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
Back in Black
2026 · 10.0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · 8.1
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987 · 8.0
The Good Wife
2009 · 7.6
Cyberchase
2002 · 7.6
The Good Fight
2017 · 7.5
The Residence
2025 · 7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · 7.5
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982 · 7.5
The Best of John Belushi
1985 · 7.5
Bedrooms
1984 · 7.5
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986 · 7.4
Unforgettable
2011 · 7.2
Broad City
2014 · 7.2
The Librarians
2014 · 7.2
Jules
2023 · 7.1
Tad
1995 · 7.1
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979 · 7.0
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 · 6.8
United We Fall
2020 · 6.7
Godmothered
2020 · 6.7
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
The Heat
2013 · 6.6
I Love You, Man
2009 · 6.6
Dave's World
1993 · 6.5
Crumbs
2006 · 6.5
Recess: All Growed Down
2003 · 6.5
Working It Out
1990 · 6.5
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · 6.4
Battle of the Network Stars
1976 · 6.4
Bupkis
2023 · 6.3
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004 · 6.3
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008 · 6.3
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006 · 6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.2
Kate & Allie
1984 · 6.2
Antz
1998 · 6.2
Brooklyn Lobster
2005 · 6.2
Ode to Joy
2019 · 6.1
Gary Unmarried
2008 · 6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977 · 6.0
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010 · 6.0
Queen Bees
2021 · 6.0
Catch a Falling Star
2000 · 5.9
Coneheads
1993 · 5.5
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980 · 5.4
Suspicion
1987 · 5.4
The Women of SNL
2010 · 5.3
I Don't Know How She Does It
2011 · 5.2
The Coneheads
1983 · 5.1
Maybe Baby
1988 · 5.0
The Shaggy Dog
2006 · 4.9
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016 · 4.7
O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · 4.6
Geraldine's Fortune
2004 · 3.3
Little Five
— · 0.0
Pretzels
— · 0.0
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · 0.0
Kate and Allie
1984 · 0.0