Jane Curtin
Jane Curtin's first calling wasn't comedy, but education. After studying at Northeastern in the late 1960s, she decided to leave academia and join a comedy troupe, performing skits and plays in Boston and New York City. She drew the attention of TV producer Lorne Michaels, who was putting together the first cast for "Saturday Night Live" (NBC 1975- ). Curtin joined the inaugural Not Ready For Prime Time Players and stayed on until 1980. Along with her stint as the "Weekend Update" anchor, her best-known character was as part of the Coneheads duo with Dan Aykroyd, a role she reprised in the movie "Coneheads" (1993). After SNL, her next major television work was as the star of "Kate & Allie" (CBS 1984-89), for which she won an Emmy award. Her next major role was as Dr. Mary Albright, the love interest to the alien played by John Lithgow on the fish-out-of-water sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" (NBC 1996-2001). In 2006, her bid to be a regular on another notable TV show failed when "Crumbs" (ABC 2006) was canceled after one season. She regularly showed up for "Saturday Night Live" anniversaries and retrospectives over the years, and consistently popped up in a variety of comedies, including the Tim Allen-starring "The Shaggy Dog" (2006), the Paul Rudd comedy "I Love You, Man" (2009), and in the Melissa McCarthy drama "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" (2017).
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Jane Curtin
Filmography
Movies
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86% |
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Jules | Joyce (Character) | $1.9M | 2023 |
53% |
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Queen Bees | Janet (Character) | $1.9M | 2021 |
68% |
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Godmothered | Moira (Character) | - | 2020 |
48% |
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Ode to Joy | Aunt Sylvia (Character) | $17.0K | 2019 |
98% |
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Marjorie (Character) | $8.8M | 2018 |
49% |
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The Spy Who Dumped Me | Carol (Character) | $33.5M | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom | Algid Bunk (Voice) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Kingdom | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2014 |
65% |
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The Heat | Mrs. Mullins (Character) | $159.6M | 2013 |
17% |
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I Don't Know How She Does It | Maria Reddy (Character) | $9.7M | 2011 |
82% |
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I Love You, Man | Joyce (Character) | $71.3M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | Charlene (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | Charlene (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | Charlene (Character) | - | 2006 |
26% |
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The Shaggy Dog | Judge (Character) | $61.1M | 2006 |
47% |
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Brooklyn Lobster | Maureen Giorgio (Character) | $138.3K | 2005 |
60% |
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Charlene (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Geraldine's Fortune | Geraldine Liddle (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Catch a Falling Star | Fran (Character) | - | 2000 |
92% |
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Antz | Muffy (Voice) | $90.7M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tad | Mary Todd Lincoln (Character) | - | 1995 |
35% |
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Coneheads |
Prymatt Conehead/ |
$20.2M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maybe Baby | Julia Gilbert (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | And Baby Makes Three | Julia Gilbert (Character) | - | 1988 |
40% |
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O.C. and Stiggs | Elinore Schwab (Character) | $6.3K | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Suspicion | Unknown (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Divorce Wars: A Love Story | Vickey Sturgess (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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How to Beat the High Cost of Living | Elaine (Character) | - | 1979 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2018 2021 |
40% | 35% | United We Fall | Sandy Ryan (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jeopardy! | Contestant | 2020 |
99% | 87% | Broad City | Margo (Guest Star) | 2017 |
89% | 88% | The Quest | Charlene (Guest Star) | 2014 2016-2017 |
93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Judge Farley (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 56% | Unforgettable |
Joanne Webster (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2012-2014 |
24% | 50% | Gary Unmarried | Connie (Guest Star) | 2008-2009 |
33% | No Score Yet | Crumbs | Suzanne Crumb (Character) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cyberchase | Unknown (Voice) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 71% | 3rd Rock From the Sun | Dr. Mary Albright (Character) | 1996-2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dave's World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Common Ground | Alice McGoff (Character) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kate & Allie | Allie Lowell (Character) | 1984-1989 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Unknown (Character) | 1975-1980 |