Jane Curtin Biography (1947-)
Full name, Jane Therese Curtin; born September 6, 1947, in Cambridge, MA; daughter of John Joseph (an owner of an insurance agency) and Mary Constance (maiden name, Farrell) Curtin; cousin of Valerie Curtin (a writer and actress);married Patrick F. Lynch (a producer), April, 1975; children: Tess. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, writer
- Birth Details
- September 6, 1947
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Member of Not Ready for Prime Time Players, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, SaturdayNight Live 80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1975-1980
- Allison "Allie" Lowell, Kate & Allie, CBS, 1984-1989
- Sarah Marshall, Working It Out (also known as The Jane Curtin Show), NBC, 1990
- Dr. Mary Margaret Albright, 3rd Rock from the Sun (also known as Life As We Know It and 3rd Rock), NBC, 1996-2001
- Movies
- Vickey Sturgess, Divorce Wars: A Love Story (also known as Divorce Wars), ABC, 1982
- Julia Gilbert, Maybe Baby (also known as Sooner or Later),NBC, 1988
- Alice McGoff, Common Ground, CBS, 1990
- Mary Todd Lincoln, Tad, syndicated, 1995
- Fran Kavner, Catch a Falling Star, CBS, 2000
- Mrs. Myrtle Webb, "Our Town," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 2003
- Specials
- Things We Did Last Summer, NBC, 1978
- NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars IV, ABC, 1978
- NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars VI, ABC, 1979
- Bob and Ray and Jane, Laraine, and Gilda, NBC, 1981
- The Robert Klein Show, NBC, 1981
- Proserpine "Prossie" Garnett, Candida (also known as Broadway on Showtime: Candida), E! Entertainment Television, 1984
- Laura, Bedrooms, HBO, 1984
- Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, ABC, 1985
- The Flintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 1986
- Evil Queen, Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (also known as Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), NBC, 1987
- Sesame Street Special (also known as Put Down the Duckie),PBS, 1988
- Linda McLaidlaw, "Suspicion," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
- Host, Jackie Gleason: The Great One (also known as How Sweet ItIs: A Wake for Jackie Gleason), CBS, 1988
- Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
- That's What Friends Are For, CBS, 1990
- Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home! (also known as Don'tTry This at Home!, Penn & Teller's New York Sting, and Penn & Teller's Radio City Sting), NBC, 1990
- Life of Python (also known as Life of Python: Monty Python 20thAnniversary Omnibus), Showtime, 1990
- "Just for Laughs: The Montreal International Comedy Festival" (also knownas "Just for Laughs IV" and "Juste pour rire IV"), Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1991
- A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan (also known as Los Angeles and Chicago Salute Michael Jordan), NBC, 1991
- Host, Retaining Laughter, Lifetime, 1991
- The Creative Spirit, PBS, 1992
- Baseball Relief: An All-Star Comedy Salute, Fox, 1993
- Narrator, Understanding, 1994
- Lifetime Applauds: The Fight against Breast Cancer, Lifetime, 1995
- Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1996
- Interviewee, Gilda Radner: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
- (In archive footage) SNL Remembers John Belushi, NBC, 2002
- On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize, PBS, 2002
- Episodic
- Regina Parker, "Romance Roulette," The Love Boat, ABC, 1977
- "The Class Hustler," What Really Happened to the Class of '65?, NBC, 1977
- Narrator, "Duncan and Dolores," Reading Rainbow, 1988
- "Broken Windows," Tattinger's, NBC, 1989
- Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, 1989, 1990
- Anne, "Lost Weekend," Dave's World, 1994
- Voice of Mrs. Clemperer, "Wild Child," Recess (animated; also known as Disney's Recess), ABC, 1998
- Voice of Hippolyte, "Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte," Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998
- (In archive footage) "Saturday Night Live," TV Tales, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
- Guest, The View, 2002
- Voice of Lady Ada Byron Lovelace, "Hugs and Witches," Cyberchase,PBS, 2003
- Also appeared in The Comedy Zone.
- Pilots
- Voice of Prymaat Conehead, The Coneheads, NBC, 1983
- Susan Baker, Mystery Dance, ABC, 1995
- Awards Presentations
- The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
- The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
- Presenter, The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1997
- Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
- Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, ABC, 1998
- Film Appearances
- Herself, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, New Line Cinema, 1979
- Elaine, How to Beat the High Co$t of Living, Filmways, 1980
- Elinore Schwab, O. C. and Stiggs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
- Prymaat Conehead/Mary Margaret DeCicco, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
- Voice of Muffy, Antz (animated), Dreamworks, 1998
- Stage Appearances
- Pretzels (revue), Theatre Four, New York City, 1974-1975
- Miss Proserpine "Prossy" Garnet, Candida, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1981
- Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1989
- Dotty Otley, Noises Off, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2002
- Mrs. Myrtle Webb, Our Town, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport,CT, 2002, then Booth Theatre, New York City, 2002-2003
- Major Tours
- Toured in The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, U.S. cities.
- RECORDINGS
- Videos
- The Best of John Belushi, Warner Home Video, 1985
- The Best of Dan Aykroyd, Warner Home Video, 1986
- The Best of Gilda Radner, Warner Home Video, 1989
- Saturday Night Live Christmas, Trimark Video, 1999
- WRITINGS
- Stage
- (Contributor) Pretzels (revue), Theatre Four, New York City, 1974-1975
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Parade, March 25, 1990; March 10, 1996
- People Weekly, June 26, 2000, p. 81
- It's Always Something: The Gilda Radner Story (television special), 2002