
Jane Lynch
6 FOLLOWERS • 125 CREDITS • JUL 14, 1960 • 64
Biography
Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Lynch is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the Fox musical comedy series Glee (2009–2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. She also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006).
Lynch had a recurring role in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2004–2014), for which she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as recurring roles in the Showtime drama series The L Word (2005–2009), the CBS police drama series Criminal Minds (2006–2020), the CBS All Access drama series The Good Fight (2017–present), and the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. Since 2013, she has hosted the NBC game show Hollywood Game Night, which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Lynch has had roles in numerous mainstream comedy films, such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Role Models (2008), Paul (2011), and The Three Stooges (2012). She has lent her voice to numerous animated films, including Space Chimps (2008), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Shrek Forever After (2010), Rio (2011), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).
In 2013, Lynch received the 2,505th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category, located at 6640 Hollywood Blvd. Among her numerous accolades, Lynch has received five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
Known For

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Criminal Minds

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Saturday Night Live

The Simpsons

Married... with Children

Psych

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Family Guy

The West Wing

American Dad!

Two and a Half Men

Bob's Burgers

The X-Files

My Name Is Earl

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Caroline in the City

Monk

Judging Amy

The Good Fight

Desperate Housewives

Las Vegas

7th Heaven

Boston Legal

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Great North

Finding Your Roots

Friends

We Bare Bears

The King of Queens

SNL Digital Shorts

The John Larroquette Show

Family Law

According to Jim

Reno 911!

Gilmore Girls

The Soup

Father of the Pride

Summer Camp Island

The Emmy Awards

Robot Chicken

The New Adventures of Old Christine

Space Force

The L Word

Only Murders in the Building

Girl Meets World

Party of Five

Arthur

Unscripted

Real Time with Bill Maher

JAG

MasterChef

Veronica Mars

Frasier

Oddballs

Weeds

Phineas and Ferb

Krapopolis

iCarly

3rd Rock from the Sun

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

Talking with Chris Hardwick

Bubble Guppies

Digman!

NewsRadio

The Cleveland Show

The Stinky & Dirty Show

Cybill

Manhunt

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

The Glee Project

Thank God You're Here

Close Enough

Inside Comedy

Dawson's Creek

Arrested Development

Web Therapy

Will & Grace

Web Therapy

Velma

Money, Explained

Blark and Son

The Fugitive

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Collateral Damage

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Glee: The Concert Movie

Mascots

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Paul

Shrek Forever After

Middle School Moguls

Small Fry

Julie & Julia

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular

Glee

Glee: Keep on Believin'

The Rocker

Final Space

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

El Deafo

Role Models

The Weber Show

100% Wolf

Wreck-It Ralph

Dino Time

Smiley Face

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Party Down

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne

The Three Stooges

Rio

Another Cinderella Story

Harriet the Spy

Angel from Hell

Meet the Chimps

Weakest Link

Hollywood Game Night
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