don't Know How She Does ItMarla Reddy
2011
The HeatMrs. Mullins
2013
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen KingdomAlgid Bunk (voice)
2016
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Marjorie
2018
The Spy Who Dumped MeCarol
2018
Ode to JoyAunt Sylvia
2019
BelushiSelf (archive footage)
2020
GodmotheredMoira
2020
Queen BeesJane Poindexter
2021
JulesJoyce
2023
An SNL Thanksgiving(archive footage)
2024
Jim Henson Idea ManSelf (archive footage)
2024
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
2025
Back in Black
2026
LF
Little FiveDean Weston

Television

Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters · 106 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf · 1 eps
1975
Battle of the Network Stars1 eps
1976
The Love BoatRegina Parker · 1 eps
1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 eps
1977
American PlayhouseLina McLaidlaw Aysgarth · 1 eps
1982
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
1983
Kate & AllieAllison 'Allie' Lowell · 122 eps
1984
WI
Working It Out13 eps
1990
Dave's WorldAnne · 1 eps
1993
3rd Rock from the SunMary Albright · 139 eps
1996
The ViewSelf · 2 eps
1997
CyberchaseLady Lovelace (voice) · 1 eps
2002
CrumbsSuzanne Crumb · 13 eps
2006
Gary Unmarried2 eps
2008
The Good WifeJudge Farley · 1 eps
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2009
Rex Is Not Your LawyerAlexander's mother · 1 eps
2010
UnforgettableJoanne Webster · 35 eps
2011
Broad CityMargo · 1 eps
2014
The LibrariansCharlene · 4 eps
2014
The Good FightJudge Pamela Farley · 3 eps
2017
United We FallSandy Ryan · 8 eps
2020
BupkisMarie · 1 eps
2023
The ResidenceNan Cox · 6 eps
2025

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