Dr. Mary Albright

Dr Mary Albright is a fictional character in the American situation comedy, 3rd Rock from the Sun, played by Jane Curtin

Mary works as a professor of Anthropology at the fictional Pendelton State University, in Rutherford, Ohio. She and the 'father' of the alien group, who works there as a Physics professor, were forced to share an office. While Dick Solomon was attracted to her almost instantly, Mary took a long time to warm to Dick.

After their initial success, Dick and Mary enjoyed an on-off relationship; Dick would often annoy Mary, causing her to grow angry and seemingly break up with him. However, in the next episode, they are nearly always back together (notable exception: when Dick was engaged to Mary, then discovered another alien had been sent to masquerade as his wife, leading Mary to believe he is committing polygamy. Even then, she forgave him.)

When Dick and his 'family' are called back to the home planet, Mary discovers Dick's alien identity; she is initially persuaded to return with them. However, she realises how much she would miss Earth, so she and Dick bid farewell. In an alternative ending, Dick returns and abducts her.

Mary used to own fish, before Dick was left to look after them as Mary was on a conference - he introduced an angel fish, which ate all the others. Mary was angry with Dick for killing her fish, so Dick bought her a dog to compensate. After breaking off their engagement, Mary tries to get rid of the dog, but realises she loves him. She and Dick later get back together, making Mary relieved she didn't get rid of her dog.

From hints in the show, we can tell Mary used to drink a lot and often used her feminity to get what she wanted from men. We also know, from references and one episodes about her parents, that her father had affairs and her mother drank a lot. Mary comes from a seemingly average and trashy family, but she and sister Renata (Dick marries her, in order to divorce her and get her to promise she will not build a library at Pendelton that will cast a shadow in Mary's office) have become successful - Renata is rich, while Mary is a professor and doctor.