Curtis starred in the 1981 television film "", playing the eponymous doomed Playmate. She earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for her work in TNT's adaptation of the Wendy Wasserstein play "The Heidi Chronicles". Her first starring role on television came opposite Richard Lewis in the situation comedy series "Anything But Love", which ran for four seasons from 1989 through 1992. For her performance as Hannah Miller, she received a People's Choice Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. Curtis also appeared in a 1996 episode of the sitcom "The Drew Carey Show". In 1998, she starred in the CBS television film "Nicholas' Gift", for which she received an Primetime Emmy Award nomination.