Valerie Curtin
Valerie Curtin ( born March 31, 1945 in New York City ) is an American actress and screenwriter.
Life and achievements
Curtin began her career as an actress and as a scriptwriter at about the same time. As an actress she made her debut in an episode of the TV series Happy Days from 1974. In the film drama Alice Does not Live Here more of Martin Scorsese from the year 1974 she appeared at the side of Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Harvey Keitel and Jodie Foster. In the comedy dying ... and let live (1986 ) she played - on the side of Peter Falk, Alan Arkin and Beverly D' Angelo - her most recent role in a feature film. After that she was seen in several television series, including in three episodes of the television series The District - use in Washington in 2000.
Curtin wrote in the 1970s, the screenplays of some of the episodes of the TV series Oh Mary. Together with her then-husband Barry Levinson wrote the screenplay of the film drama ... And Justice for All in 1979, for which she was nominated for an Oscar. Together with Barry Levinson she also wrote the screenplay of comedy Deadly Toys ( 1992), which turned Levinson starring Robin Williams and Joan Cusack.
Curtin was married in 1975 to 1982 Barry Levinson.