Jane Curtin

Acting · Born 1947-09-06 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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

• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
• Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
• Jules (2023)
• Queen Bees (2021)
• Godmothered (2020)
• Belushi (2020)
• Ode to Joy (2019)
• The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
• Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
• The Heat (2013)
• I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
• The Women of SNL (2010)
• I Love You, Man (2009)
• The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
• The Shaggy Dog (2006)
• The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
• Brooklyn Lobster (2005)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
• Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
• The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
• Geraldine's Fortune (2004)
• Our Town (2003)
• Catch a Falling Star (2000)