Catherine Curtin
Acting
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.
Known for
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moviePlucked
2026
Maggie
movieLong Pork
2025
Angela
movieSaturday Night
2024
Joan Carbunkle
movieWorks of Mercy
2024
Mallory
movieYaniv
2024
Principal O'Donnell
moviePoof
2024
Paula
movieThe Disruptors
2024
Sue Kerrigan
movieFounders Day
2024
Commissioner Peterson
movieRabbit Hole
2023
Denise
tvCommand Z
2023
Carol
movieHangdog
2023
Buffy
movieGalapagos
2023
Mrs. Wilson
movieLaunch at Paradise
2022
Dr. Barget
movie18½
2022
Lena
movieA Shot Through the Wall
2022
Cynthia Kostas
movieGood Grief
2021
Aunt Karen
movieWorth
2021
Joan
movieThe Surrogate
2021
Sarah Friedberg
movieWerewolves Within
2021
Jeanine Sherman
movieTriple Threat
2020
Audrey Williamson
movieChemical Hearts
2020
Sarah Sawyer
movieThe Half of It
2020
Colleen Munsky
movieInside the Rain
2020
Nancy Glass
movieHung Up
2020
Mrs. Squires
tvAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
Dude Ranch Debbie
movieBad Education
2019
Judy Shapiro
tvThe Loudest Voice
2019
Michelle Hirshman
movieMad?
2019
Simone
movieThe Lost Weekend
2019
Aunt Janice
movieHooked
2019
Rainey Masters
movieBlush
2019
Gail
movieIn Case of Emergency
2018
Homeless Woman
movieBreaking Brooklyn
2018
Principal Carver
tvMINDHUNTER
2017
Mrs. Ruth Barnwright
movieBeauty Mark
2017
Ruth Ann
movieCamera Obscura
2017
Det. Dawson
movieCrazy Famous
2017
Mrs. Marcus
movieCatfight
2017
Carl's Wife
tvInsecure
2016
Joanne
movieGold Star
2016
Deanne
tvBull
2016
Joyce Magruder
tvStranger Things
2016
Claudia Henderson
tvUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Administrator / Coach Tannen
tvThe Leftovers
2014
Mrs. Tunney
movieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
FBI Agent #1
tvThe Blacklist
2013
Connor
tvOrange Is the New Black
2013
Wanda Bell
movieNature Calls
2012
Leachman's Mother
movieExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
Leigh-Anne Black
tvHomeland
2011
Sandy / Sandy Langmore
movieRevolutionary Road
2008
Woman in Audience
movieChicago 10
2008
Barbara Callender (voice)
movieNoise
2007
Barbara
tvThe Naked Brothers Band
2007
Crazy Betty / Betty
tv30 Rock
2006
Waitress
movieHappy End
2003
Beatrix
movieUnconditional Love
2002
Woman Chosen for Show
movieThe Next Big Thing
2001
'Weltanschauung' Woman
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Jenna Switzer
tvThird Watch
1999
Zebra
tvSex and the City
1998
Girl #2
movieEd's Next Move
1996
Anne (as Cathy Curtin)
movieSuspicions
1995
Bridgette
tvLaw & Order
1990
Julie Liscomb
movieThe Inheritor
1990
Minister's Wife
The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
Pam Creighton
movieRaising the Stakes
Theresa
Production3
Revelation
2024
Executive Producer
movieBenji's Hour
2023
Executive Producer
Old Soul
Executive Producer