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Catherine Curtin

Catherine Curtin

Actor, also producer · Born July 14, 1970 (56) · New York City, New York, USA

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Catherine Curtin is an American film, television and theater actress. Playing mostly roles in film and television, she is best known for her role as correctional officer Wanda Bell on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, and has also appeared in Insecure, Stranger Things, and Homeland. She has appeared in many Off-Broadway productions, including the title role of Janis Joplin in Love, Janis.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 14, 1970 (56)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 17% in 30 days

What are Catherine Curtin's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
25%
Survival
15%
Morality
11%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 28 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 19 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 6
Herald
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
13
Absurd
11
Hopeful
10
Dread
7
Other
27

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Catherine Curtin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 58 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Catherine Curtin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

107 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Plucked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Maggie

  • Floating Carousel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Carla

  • Long Pork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Angela

  • Pretty Thing(2025)

    as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • End Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Bad Shabbos(2024)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Human Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Peggy

  • Regarding Us(2024)

    as Betsy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night(2024)

    as Joan Carbunkle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Easy Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Meg

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Lisa

  • If That Mockingbird Don't Sing(2024)

    as Carrie

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Works of Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mallory

  • Yaniv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Principal O'Donnell

  • Poof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Paula

  • The Disruptors(2024)

    as Sue Kerrigan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Founders Day(2023)

    as Commissioner Peterson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ramona at Midlife(2025)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Benji's Hour(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Denise

  • Command Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol

  • Hangdog(2023)

    as Buffy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mother

  • Works of Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Toe Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Galapagos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mrs. Wilson

  • Dope King(2025)

    as Luca

  • Lie Hard(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Launch at Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dr. Barget

  • 18½(2021)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Shot Through the Wall(2020)

    as Cynthia Kostas

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sheila

  • Are You Happy Now(2021)

    as Norma

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Good Grief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Aunt Karen

  • Kendra and Beth(2021)

    as Ada

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Worth(2020)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Surrogate(2020)

    as Sarah Friedberg

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Werewolves Within(2021)

    as Jeanine Sherman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • New Flesh for the Old Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Red Pill(2021)

    as Mercy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Gets Good Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Triple Threat(2020)

    as Audrey Williamson

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • What Breaks the Ice(2020)

    as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Artist's Wife(2019)

    as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • First One In(2020)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Chemical Hearts(2020)

    as Sarah Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Half of It(2020)

    as Colleen Munsky

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Inside the Rain(2019)

    as Nancy Glass

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Hung Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mrs. Squires

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Dude Ranch Debbie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Education(2019)

    as Judy Shapiro

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Loudest Voice(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle Hirshman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Mad?(2019)

    as Simone

  • The Lost Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Aunt Janice

  • Hooked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Rainey Masters

  • Blush(2019)

    as Gail

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • In Case of Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Homeless Woman

  • Breaking Brooklyn(2018)

    as Principal Carver

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mindhunter(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Ruth Barnwright

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Beauty Mark(2017)

    as Ruth Ann

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Camera Obscura(2017)

    as Det. Dawson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Famous(2017)

    as Mrs. Marcus

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Light of the Moon(2017)

    as Kirra

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Catfight(2016)

    as Carl's Wife

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Maggie Black(2017)

    as Dr. Leitman

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Insecure(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Joanne

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Gold Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Deanne

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Joyce Magruder

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Claudia Henderson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Fan Girl(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Administrator · as Coach Tannen

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Tunney

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

    as FBI Agent #1

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Connor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Orange Is the New Black(2013)

    Show 40 episodes · as Wanda Bell

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Bourne Legacy(2012)

    as C-Team

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Wife Alone(2012)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Nature Calls(2012)

    as Leachman's Mother

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ghoul(2012)

    as Carol Keiser

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)

    as Leigh-Anne Black

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sandy · as Sandy Langmore

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Caught (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mom

  • Bestsellers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Abby

  • Revolutionary Road(2008)

    as Woman in Audience

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Chicago 10(2007)

    as Barbara Callender (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Barbara

  • The Naked Brothers Band(2007)

    Show 40 episodes · as Betty · as Crazy Betty

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Limbo Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Bryce

  • Happy End(2003)

    as Beatrix

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Unconditional Love(2002)

    as Woman Chosen for Show

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Next Big Thing(2001)

    as 'Weltanschauung' Woman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenna Switzer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Zebra

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl #2

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ed's Next Move(1996)

    as Anne (as Cathy Curtin)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Suspicions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Bridgette

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie Liscomb

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Inheritor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Minister's Wife

  • A Company of Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Governors Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carla

  • Listen Linda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Patty

  • Old Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Helen

  • Raising the Stakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Theresa

  • Real, True 100 Percent Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Debra

  • The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems

    as Pam Creighton

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles, 96 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Bad Shabbos (2024)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Benji's Hour (2023)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

The Half of It (2020)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19902025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting104 of 104: 101 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing3 of 104: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

104 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s31 · acting2020s49 · 49 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
0318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 3 major nominations, 2015–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Catherine Curtin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of the 48 of 51 with a score; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Red Pill (2021)

99th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Catherine Curtin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles17–50 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Catherine Curtin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Catherine Curtin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Jarrett shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles