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Jane Lynch
4 FOLLOWERS • 122 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
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wLMQebhTApmn4F6Fzg6FovdwVvL.jpg)
Criminal Minds
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qxdOgESOkBMmfcWUizL01mbdqzl.jpg)
Married... with Children
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fDI15gTVbtW5Sbv5QenqecRxWKJ.jpg)
Psych
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0HUz4eUNUe3TeEd8fQWYazPaC7.jpg)
Family Guy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xgfjxyV3g1S68opzuvG6G87muDp.jpg)
Two and a Half Men
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/couFnWryh9JRmmfDyPU6hUyTKIa.jpg)
Bob's Burgers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5BD0kiTGnDxONqdrsswTewnk6WH.jpg)
The X-Files
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/57shLTTkHvhLUhyP1t0lNZPoAxD.jpg)
My Name Is Earl
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eI7GP4fL77x6zsn2d505GzzCTnK.jpg)
Caroline in the City
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3axGMbUecXXOPSeG47v2i9wK5y5.jpg)
Monk
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwCYDipqGC5lWirdARXrDGIX22i.jpg)
Judging Amy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8qoOHOfbUbrCcHZnDVxGcwOWinV.jpg)
The Good Fight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fToBWkwVNjYzH6mjrEq5JDYRoLx.jpg)
Desperate Housewives
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sGCTRol6goPV0VjS7iXtTVyu7Ai.jpg)
Las Vegas
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s6mkZKanKim3VGUIxR2gGGf9jn0.jpg)
7th Heaven
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eQyJoKFGUTlytx9f2zNjqmMOR82.jpg)
Boston Legal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGC7zSDgG0FY0MbM1pjfhTCWQBI.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oHwdy9LPFQuvl1e80DoHpKcjO5Q.jpg)
The Great North
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4CSYByEefe43AXMlMyKEihEPGU.jpg)
Finding Your Roots
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2koX1xLkpTQM4IZebYvKysFW1Nh.jpg)
Friends
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3xWzlLZ0kAD6SkVZTekFM9lxZyP.jpg)
We Bare Bears
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yhw7UPzsE2GElyYJKvkJw03wcuO.jpg)
The King of Queens
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4PQmSvqPbLI4lqmwHxZh8W5A1ob.jpg)
The John Larroquette Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5JeRg8YGj4EjaQU6QwetJG22RIY.jpg)
Family Law
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5jIJEqRIbbGdR5CxOZ9RNp7EsAX.jpg)
According to Jim
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/phkCW1Hdoijl5i15H7KnnnBhaNL.jpg)
Reno 911!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8hWwBpB1mLUKqzjdGrcvJcIklp4.jpg)
Gilmore Girls
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kUCMWgkia4jnGUmbQkHpk9L95VK.jpg)
The Soup
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/syipk7iIpV4DTvGuBuEqrVbAbaY.jpg)
Summer Camp Island
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/guW6wHjF0eVOfsS7NEfq2ZWSLDm.jpg)
The Emmy Awards
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lMZv3mJC9QRolgzflM3ajtB3o2U.jpg)
Robot Chicken
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j1u9EGyEQEVFjl5VxK7NbRCxdZ1.jpg)
The New Adventures of Old Christine
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zgu3p4NvisS8CI68cUfBKbvAvu8.jpg)
Space Force
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cRuye5mp69wfnsbfgJiBFQJQo1e.jpg)
The L Word
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bZubW4eLAk2zqk44fSWRDTFfcba.jpg)
Only Murders in the Building
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xhU1KkPtM9fpE1HKpdghX0VlyYF.jpg)
Girl Meets World
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LZgFeMynMeeKX8Bn9s1RWe9n9S.jpg)
Party of Five
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmTNHzI0Joc4irx3nkFMWsYWp5c.jpg)
Arthur
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iawTl6V5x84MZ3CWW20fEas9Ltp.jpg)
Unscripted
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4cLVwO7GPEyQVbeHDrQ9unko0dr.jpg)
Father of the Pride
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pbpoLLp4kvnYVfnEGiEhagpJuVZ.jpg)
Real Time with Bill Maher
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zPyHpkJZ5O08lbgrQQIROXtb3xz.jpg)
JAG
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/42gO1qCC6GPtHKNXvOdhunhzyS3.jpg)
MasterChef
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LzccEtnbgA7ACKzz9TdKvcIRT9.jpg)
Thank God You're Here
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61QRBFIIsIPGxbshGARaVb4Ybbh.jpg)
Veronica Mars
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iSYmO6CHVmMUTOmnaJlu17tQGsz.jpg)
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cCJ60PDEXgavJ1vxWAjW1PMuZd6.jpg)
Oddballs
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oSLwJMOOQGAsyJNMi4Y3MO44iAJ.jpg)
Phineas and Ferb
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gKUsBTa5b0GY7U4iWBseeBalfjO.jpg)
Weeds
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6DlLqv0jlv64ojXh6erRhBa5S4l.jpg)
Krapopolis
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vprJasrLRtEqjyHCHzlOzChNo2o.jpg)
iCarly
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sUB4lZghNnwQywKqgjIfJsyBqI2.jpg)
3rd Rock from the Sun
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cdftjslMPR06HZUmS0toNu3ygTT.jpg)
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u4DTRA6ArRSSxhvTRAFJm2YEMEU.jpg)
Talking with Chris Hardwick
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yt6yvFBpeWVaqowRqmeXmvU3IsT.jpg)
Digman!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oVr56V698K2kMIUFKSgpiMrgutw.jpg)
Bubble Guppies
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bX8HcTfON8dwt4fQWwY1mXxG0Uo.jpg)
NewsRadio
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Qp4gvTc5Cp15VBdt77oXKQ54xF.jpg)
The Cleveland Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xN3eCrHdRWY3loR5IxCJ613sGyq.jpg)
Cybill
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9ukZcwaqcObmmxxfcIXTgVMvalJ.jpg)
Manhunt
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v3UfqXCAxAcI7oUO4zwtk1T9G3n.jpg)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cWMV3cY96ieuimjP7pdAnOUKDI7.jpg)
The Glee Project
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oMZXHADYaQk09Wkm6LLWWsrURo5.jpg)
Thank God You're Here
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8aNYMcMyhv1m0MKibgCVmJrAeLs.jpg)
Close Enough
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8tHx9hWRUWX7GZCSlVAtUFmUCXR.jpg)
Inside Comedy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/arT93dBemanftfWTcf9I0JRIlxU.jpg)
Dawson's Creek
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9LD7OvTYYCuDAEjetcNm6QaCVqQ.jpg)
Web Therapy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qMzwO952hMWQSCfHkp7IL20s4K7.jpg)
Arrested Development
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iRsgY1TRNTccltEGk9V9wNqqKOx.jpg)
Will & Grace
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/38ICxu88LgU44i6B54dxz0t4lXK.jpg)
Velma
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/32B1UJmPnjVwoX37sr4783xsXZw.jpg)
Web Therapy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dEQ9YB4GBWXuCoZNrn5nvJWko7u.jpg)
Money, Explained
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iwNs0ELObbYS7kyjyE7VHNKCmh.jpg)
Blark and Son
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b3rEtLKyOnF89mcK75GXDXdmOEf.jpg)
The Fugitive
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Aa1IQ4Cuin3d7qIahvPheMmR4E5.jpg)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uyzgI1jqMjQMzbjhMrWvWHd76Ua.jpg)
Collateral Damage
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r7S57FpBsCljWc9fBUo2Iy5XGew.jpg)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b1OIQmekcJvaQxtQvyBllZQCzmn.jpg)
Mascots
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cXOLaxcNjNAYmEx1trZxOTKhK3Q.jpg)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iVCrhBcpDaHGvv7CLYbK6PuXZo1.jpg)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y5NCu183zREb4XmHSB6QP3K7TH2.jpg)
Glee: The Concert Movie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zS7fQiOZiKCVH2vlYSiIsFWW8hh.jpg)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e57pNjhWbRos9BTvgeUYUzB8VfO.jpg)
Paul
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nR1Pd1Kg2iARtheAd4LeixmZ57L.jpg)
Middle School Moguls
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6HrfPZtKcGmX2tUWW3cnciZTaSD.jpg)
Shrek Forever After
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8siICxMft0JSWZDq9YrXh5U5PZx.jpg)
Small Fry
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r1bFBBj3VMek0oEtgm9N51OqVjF.jpg)
Julie & Julia
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mVeoqL37gzhMXQVpONi9DGOQ3tZ.jpg)
The 40 Year Old Virgin
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iklnDuDaJwd61e8VUk4BquEGJwo.jpg)
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ghRdElsa7flXF7jD3eDKT22yrg.jpg)
Glee: Keep on Believin'
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/62T2vsZYTje3KhdCsiLR1K1RFJW.jpg)
Glee
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wzgFC7jOEMtf9D6CSdI7ckUMtwU.jpg)
The Rocker
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zT6tXWsJoBOWJT1PeUEKLTFOoHh.jpg)
Final Space
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d5SatGKWi0VpO9QX0Z74zLh9i91.jpg)
Role Models
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3iCiTqsmJz1mO85AHzTiHNkRmb6.jpg)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uVlojXidNz6CHpkEXuj0rt4ealz.jpg)
El Deafo
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2VrvxK4yxNCU6KVgo5TADJeBEQu.jpg)
100% Wolf
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zWoIgZ7mgmPkaZjG0102BSKFIqQ.jpg)
Wreck-It Ralph
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7QsgPfJbp05FRvADXcR2tic5jLd.jpg)
The Weber Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4nJxhUknKV8Gqdhov8pU1YWDYfb.jpg)
Rio
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pzOkddFfLexWtTozMMvPDUNe0AK.jpg)
Dino Time
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fONOOf3RmWnCKFwSl9e0z61KlZs.jpg)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b0nNQCL90RGTwjxLEFsFFLQZKNe.jpg)
The Three Stooges
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sQmjQomhXUufN3OD9KWSVW9OJ1I.jpg)
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Acw0Syw7s8QFTCkdJgtGR2Eg0SB.jpg)
Another Cinderella Story
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hbsoFctJ1dDPp3KUIuUgd2E1U4r.jpg)
Party Down
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wlH2YAt8JxOoKgkF3HlDGt9d734.jpg)
Harriet the Spy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oUd7TcFeE3WEovt6x31L9JRjqAl.jpg)
Weakest Link
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9fXBDIqw4CAEFAFsuMEjjFhUMXS.jpg)
Meet the Chimps
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tDsLEeI402QThtGWkWm4NX62FE.jpg)
Hollywood Game Night
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Angel from Hell
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