Jane Curtin
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.
Filmography
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Back in Black
2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024
as (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jules
2023
as Joyce
Queen Bees
2021
as Jane Poindexter
Godmothered
2020
as Moira
Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Ode to Joy
2019
as Aunt Sylvia
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Marjorie
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Carol
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016
as Algid Bunk (voice)
The Heat
2013
as Mrs. Mullins
I Don't Know How She Does It
2011
as Marla Reddy
The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
I Love You, Man
2009
as Joyce Klaven
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
as Charlene
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
as Charlene
The Shaggy Dog
2006
as Judge Claire Whittaker
Brooklyn Lobster
2005
as Maureen Giorgio
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self