Jane Curtin

AKA:
Jane Therese Curtin
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
09/06/1947
Birthplace:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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biography
A fresh-faced, mom-next-door with a hilarious streak of silliness lingering below the surface, actress Jane Curtin enjoyed the rare honor of a successful television career spanning over three decades. For the latter half of the indulgent 1970s, she was a founding cast member and integral part of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ), a show which would redefine television comedy. In the conservative 1980s, she represented a new breed of independent woman in the Emmy-winning sitcom, “Kate & Allie” (CBS, 1984-1989). The dependably relevant Curtin also made her television mark on the 1990s when she Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Suzanne Crumb
2006
Suzanne Crumb
2006
Suzanne Crumb
2006
Suzanne Crumb
2006
of Muffy
1998
Elinore Schwab
Maureen Giorgio
Prymaat Conehead
Alice McGoff
milestones
Year
Milestone
1968 
Member of "The Proposition" comedy group
 
Wrote material for and performed with Off-Broadway musical revue, "Pretzel"
 
TV debut as regular cast member of NBC's "Saturday Night Live"; was one of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players
1980 
Film acting debut in "How to Beat the High Cost of Living" teamed her with Susan Saint James years before their "Kate & Allie" pairing; cast also included later co-star Dabney Coleman in a rare romantic lead
1981 
Broadway debut as Prossie in George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" with Joanne Woodward
Continued