Known for Acting
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.
Born
September 6, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Filmography
54 films, 24 shows


Back in Black
2026 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
In a wellness-obsessed small town where nobody dies anymore, struggling mortician Clyde faces bankruptcy — until his granddaughter Sam devises an unexpected solution to save the family business.


SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · 3h 1m
country: United States
Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical performances.


Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · 2h 8m
country: United States
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.


An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · 1h 24m
country: Unknown
Hope you've got an appetite for a buffet of Thanksgiving-themed SNL sketches from the past 50 years, from musical tributes to commercial parodies to dinners that go horribly, hilariously wrong to cat adoption events filled with sexual tension. Don't miss A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving, which compiles two hours of the best SNL sketches about and inspired by the holiday.


Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.


Jules
2023 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A flying saucer lands in the backyard of an elderly suburbanite with memory problems, who forms a bond with the scared alien inside.


Queen Bees
2021 · 1h 41m
country: Unknown
Helen is an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school – full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. What she initially avoids leads her to exactly what she has been missing: new friendships and a chance at love again with newcomer Dan.


Godmothered
2020 · 1h 50m
country: United States
A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."


Belushi
2020 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.


Ode to Joy
2019 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.


Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 · 1h 46m
country: United States
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.


The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · 1h 57m
country: United States
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.


Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016 · 1h 23m
country: Canada
After visiting his father in Arkham Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft accidentally uses the legendary Necronomicon to open a portal to a strange frozen world filled with horrifying creatures and a great adventure.


The Heat
2013 · 1h 57m
country: United Kingdom
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.


I Don't Know How She Does It
2011 · 1h 29m
country: United States
As an employee at a Boston-based financial firm, Kate Reddy struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband, Richard, and their two children. When she gets an account that requires frequent trips to New York and her husband gets a new job, Kate finds herself spread even thinner. Complicating Kate's life even more is her new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who throws temptation into the mix.


The Women of SNL
2010 · 1h 36m
country: Unknown
A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.


I Love You, Man
2009 · 1h 45m
country: United States
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."


The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008 · 1h 35m
country: United States
While on a dangerous mission to recover the historic Judas Chalice, Flynn is saved by Simone. But when double-crossed by a respected professor and ambushed by a ruthless gang, Flynn realizes Simone's secret, his true mission and a shocking discovery are all lying within a decaying New Orleans crypt.


The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006 · 1h 32m
country: United States
After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to retrieve the map. The map is useless without the legend piece to decipher it, which is located in Volubilis near the Roman ruins in Morocco. Flynn heads to Casablanca to the ruins where he is chased by a group of mercenaries leaded by General Samir. They too want to find the location of King Solomon's mines. Flynn teams-up with Professor Emily Davenport working in the dig and they escape from General Samir and his men. While traveling to Gedi, they save the local Jomo from death and the trio faces a dangerous journey through the wild Africa.


The Shaggy Dog
2006 · 1h 38m
country: United States
The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.


Brooklyn Lobster
2005 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Giorgio's Lobster Farm has been a tradition in Brooklyn for over 65 years. Manned by an eccentric crew and serving the best seafood in the state


Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.


Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005 · 1h 18m
country: United States
During his time at SNL, original cast member John Belushi created some of the most memorable characters in television history. One of the most brilliant comedic performers of all time, Belushi's rebellious presence and intensity changed the face of comedy forever. From classic original characters like the Blues Brothers, King Bee and Samurai Warrior to incomparable impressions of Joe Cocker, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor and more, you can experience the best of Belushi for years to come. Plus enjoy extra bonus material, including interviews from SNL's original cast and writers and never before seen footage as well as the very first SNL sketch of all time.


Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · 2h
country: United States
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.


Geraldine's Fortune
2004
country: Canada
A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show.


The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004 · 1h 46m
country: United States
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.


Recess: All Growed Down
2003 · 1h 1m
country: United States
T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.


Our Town
2003 · 1h 59m
country: United States
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives. Using metatheatrical devices, Wilder sets the play in a 1930s theater. He uses the actions of the Stage Manager to create the town of Grover's Corners for the audience. Scenes from its history between the years of 1901 and 1913 play out. Originally broadcast on the Showtime Network, then as part of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre" (season 33, episode 1).


