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| 3 | Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in TheSeventies. |
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| 5 | She was one of only three female cast members ''SNL'' had at the time, joining Creator/LaraineNewman and Creator/GildaRadner. Curtin was the more sane, level-headed one (both onscreen and off, as she never joined in the drug- and sex-fueled antics that happened backstage during her time on the show) and chafed under the fact that the male cast members were getting more screentime than the female ones. Despite this, Curtin made a name for herself as the show's first female ''Weekend Update'' anchor (and, as of 2020, is the only female solo anchor)...until she was paired with Creator/DanAykroyd (where she became the PhraseCatcher for the line, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k80nW6AOhTs Jane, you ignorant slut!]]"[[note]]This was directed at her by Creator/DanAykroyd during the "Point/Counterpoint" debates on ''Weekend Update'', as a parody of AdHominem attacks. Her reply was, "Dan, you pompous ass!"[[/note]] ) and, later, Creator/BillMurray. |
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| 7 | Jane's notable recurring characters on ''SNL'' include: Audrey Peart Dickman (a ''Weekend Update'' correspondent whose commentary is often undermined by Creator/ChevyChase making faces behind her back), Prymaat Conehead (one of the members of the Conehead family), Enid Loopner (mother of Gilda Radner's nerd girl, Lisa Loopner), and Joan Face (host of many public access talk shows the show had; most famously, ''Consumer Probe'', where she interviews Dan Aykroyd's Irwin Mainway character). Curtin's notable celebrity impressions include: Anita Bryant, Ann Landers, Betty Ford, Creator/BettyGrable, Creator/JoanCrawford, Creator/GraceKelly, UsefulNotes/EleanorRoosevelt, Nancy Reagan, Pat Nixon, Music/DollyParton, and Creator/VanessaRedgrave. |
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| 9 | She later starred as Allie Lowell on ''Series/KateAndAllie'' (a role for which she won two UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s) and Dr. Mary Albright on ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Most of her work is in comedy and she tends to specialize in characters who are ComicallySerious, leading to her nickname "Queen of Deadpan". |
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