Jane Therese Curtin was born on 6 September 1947, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress best known for being an original cast member of the comedy show “Saturday Night Live”. She was also a part of “3rd Rock from the Sun”, and “The Librarian” film franchise; all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Jane Curtin? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $3 million, mostly earned through a successful career as an actress. Aside from film and television, she is also known for performing in Broadway plays and various other theatre performances. Jane also lends her voice in the narration of audio books. As she continues her career her wealth will also likely continue to rise.
Jane Curtin Net Worth $3 Million
Curtin attended and matriculated from the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Elmhurst Academy in Rhode Island. She then went to Elizabeth Seton Junior College, obtaining an associate degree before going to Northeastern University – she started her work as a US Committee National Ambassador working for UNICEF while at Northeastern. After a year or so, she decided to pursue a career in comedy, and subsequently dropped out of college. She first joined a comedy group called “The Proposition”, before getting a chance to act in a play entitled “Pretzels”.
Jane then became a part of the original cast of “Saturday Night Live”, staying with the show for five years and playing various female roles. One of her most popular sketches was portraying Prymaat a Conehead who was mother/wife of the Conehead family. After she left “Saturday Night Live”, she pursued a career in television, firstly with Susan Saint James for the series “Kate & Allie”. Her performance there gained her two Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Seven years after the run of “Kate & Allie”, she then became a part of “3rd Rock of the Sun” alongside Kristen Johnston and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She also started doing voice work such as narrating the documentary series “Understanding” for two episodes. Other series she was a part of include “Crumbs” and “Unforgettable”. All contributed steadily to her net worth.
Aside from her television career, Jane has appeared in a few films such as “How to Beat the High Cost of Living”. The cast of “Saturday Night Live” also reunited for the film “Coneheads” based on the sketches and characters they had made famous. She’s also seen in “I Love You, Man” and “The Heat”. Curtin also made a few theatre appearances during this time, including in “Our Town”, “Love Letters” and “Noises Off”. She received a lot of recognition playing in “Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational” winning $250,000 for charity. Aside from these, she has done hosting work, appearing in several times for the Emmy Awards, once for the American Comedy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.
For her personal life, Jane married Patrick Francis Lynch in 1975 and they have a daughter. They currently reside in Sharon, Connecticut. Jane is the cousin of actress Valerie Curtin, and her uncle was Joseph Curtin who was a radio personality.
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1996-2001), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1984-1989)
Music Groups
Comedy group: “The Proposition”, “Pretzels”
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program, Sa...
Movies
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), Kate & Allie (1984–89), Gary Unmarried (2008-2009) , Coneheads (1993), Unforgettable (2012-2014), I Love You, Man (2009)
TV Shows
Saturday Night Live (1975), "Weekend Update" (1976-1977), How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980), The Librarians (2014), The Good Wife (2015)
[on winning the Emmy Award] You think your life's going to change; it's going to change dramatically! I'm going to be a different person, and, you know, people are going to be flocking to my door with scripts. Nothing happens. You just walk around in the evening with this really heavy weapon in your hand, and nothing changes. And yet the build-up is so huge... and nothing.
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Shooting a new film titled Geraldine's Fortune (2004) (aka Piggy Bank Blues), which began production in early 2003. [April 2003]
On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize
2002
TV Movie
Herself
The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1998
TV Special
Herself - Host
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1997-1998
TV Series
Herself
The Secret World of 'Antz'
1998
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1997
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards
1997
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1997
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Understanding
1997
TV Series
Herself
Christmas in Washington
1996
TV Special
Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1993-1996
TV Series
Herself
Comic Relief: Baseball Relief '93
1993
TV Movie
Herself
A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan
1991
TV Movie
Herself
That's What Friends Are for: Arista's 15th Anniversary Concert
1990
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Don't Try This at Home!
