Jane Therese Curtin was born September 6th, 1947. Years later, a 27-year-old Jane Curtin auditioned for a comedy variety show. which turned out to be the the thing that would first expose her to fame, "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Jane won the audition against Mimi Kennedy, a tough competitor. Also in the same year (1975), she married Patrick Lynch.After her five-year run on SNL, Jane moved on, having a daughter named Tess in-between a new show with Susan Saint James titled "Kate & Allie" (1984), which was about two divorced women living in one house with their children. After "Kate & Allie" (1984) and several film roles, including Coneheads (1993), came "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996), a show about aliens living in Ohio and adjusting to Earth. In 2001, 3rd Rock ended production, and Jane eventually brought her talents to Broadway. She currently lives with her husband and her daughter.