Jane Curtin

Actress

Born: September 6, 1947 (78 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (51)

• Jules (2023, ★ 7.2)
• Our Town (2003, ★ 7.7)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005, ★ 8.2)
• Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989, ★ 7.6)
• Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005, ★ 7.7)
• The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986, ★ 7.6)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025, ★ 7.8)
• Jim Henson Idea Man (2024, ★ 7.8)
• Tad (1995, ★ 6.7)
• Cyberchase (2002, ★ 7.6)
• I Love You, Man (2009, ★ 6.6)
• The Heat (2013, ★ 6.6)
• The Good Fight (2017, ★ 7.5)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996, ★ 7.5)
• Reading Rainbow (1983, ★ 8.3)
• The Good Wife (2009, ★ 7.6)
• The Residence (2025, ★ 7.5)
• Antz (1998, ★ 6.2)
• Brooklyn Lobster (2005, ★ 5.7)
• The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004, ★ 6.3)
• The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006, ★ 6.3)
• The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008, ★ 6.3)
• Recess: All Growed Down (2003, ★ 6.5)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005, ★ 6.5)
• Coneheads (1993, ★ 5.5)
• Catch a Falling Star (2000, ★ 5.6)
• Ode to Joy (2019, ★ 6.2)
• The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018, ★ 6.4)
• Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, ★ 6.8)
• Don't Try This at Home! (1990, ★ 7)