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Gender: Female
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birthday: 12-21-1955
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birthday: 12-21-1955
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Jane Kaczmarek grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her mother was a teacher and her father a Defense Department employee. She is the oldest child in her family. Jane was studying theatre at the University of Wisconsin. There, her friend Tony Shalhoub encouraged her to be a star. She enrolled at Yale with Shalhoub and performed in the Yale Repertory Company. She had some theatrical and film...
Most Recent Appearance
Finales
Wednesday 18 July 2007 on TV Land
The classic final episodes of Mary Tyler Moore and Newhart are discussed.
News Headlines
- Bar raised on TNT 2008-01-24 11:39:00
- TV.com talks to Jane Kaczmarek 2006-10-24 12:40:00
- 58th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards 2006-07-11 13:32:00
- external: The Ellen DeGeners Show 2006-06-07
- external: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006-01-30
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In April 2004, Jane underwent a hip-replacement surgery.
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In 2002, Jane appeared in a TV commercial for M&Ms.
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Jane belongs to the Polish heritage.
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Jane made her television debut in 1982 in the made-for-television movie For Lovers Only.
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Jane Kaczmarek married Bradley Whitford on August 15th, 1992. They are still married and live in Los Angeles, California.
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Jane: Student teaching is the hardest job there is. Secondary school kids didn't want to be there. I skipped out one afternoon and went to the mall, and there were some of my students there. But they couldn't report me, could they?
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Jane: Look, you can get yourself cut and stitched, or you can get a good girdle. The day before my first Emmy show, I went to Sears and bought a really good girdle. And I've worn that thing to every single awards show since!
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Jane: If a stove like this was good enough for 50's moms, who made three meals a day, then it's good enough for me!
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Jane: I hate cooking, so my only concern was fitting a turkey in it on Thanksgiving and I can.
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Jane: Lois is a great mother. They can't afford any help so she takes care of the kids along with working. They have dinner together every night. Those kids don't get away with anything.
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Other Appearances
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Big Wave Dave's
Karen Fisher |
Equal Justice
Linda Bauer |
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Hometown
Mary Newell Abbott |
Malcolm in the Middle
Lois |
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The Paper Chase
Connie Lehman (1983) |
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Cybill
Holly |
Felicity
Carol Anderson |
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Help Me Help You
Anne |
Hill Street Blues
Officer Clara Tilsky |
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Herself |
The Simpsons
Judge Constance Harm |
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American Idol
EL FINALE! Herself |
Campus Ladies
Pilot Gail |
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Crazy Like A Fox
Pilot Unknown |
Frasier
Police Story Maureen Cutler |
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Frasier
Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine Maureen Cutler |
Higglytown Heroes
The Fran In The Moon Astronaut Hero |
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"Personal favorite"Superb Lois or Constance Harm? Yep, it's all the Jane that I liked! Continue » Posted Dec 8, 2006 7:36 pm PST |
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"Gorgeous"Perfect g Continue » Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:33 pm PST |
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"Original"Superb I was moved to write this review because I just finished an article about Jane in the ARP magazine. It was about the Clothes Off Our Back Fondation and how she started it. This wonderful organization has helped so many. Continue » Posted Feb 17, 2006 8:05 pm PST |
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"Underused"Great She does great as Lois in "Malcolm in the Middle", but I haven't known her to be in anything else. Continue » Posted Jan 23, 2006 9:36 pm PST |
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"The more-talented co-star"Superb BOYS!!!!! Continue » Posted Dec 27, 2005 10:05 am PST |
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Welcome to the Equal Justice guide at TV.com. more Hometown
Short-lived comedy-drama about yuppies from the 1960's. more
Malcolm in the MiddleCreated and executive-produced by Emmy Award-winning writer Linwood Boomer, this inventive half-hour series is seen through the eyes of MALCOLM (Frankie Muniz), a regular high school kid trying to... more The Paper Chase
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