Catch a Falling Star
2000 · 1h 25m
country: Canada
Stranded in a small town, true love prepares a spoiled movie star for the role of a lifetime... herself.


Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999 · 1h 5m
country: United States
Join the epic "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast of Saturday Night Live regulars in a hilarious compilation of the best holiday moments from the show's Christmas specials. Some of the highlights include "Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas Special," "The Lost Ending to It's a Wonderful Life," "The Night Hannukah Harry Saved Christmas," "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood on Christmas" and, of course, the Church Lady's drum solo.


Antz
1998 · 1h 23m
country: United States
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.


Tad
1995 · 2h
country: United States
The story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency told from the perspective of his son, Tad.


Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · 48m
country: United States
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as real estate attorney, Arnie), Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman (as a Worm TV hosts), John Goodman (as Tough Guy Helpline operator), Charles Grodin (as Chaz), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as reporter Kathie Lee Kathie), Rosie O'Donnell (as the Good Hope Fairy), Susan Sarandon (as Bitsy), Barbara Walters (reporting for 25/25), and Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves).


Coneheads
1993 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.


Don't Try This at Home!
1990 · 47m
country: United States
Penn and Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes, turn marshmallows into tools of violence, do some erotic fire-eating, become the King of Animal Traps, produce bees without end, make Jane Curtin do a magic trick with a needle, dental floss, and her pierced ear, and drive a truck filled with concrete over Teller.


Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 · 30m
country: United States
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickle your funny bone with tunes like, "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball," "Mary Had a Bicycle," and more. James Taylor drops by to sing "Jellyman Kelly," and Jeremy Irons, Jane Curtin, and Paul Simon lead an all-star cast of celebrities in the showstopper, "Put Down the Duckie." Songs: The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree; Ladybug Picnic; Jellyman Kelly; Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart; Old MacDonald Cantata; Everything in the Wrong Place Ball; One Banana; Calcutta Joe; Mary Had a Bicycle; Ten Tiny Turtles on the Telephone; Put Down the Duckie.


Common Ground
1990 · 3h 5m
country: Canada
Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother determined to get her children a quality education and a white lawyer trying to deal with inner city problems.


Life of Python
1990 · 55m
country: United Kingdom
This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of its predecessors (At Last the 1948 Show, Do Not Adjust Your Sets etc.) and various interviews with the group's members and other associated artists.


Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · 2h
country: United States
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.


Maybe Baby
1988 · 1h 28m
country: United States
A happily married man’s life changes drastically when his wife decides to have a baby after several years of marriage.


Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · 45m
country: United States
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988 · 1h 58m
country: Unknown
Documentary about the life and times of Jackie Gleason.


O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · 1h 49m
country: United States
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek revenge against the upper-middle-class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: excess.


Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987 · 46m
country: United States
In Disneyland, the Wicked Queen has cast a spell over the seven dwarfs that makes them feel they're too old and decide to retire, so Dick Van Dyke tries to convince them to stay. The show includes many celebrities sharing their Snow White memories and features a new performance of the deleted song "You're Never Too Old to Be Young".


Suspicion
1987 · 1h 36m
country: United Kingdom
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.


The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986 · 1h
country: United States
A live-action and animated television special featuring clips from past episodes and spin-offs combined with new animation and musical segments.


The Best of John Belushi
1985
country: United States


Bedrooms
1984 · 1h
country: United States
Tales of love and marriage are spun in four short adult comedy stories.


The Coneheads
1983 · 24m
country: United States
In this animated pilot based on the SNL sketch, The Coneheads come to conquer Earth but they soon find themselves becoming domesticated.


Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Successful divorce lawyer Jack Sturgess discovers that his own marriage is falling apart and must juggle his domestic conflicts with his clients' problems.


Candida
1982 · 2h
country: United States
Candida is the wife of a famous clergyman, the Reverend James Mavor Morell. Morell is a Christian Socialist, popular in the Church of England, but Candida is responsible for much of his success.


How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980 · 1h 45m
country: United States
In order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, three suburban housewives plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center.


Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979 · 1h 11m
country: United States
Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Thomas Alva Edison's "Elephant Electrocution". In the tradition of films like Groove Tube (1974), The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), and Saturday Night Live.


Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979 · 1h 15m
country: United States
A series of skits feature the Finley Quality Network and its many quality TV shows.