Jane Curtin: A Legendary Comedienne and Actress on and Off the Set

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. Curtin went on to star in two hit sitcoms, “Kate & Allie” and “3rd Rock from the Sun,” and she currently appears in the Oscar-nominated film “ Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” in. NEW YORK (Reuters) - To many, Jane Curtin is best known for her role as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live in the 1970s, creating a slew of iconic characters,. Actress: Coneheads. Jane Therese Curtin was born September 6th, 1947. Years later, a 27-year-old Jane auditioned for a comedy variety show. which turned out to be the the thing that would first expose her to fame,. Jane Curtin left "Saturday Night Live" in 1980, right before the series' infamous forgotten season, and headed to the big screen for the film "How to Beat the High Cost of.

Its first episode featured the irreverent George Carlin, his presence a mission statement if ever there was one, and its original cast included John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, and. Unlike many of her castmates, Curtin came to SNL as a newlywed who was not into the party scene. Still, her barbed wit and nimble reactions in improv kept her on a solid footing among a cast that would become legendary.. NEW YORK (Reuters) - To many, Jane Curtin is best known for her role as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live in the 1970s, creating a slew of iconic characters,. Actress: Coneheads. Jane Therese Curtin was born September 6th, 1947. Years later, a 27-year-old Jane auditioned for a comedy variety show. which turned out to be the the thing that would first expose her to fame,.