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at the 41st emmy awards , september 1989 1975 -- present jane therese curtin cambridge , massachusetts , u.s. tess lynch -lrb- b. 1983 -rrb- 240px john curtin joseph curtin mary constance -lrb- née farrell -rrb- 6 september 1947 patrick lynch -lrb- m. 1975 -rrb- jane curtin 1989.jpg jane curtin
 jane curtin actress/comedian elizabeth seton junior college -lrb- a.a. , 1967 -rrb-
jane curtin

jane therese curtin -lrb- born september 6 , 1947 -rrb- is an american actress and comedian .
she is sometimes referred to as `` queen of the deadpan '' ; `` the philadelphia inquirer '' once called her a `` refreshing drop of acid '' .
she was included on a 1986 list of the `` top prime time actors and actresses of all time '' .
first coming to prominence as an original cast member on the hit tv comedy series `` 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 '' -lrb- 1996 -- 2001 -rrb- , playing the role of dr. mary albright .
curtin has also appeared in many movie roles , including charlene in the `` the librarian '' series of movies -lrb- 2004 -- 2008 -rrb- .
she also reprised one of her `` saturday night live '' characters , prymaat -lrb- clorhone -rrb- conehead , in the 1993 film `` coneheads '' .
