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American actress and comedian

Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedian. First coming to prominence as an original cast member on the hit TV comedy series 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 (1996–2001), playing the role of Dr. Mary Albright. Curtin has also appeared in many movie roles, including Charlene in The Librarian series of movies (2004–2008). She reprised one of her Saturday Night Live characters, Prymaat (Clorhone) Conehead, in the 1993 film Coneheads. She is sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Deadpan". The Philadelphia Inquirer once called her a "refreshing drop of acid". She was included on a 1986 list of the "Top Prime Time Actors and Actresses of All Time".

Jane Therese Curtin was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Her maternal ancestry is Irish, while the paternal, Curtin, ancestry is Irish, originally from Newmarket on Fergus, County Clare. Curtin has one younger brother, Larry Curtin, who lives in South Florida; and an older brother, John J. "Jack" Curtin (d. (died) 2008). Curtin is a cousin of actress and writer Valerie Curtin. Her uncle was the radio personality Joseph Curtin. She was raised Roman Catholic, and grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She graduated from Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Newton in 1965. Curtin earned an associate degree from Elizabeth Seton Junior College in New York City, class of 1967. She then attended Northeastern University from 1967 to 1968 before dropping out of college to pursue a career in comedy.

She has served as a U. S. Committee National Ambassador for UNICEF. In 1968, Curtin decided to pursue comedy as a career and dropped out of college. She joined a comedy group, The Proposition, and performed with them until 1972. She starred in Pretzels, an off Broadway play written by Curtin, John Forster, Judith Kahan, and Fred Grandy, in 1974.

She married television producer Patrick Francis Lynch on April 2, 1975; they have one daughter, Tess Curtin Lynch, born in 1983. They live in Sharon, Connecticut.

Year Title Role Notes1979Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoHerself/Cameo1980How to Beat the High Cost of LivingElaine1987O. C. and StiggsElinore Schwab1993ConeheadsPrymatt Conehead/Mary Margaret DeCicco1998AntzMuffyVoice Only2003Recess: All Growed DownAdditional VoicesVideo2004Geraldine's FortuneGeraldine Liddle2005Brooklyn LobsterMaureen Giorgio2006Judge Claire Whittaker2009I Love You, ManJoyce Klaven2011I Don't Know How She Does ItMarla Reddy2013The HeatMrs. Mullins 2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me Carol Freeman Can You Ever Forgive Me? Marjorie2019Ode to JoyAunt Sylvia2020 Godmothered Moira2021 Queen Bees Janet 2023 Jules Joyce

Year Title Role Notes1975–1980; 2015Saturday Night LiveVariousCast member (1975–1980) and a guest appearance on SNL 40th Anniversary Special 108 episodesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program1977Regina ParkerEpisode: "The Captain's Captain/Romance Roulette/Hounded (A Dog's Life)"1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?IvyEpisode: "Class Hustler"1981Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine, & GildaHerselfTV movie1982CandidaProssieTV movie1982Divorce Wars: A Love StoryVickey SturgessTV movie1983The ConeheadsPrymaat (voice)TV short1984BedroomsLauraTV movie1984–1989Kate & AllieAllison 'Allie' Lowell122 episodesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1984–1985)Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or ComedyNominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Performer (1984–1985)Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series1988American PlayhouseLina McLaidlawEpisode: "Suspicion"1988Maybe BabyJulia GilbertTV movie1990Common GroundAlice McGoffTV movie1990Working It OutSarah Marshall13 episodes1994Dave's WorldAnneEpisode: "Lost Weekend"1995TadMary Todd LincolnTV movie1995Mystery DanceSusan BakerEpisode: "1.1"1996–20013rd Rock from the SunDr. Mary Albright137 episodesSatellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or ComedyNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or ComedyNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series1998HerculesHippolyte (voice)Episode: "Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte"1998RecessMrs. Clemperer (voice)Episode: "Wild Child"2000Catch a Falling StarFranTV movie2003CyberchaseLady Ada Byron Lovelace (voice)Episode: "Hugs and Witches"2003Our TownMrs. WebbTV movieNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film2004CharleneTV movie2006CrumbsSuzanne Crumb13 episodes2006CharleneTV movie2007Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner OfficeJoyTV movie2008In the MotherhoodMomEpisode: "Mother Dearest"2008CharleneTV movie2008–2009Gary UnmarriedConnie2 episodes2009SherriMargo/Paula's MomEpisode: "Birth"2010The Women of SNLVarious/Prymaat Conehead/Weekend UpdateTV movie; archive footage2010Rex Is Not Your LawyerUnknownEpisode: "Pilot"2011The Oprah Winfrey ShowHerself (guest)Episode: "Saturday Night Live Class Reunion"2012–2014UnforgettableJoanne Webster34 episodes2014–2017The LibrariansCharlene5 episodes2015The Good WifeJudge FarleyEpisode: "Bond"2017Broad CityMargoEpisode: "Witches"2019–2021The Good FightJudge Pamela Farley3 episodes2020United We FallSandy Ryan8 episodes2022The ConnersDoris GoldufskiEpisode: "The Dog Days of Christmas"2023BupkisMarie LaRoccaEpisode: "Do as I Say, Not as I do"TBAThe ResidenceUpcoming series

Year Title Role Notes 1981 Candida Proserpine Garnett 1989 Love LettersMelissa Gardner Replacement 2002 Noises OffDotty OtleyReplacement 2002 Our TownMrs. Webb