1990
TV Movie
Herself
CBS This Morning
1990
TV Series
Herself
Life of Python
1990
TV Special documentary
Herself
The Best of Gilda Radner
1989
Video documentary
Herself / Various
The More You Know
1989
TV Series
Herself
Sesame Street
1989
TV Series
Herself
Late Night with David Letterman
1982-1989
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
TV Special
Herself
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1989
TV Special
Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series & Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Reading Rainbow
1989
TV Series
Herself
Sesame Street, Special
1988
TV Movie
Herself (segment "Put Down the Duckie")
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Morning Program
1987
TV Series
Herself
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1987
TV Special
Herself - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
TV Movie documentary
Evil Queen
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards
1984
TV Special
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series / Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series & Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The Robert Klein Show
1981
TV Movie
Herself
30 Years of TV Comedy's Greatest Hits: To Laughter with Love
1980
TV Movie
Herself - Presenter
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Herself
Battle of the Network Stars VI
1979
TV Special
Herself - NBC Team
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
Herself / Vern Beckie / Patty / ...
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1978
TV Special
Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music
Battle of the Network Stars IV
1978
TV Special
Herself - NBC Team
Saturday Night Live
1976-1977
TV Series
Herself / Mother / Liz Montgomery / ...
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Seventies
2015
TV Series documentary
Herself
Inside Edition
2015
TV Series documentary
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2015
TV Series
Herself
Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special
2014
TV Special
Various
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special
2014
TV Special
Mrs. Loud
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013
TV Special
Mrs. Loud (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Backstage
2011
TV Special documentary
Herself / Various
The Women of SNL
2010
TV Movie
Prymaat Conehead Weekend Update Anchor Various
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
TV Movie
Herself (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09
2009
TV Special
Weekend Update Anchor (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08
2008
TV Special
Liz Montgomery
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Video
Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner
2005
Video
Herself / Various Characters (uncredited)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
TV Special documentary
Herself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
TV Special
Herself / Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004
2004
TV Movie
Liz Montgomery (uncredited)
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments
2004
TV Movie
Herself
Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments
2002
TV Special
Herself
Saturday Night Live: TV Tales
2002
TV Special
Herself
SNL Remembers John Belushi
2002
TV Special
Herself
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies
2000
TV Special
Prymaat Conehead (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Christmas
1999
Video
Herself (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live 25
1999
TV Special documentary
Herself (uncredited)
SNL: 25 Years of Music
1999
TV Movie
Various
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin
1998
TV Special
Various Characters (uncredited)
50 Years of Funny Females
1995
TV Movie documentary
Herself
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
TV Special
Herself
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial
1991
TV Special
Various Characters (uncredited)
Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Video short
Herself
Quantum Leap
1989
TV Series
Herself - Prymaat
The Best of Chevy Chase
1987
Video documentary
Herself
The Best of Dan Aykroyd
1986
Video
Herself / Various Characters
The Dick Cavett Show
1986
TV Series
Allie Lowell
The Best of John Belushi
1985
Video
Herself / Various Characters
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1997
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
1992
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Entertainment Host
Retaining Laughter (1991)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate & Allie (1984)
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate & Allie (1984)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2009
DFCS Award
Denver Film Critics Society
Best Acting Ensemble
I Love You, Man (2009)
2004
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Our Town (2003)
1999
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
1998
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
1998
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
1997
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
1997
Q Award
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
1990
American Comedy Award
American Comedy Awards, USA
Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
1987
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate & Allie (1984)
1985
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Kate & Allie (1984)
1985
People's Choice Award
People's Choice Awards, USA
Favorite Female TV Performer
1984
People's Choice Award
People's Choice Awards, USA
Favorite Female TV Performer
1979
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Saturday Night Live (1975)
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Known for movies
Kate & Allie (1984-1989) as Allie Lowell / Allie Barsky
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001) as Dr. Mary Albright
Antz (1998) as Muffy
Saturday Night Live (1975-1980) as Various / Weekend Update Anchor / Herself / Prymaa