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Jane Curtin
Born 1947-09-06Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Back in BlackRoleSNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980An SNL Thanksgiving(archive footage)Jim Henson Idea ManSelf (archive footage)JulesJoyceQueen BeesJane PoindexterGodmotheredMoiraBelushiSelf (archive footage)Ode to JoyAunt SylviaCan You Ever Forgive Me?MarjorieThe Spy Who Dumped MeCarolHoward Lovecraft & the Frozen KingdomAlgid Bunk (voice)The HeatMrs. MullinsI Don't Know How She Does ItMarla ReddyThe Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)I Love You, ManJoyce KlavenThe Librarian: The Curse of the Judas ChaliceCharleneThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's MinesCharleneThe Shaggy DogJudge Claire WhittakerBrooklyn LobsterMaureen GiorgioSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydVarious Characters (archive footage)Saturday Night Live: The Best of John BelushiSelf / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelf