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Biography

Actress Jane Lynch isn't exactly a leading lady, but she's okay with that. Known for her supporting roles in such films as The Forty-Year-Old…more

Born

7/14/1960, Dolton, Illinois, United States

Birth Name

Jane Marie Lynch

Gender

Female

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Star (6)

Role
- Glee
  Sue Sylvester
  - S 3: Ep 22 Goodbye
    5/22/12
  - S 3: Ep 21 Nationals
    5/15/12
  - S 3: Ep 20 Props
    5/15/12
  - S 3: Ep 19 Prom-A-Saurus
    5/8/12
  - S 3: Ep 18 Choke
    5/1/12
  - + 61 More Credits
- Web Therapy
  Claire Dudek [Episode 4]
  - S 1: Ep 4 Public Relations
    8/9/11
- Web Therapy
  Claire Dudek
  - S 1: Ep 4 Public Relations
    8/9/11
- Party Down
  Constance Carmell (Season 1)
  - S 1: Ep 8 Celebrate Ricky Sargulesh
    5/8/09
  - S 1: Ep 7 Brandix Corporate Retreat
    5/1/09
  - S 1: Ep 6 Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen
    4/24/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty
    4/17/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Investors Dinner
    4/10/09
  - + 3 More Credits
- Lovespring International
  Victoria Ratchford
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Fire
    9/18/06
  - S 1: Ep 15 The De-Muler
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Sperminator
    9/4/06
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Homeless Rock Star
    8/28/06
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Psychic
    8/21/06
  - + 8 More Credits
- MDs
  Aileen Poole
  - S 1: Ep 8 Reversal of Fortune
    12/11/02
  - S 1: Ep 7 Wing and a Prayer
    12/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 6 R.I.P.
    10/30/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 Cruel and Unusual
    10/23/02
  - S 1: Ep 4 Heartland
    10/16/02
  - + 6 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- Access Hollywood
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 111 May 24, 2012
    5/24/12
- Two and a Half Men
  Dr. Linda Freeman
  - S 9: Ep 6 The Squat and the Hover
    10/24/11
  - S 8: Ep 12 Chocolate Diddlers or My Puppy's Dead
    12/13/10
  - S 7: Ep 1 818-jklpuzo
    9/21/09
  - S 6: Ep 17 The 'Ocu' or the 'Pado'?
    3/9/09
  - S 6: Ep 15 I'd Like to Start With the Cat
    2/9/09
  - + 7 More Credits
- Party Down
  Constance Carmell
  - S 2: Ep 10 Constance Carmell Wedding
    6/25/10
- The L Word
  Joyce Wischnia
  - S 6: Ep 8 Last Word
    3/8/09
  - S 6: Ep 6 Lactose Intolerant
    2/22/09
  - S 6: Ep 2 Least Likely
    1/25/09
  - S 5: Ep 12 Loyal and True
    3/23/08
  - S 5: Ep 9 Liquid Heat
    3/2/08
  - + 8 More Credits
- Two and a Half Men
  Dr. Freeman
  - S 4: Ep 21 Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous
    4/23/07
- Help Me Help You
  Raquel Janes
  - S 1: Ep 8 Perverse Psychology
    12/5/06
  - S 1: Ep 7 Raging Bill
    11/28/06
  - S 1: Ep 6 Inger Management
    10/31/06
  - S 1: Ep 3 Fun Run
    10/10/06
  - S 1: Ep 11 Working Women
- Criminal Minds
  Diana Reid
Guest Star (83)

Role
- Phineas and Ferb
  Mrs. Johnson
  - S 3: Ep 40 Let's Bounce
    3/16/12
  - S 3: Ep 2 Canderemy
    3/4/11
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 75 Episode #5.075
    11/30/11
  - S 4: Ep 214 Episode #4.214
    5/12/11
  - S 4: Ep 188 Episode #4.188
    4/12/11
  - S 4: Ep 171 Episode #4.171
    3/23/11
  - S 4: Ep 137 Episode #4.137
    2/11/11
  - + 9 More Credits
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 24: Ep 59 November 25, 2011
    11/25/11
  - S 24: Ep 13 September 21, 2011
    9/21/11
  - S 23: Ep 164 May 16, 2011
    5/16/11
  - S 22: Ep 139 April 12, 2010
    4/12/10
- The Simpsons
  Roz
  - S 23: Ep 4 Replaceable You
    11/6/11
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 160 Enter The Enterer
    10/26/11
  - S 1: Ep 40 A Renaissance Most Foul
    1/27/11
- The Super Hero Squad Show
  Nebula
  - S 2: Ep 25 When Strikes the Surfer!
    10/13/11
  - S 2: Ep 7 Double Negation at the World's End!
    11/27/10
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 60: Ep 188 September 21, 2011
    9/21/11
- The Cleveland Show
  Sue Sylvester
  - S 2: Ep 11 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?
    1/16/11
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 36: Ep 3 Jane Lynch/Bruno Mars
    10/9/10
- iCarly
  Sam's Mom
  - S 4: Ep 2 iSams Mom
    9/11/10
- Neighbors From Hell
  Alex
  - S 1: Ep 4 Screw the EPA
    6/28/10
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 249 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 05/18/2010
    5/18/10
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 118 Show #3290
    4/7/10
- The Cleveland Show
  Ms. Eck
  - S 1: Ep 11 Love Rollercoaster
    1/10/10
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 18 December 8, 2009
    12/8/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 106 Jane Lynch, 50 Cent
    11/17/09
- The Spectacular Spider-Man
  Joan Jameson
  - S 2: Ep 10 Gangland
    10/21/09
- Chelsea Lately
  Self
  - S 3: Ep 130 Jane Lynch (2)
    9/8/09
- Reno 911!
  Therapist
  - S 6: Ep 15 Wiegel's Couple's Therapy
    7/8/09
- Criminal Minds
  Diana Reid
  - S 4: Ep 7 Memoriam
    11/12/08
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Instincts
    11/5/08
  - S 2: Ep 15 Revelations
    2/7/07
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Fisher King (2)
    9/20/06
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Fisher King (1)
    5/10/06
- Boston Legal
  Joanna Monroe
  - S 5: Ep 3 Dances with Wolves
    10/6/08
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Good Lawyer
    2/20/07
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Verdict
    10/24/06
  - S 3: Ep 1 Can't We All Get a Lung?
    9/19/06
- Psych
  Barbara Dunlap
  - S 3: Ep 6 There Might Be Blood
    8/22/08
- My Name is Earl
  Sissy
  - S 3: Ep 14 I Won't Die With A Little Help From My Friends, Part 1
    4/3/08
- American Dad!
  Doctor
  - S 4: Ep 8 Most Adequate Christmas Ever
    12/16/07
- American Dad!
  Al
  - S 4: Ep 7 Surro-Gate
    12/2/07
- Chelsea Lately
  Guest Panel
  - S 1: Ep 21 Nikki Sixx
    8/15/07
- The New Adventures of Old Christine
  Ms. Hammond
  - S 2: Ep 21 Friends
    4/30/07
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Real Thing
    4/9/07
- Thank God You're Here
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 105
    4/16/07
- American Dad!
  Voice
  - S 3: Ep 15 Four Little Words
    4/1/07
  - S 3: Ep 13 Black Mystery Month
    2/18/07
- The L Word
  Joyce Wischnia
  - S 4: Ep 12 Long Time Coming
    3/25/07
  - S 4: Ep 1 Legend in the Making
    1/7/07
- Campus Ladies
  Professor Swift
  - S 2: Ep 9 We Are Family
    1/30/07
  - S 2: Ep 6 Psych 101
    1/9/07
- Rodney
  Amy O'Brien
  - S 2: Ep 13 Rodney Gets a Leg Up
    2/21/06
  - S 1: Ep 20 Rodney Moonlights
    4/12/05
- Desperate Housewives
  Maxine Bennett
  - S 2: Ep 14 Silly People
    2/12/06
- Weeds
  The Candyman
  - S 1: Ep 4 Fashion of the Christ
    8/29/05
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
  Madame Rothchild
  - S 1: Ep 10 Magic Takes a Holiday
    7/31/05
- Blind Justice
  Dr. Taylor
  - S 1: Ep 3 Rub a Tub Tub
    3/22/05
  - S 1: Ep 2 Four Feet Under
    3/15/05
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Ranger
  - S 5: Ep 14 Unbearable
    2/10/05
- Unscripted
  Jane
  - S 1: Ep 7 Unscripted 07
    2/6/05
  - S 1: Ep 6 Unscripted 06
    1/30/05
- Veronica Mars
  Mrs. Donaldson
  - S 1: Ep 6 Return of the Kane
    11/2/04
- Father of the Pride
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend
    10/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 Possession
    10/12/04
- Friends
  Ellen
  - S 10: Ep 15 The One Where Estelle Dies
    4/22/04
- Arrested Development
  Cindi Lightballoon
  - S 1: Ep 16 Altar Egos (1)
    3/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 14 Shock and Aww
    3/7/04
- Las Vegas
  Helen Putasca
  - S 1: Ep 17 You Can't Take It With You
    3/1/04
- Monk
  Dr. Julie Waterford
  - S 2: Ep 15 Mr. Monk Gets Married
    2/27/04
- NYPD Blue
  Susanna Howe
  - S 11: Ep 10 You Da Bomb
    2/10/04
- According to Jim
  Janice
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Lemonade Stand
    10/21/03
- Two and a Half Men
  Dr. Linda Freeman
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
  Oscorp Executive
  - S 1: Ep 6 Heroes and Villains
    8/22/03
- The Dead Zone
  Flo McMurtry
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Storm
    7/6/03
- Watching Ellie
  Roman
  - S 2: Ep 2 TV
    4/22/03
- 7th Heaven
  Doc's Girlfriend
  - S 6: Ep 21 Holy War (1)
    5/13/02
- Felicity
  Prof. Carnes
  - S 4: Ep 16 Ben Don't Leave
    4/17/02
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Paper Chase
    4/10/02
- 7th Heaven
  Nurse
  - S 6: Ep 15 I Really Do
    2/25/02
  - S 6: Ep 6 Broken
    11/5/01
  - S 6: Ep 4 Work
    10/15/01
- Family Guy
  Voice
  - S 3: Ep 20 Road to Europe
    2/7/02
  - S 3: Ep 17 Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows
    1/17/02
  - S 3: Ep 13 Screwed The Pooch
    11/29/01
- Family Guy
  Dotty Campbell
  - S 3: Ep 18 From Method to Madness
    1/24/02
- Titus
  Prosecutor
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Trial
    1/2/02
- The King of Queens
  Dr. Foreman
  - S 4: Ep 12 Ovary Action
    12/17/01
- The X-Files
  Anne Lokensgard
  - S 9: Ep 5 Lord of the Flies
    12/16/01
- Family Law
  Cheryl Bowman
  - S 3: Ep 9 No Options
    11/19/01
- Boston Public
  Jane Morrell
  - S 2: Ep 2 Chapter Twenty-Four
    11/5/01
- Arli$$
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 9 Giving Something Back
    8/5/01
- The Division
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 17 The First Hit's Free, Baby
    6/10/01
- The West Wing
  Lucy
  - S 2: Ep 22 Two Cathedrals
    5/16/01
  - S 2: Ep 1 In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1
    10/4/00
- Popular
  Susie Klein
  - S 2: Ep 19 I Know What You Did Last Spring Break!
    5/4/01
- The Weber Show
  Carla
  - S 1: Ep 14 ... and then Jack had two dates
    4/19/01
- Dawson's Creek
  Mrs. Witter
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Te of Pacey
    1/17/01
- Judging Amy
  Ms. Perkins
  - S 2: Ep 8 Waterworld
    12/19/00
  - S 1: Ep 17 Drawing the Line
    2/29/00
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/19/99
- Gilmore Girls
  Guest Star
- JAG
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 21 The Witches of Gulfport
    4/25/00
- Dharma & Greg
  Sheryl
  - S 3: Ep 4 Play Lady Play
    10/12/99
- Frasier
  Cynthia
  - S 4: Ep 7 A Lilith Thanksgiving
    11/26/96
- Caroline in the City
  Hostess
  - S 1: Ep 15 Caroline and the Bad Date
    2/15/96
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Ms. Koppel
  - S 1: Ep 5 Dick, Smoker
    2/6/96
- Cybill
  Mrs. Sweeney
  - S 2: Ep 13 Educating Zoey
    1/14/96
- NewsRadio
  Carol
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Cane
    12/12/95
- In the House
  Ruth
  - S 1: Ep 2 Female Trouble
    4/17/95
- The John Larroquette Show
  Evaluator
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Tutor
    10/25/94
- Party of Five
  Dr. Pennant
  - S 1: Ep 7 Much Ado
    10/24/94
- Married... With Children
  Greta
  - S 8: Ep 17 Valentine's Day Massacre
    2/13/94
- Empty Nest
  Tammy
  - S 6: Ep 11 The Girl Who Cried Baby
    11/27/93
- Bakersfield, P.D.
  Michelle Hathaway
  - S 1: Ep 8 Bakersfield Madam
    11/2/93
- Father of the Pride
  Voice
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Siegfried And Roy Fantasy Experience Movie
- Night Stalker
  Dr. Dominic Messinger
  - S 1: Ep 8 Into Night
Cameo (1)

