About
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
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
Jim Henson Idea Man2024 · Self (archive footage)
Jules2023 · Joyce
Queen Bees2021 · Jane Poindexter
Godmothered2020 · Moira
Belushi2020 · Self (archive footage)
Ode to Joy2019 · Aunt Sylvia
Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018 · Marjorie
The Spy Who Dumped Me2018 · Carol
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom2016 · Algid Bunk (voice)
The Heat2013 · Mrs. Mullins
I Don't Know How She Does It2011 · Marla Reddy
The Women of SNL2010 · Various (archive footage)
I Love You, Man2009 · Joyce Klaven
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice2008 · Charlene
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines2006 · Charlene
The Shaggy Dog2006 · Judge Claire Whittaker
Brooklyn Lobster2005 · Maureen Giorgio
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd2005 · Various Characters (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi2005 · Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)