 Birth Name: Jane Therese Curtin
Birth Place: Cambridge, MA
Date of Birth: 09/06/1947
Profession: Actor
Jane Curtin Fast Facts:
- Got her start in show business with an improv group called the Proposition.
- Auditioned for the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. Ended up becoming a star on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
- Made her movie debut in the 1980 comedy How to Beat the High Cost of Living with future Kate & Allie costar Susan Saint James.
- Served as the celebrity chairperson for 1987's National UNICEF Day, and in 1994, as a national ambassador for the U.S. Committee for UNICEF.
- Jane Curtin Relationships:
- Valerie Curtin - Cousin
- John Joseph Curtin - Father
- Mary Constance Farrell Curtin - Mother
- Patrick F. Lynch - Husband
- Tess Lynch - Daughter
- Jane Curtin Awards:
- 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 1979 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy - Variety or Music Program - Nominee
- 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music - Nominee
- College:
- Elizabeth Seton Junior College, New York, NY (AA, 1967); attended Northeastern University, Boston, MA
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