Jane Curtin

Cast as the wacky matriarch of a disjointed family in ABC's "Crumbs"

Co-starred with Danny Aiello in director Kevin Jordan's family-inspired drama, "Brooklyn Lobster"

Appeared in the Westport Country Playhouse summer production of "Our Town"

Returned to series TV as co-star of "3rd Rock from the Sun" (NBC)

Portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln in "Tad", a Family Channel TV-movie

Recreated her SNL "Conehead" character for the feature film "Coneheads"

Returned to series TV as star of NBC's short-lived "Working It Out"

Starred as Alice McGoff in "Common Ground", a CBS miniseries (directed by Mike Newell) about the desegregation of Boston schools in the early 1970s

Played Melissa Gardner in A R Gurney's "Love Letters" at NYC's Promenade theatre

Acted opposite Dabney Coleman in NBC movie "Maybe Baby"

Starred as Linda McLaidlaw in "American Playhouse" presentation of "Suspicion", a remake of the 1941 Hitchcock film

Reprised role of Prossie in the Entertainment Channel's production of "Candida"

TV-movie debut, "Divorce Wars: A Love Story" (ABC)

Broadway debut as Prossie in George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" with Joanne Woodward

Film acting debut in "How to Beat the High Cost of Living" teamed her with Susan Saint James years before their "Kate & Allie" pairing; cast also included later co-star Dabney Coleman in a rare romantic lead

Member of "The Proposition" comedy group

Played Allie Lowell on the popular CBS sitcom "Kate & Allie"

TV debut as regular cast member of NBC's "Saturday Night Live"; was one of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players

Wrote material for and performed with Off-Broadway musical revue, "Pretzel"