Role
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 190 Episode #3.190
    4/15/10
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Phineas and Ferb
  Mrs. Johnson
  - S 3: Ep 12 Bad Hair Day
    6/24/11
  - S 3: Ep 3 Run, Candace, Run
    3/11/11

Jane Lynch News

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47

Glee: Nationals Treasure

By MaryAnn Sleasman, May 16, 2012

The New Directions hit the road to Chicago this week to compete at Nationals, where several different victories were achieved. read more
48

Glee: Rolling Right Along

By Price Peterson, Apr 11, 2012

White Collar's Matt Bomer paid a visit to McKinley High this week and the results were HANDSOME. read more

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- At the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Jane Lynch has been nominated for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television" for her portrayal of Sue Sylvester on Glee.
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- At the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award, Jane Lynch was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series" for her role as Sue Sylvester on Glee as well as "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" with the rest of the cast.
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- On April 12, 2010, Jane confirmed she is engaged to longtime girlfriend Lara Embry. She says there aren't any wedding plans at this time.
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- Jane: I'm very picky, very critical. I have done projects in the past that I didn't think were very good, because I was just happy to work--my agent used to say I'd work for a steak and $1.50--but I'm not really doing that anymore.
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- Jane (on Steve Carell): He's just a rock-solid improviser so I feel so safe when I'm improvising with him. I've known him for a long time and he's always been a notch above everybody else - and the nicest guy in the room.
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- Jane: I am fascinated by what people think they're pulling off. We try to present ourselves in a certain way in the world, and some of us are better at it than others. I mean, we all wear these masks to protect ourselves, you know? Even when we walk into a room and just try to be special, like 'Look, I just walked into this room, look at me,' it's how we do it. That fascinates me.
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