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Jane Lynch

Born 1960-07-14

📍 Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography 255

Flower of the Dawn

as Sinistra (voice)

Celebrity Weakest Link

Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast

The 2025 FOX Fall Preview

The Little Pageant That Could

as Self (archive footage)

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

as Brenda the Sphinx (voice)

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

as Bobbi St. Simone (voice)

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

as Self - Guest

as Amelia Earhart (voice)

as Donna (voice)

Her War, Her Story: World War II

as Self - Narrator (voice)

as Grandma (voice)

as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self - Guest

Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as Celia (voice)

as Mrs. Sinklemann (voice)

Harriet the Spy

as Ole Golly (voice)

The Ghost and Molly McGee

as Ms. Roop (voice)

Only Murders in the Building

Money, Explained

as Self - Narrator

The Great North

as Aunt Dirt (voice)

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Meet the Chimps

as Barb (voice)

as The Commander (voice)

as Admiral Maywheather

Solar Opposites

as Kabronius (voice)

Stars in the House

as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Middle School Moguls

as Mogul Victoria (voice)

Prime Day Concert 2019

as Scanner / Electronic Female Voice (voice)

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

Ralph Breaks the Internet

as Calhoun (voice)

25 Words or Less

Summer Camp Island

as Skadi's Mom (voice)

Big Hero 6 The Series

as Supersonic Sue (voice)

as Herself - Co-Host

Talking with Chris Hardwick

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Sophie Lennon

Dropping The Soap

as Olivia Vanderstein

as Madeline Starkey

The Late Bloomer

as Gabby Monkhouse

The Stinky & Dirty Show

as Dumper (voice)

After the Reality

The Real O'Neals

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Angel from Hell

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

as Bernadette Steel (voice)

as Tank / Additional Voices (voice)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Back to the Jurassic

What the World Needs Now

as Sue Sylvester

To Russia with Love

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Girl Meets World

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Afternoon Delight

Hollywood Game Night

Escape from Planet Earth

as Sue Fitzpatrick (voice)

as Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun (voice)

Abominable Christmas

as Margaret Knowhow (voice)

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne

The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange

The Three Stooges

as Mother Superior

Glee: Keep on Believin'

Finding Your Roots

as Maggie Gallagher

WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power

as Queen Neptuna (voice)

Glee: The Concert Movie

as Sue Sylvester (scenes deleted)

The Lady with 700 Cats

as Claire Dudek

The Glee Project

as Alice / Goose (voice)

as Pat Stevenson

as The Genie (voice)

as Barbecue Planner

as Carol (voice)

Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular

as Gretched (voice)

as Self - Guest

Journey to Regionals

as Sue Sylvester

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back

as Dr. Poole (voice)

Shrek Forever After

as Gretched (voice)

The Cleveland Show

as Carmella Malby

as Dorothy McWilliams

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

as Diatryma Mom (voice)

The Face is Familiar

Spring Breakdown

as Senator Hartmann

as Sue Sylvester

as Constance Carmell

as Honey Strumpet

as Gayle Sweeny

Alex's Halloween

as Claire Dudek

Another Cinderella Story

as Dominique Blatt

as Dr. Poole (voice)

Adventures of Power

as Nora Stelmack

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

as Gail the Television Reporter

Alvin and the Chipmunks

as Casting Director

Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever

as Joan Hobbie / Minnie (voice)

Eye of the Dolphin

Phineas and Ferb

as Mrs. Johnson (voice)

Thank God You're Here

as Knowledgable Shopper (uncredited)

Suffering Man's Charity

as Ingrid Sorensen

Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures

as Joan Hobbie (voice)

as Irene Maloof

For Your Consideration

Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes

as Joan Hobbie / Minnie (voice)

Help Me Help You

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

as Commander Barbara Dunlap

Lovespring International

as Victoria Ratchford

The New Adventures of Old Christine

Holly Hobbie & Friends

as Joan Hobbie (voice)

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

The Reichen Show

The Californians

as Sybill Platt

My Name Is Earl

Bam Bam and Celeste

The 40 Year Old Virgin

as The Candyman

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee

as Madame Rothchild (voice)

as Miss Grundy (voice)

as Mother (voice)

as Chief of Police (voice)

as Timmy's Mom (voice)

as Doctor (voice)

as Mother (Farmer's Wife) (voice)

as Mimi Nimby (Concerned Parent)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Realtor (uncredited)

Desperate Housewives

as Maxine Bennett

as Joanna Monroe

as Mrs. Donaldson

Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother

as Blanche Monroe

Father of the Pride

as Lily (voice)

Father of the Pride

as Gift Store Clerk (voice)

as Maude Silver

as Joyce Wischnia

Little Black Boot

Arrested Development

as Cindi Lightballoon

as Helen Putasca

Two and a Half Men

as Dr. Linda Freeman

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self - Guest

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

as Oscorp Executive (voice)

as Laurie Bohner

Real Time with Bill Maher

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

as Aileen Poole

as Dr. Julie Waterford

as Flo McMurtry

Collateral Damage

According to Jim

as Jane Morrell

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Christy Cummings

What Planet Are You From?

as Final TV Newscaster

as Cheryl Bowman

as Dotty Campbell / English Mother at airport (voice)

as Dotty Campbell (voice)

as French Teacher (voice)

as Professor Carnes

The King of Queens

as Self - Guest Co-Host

as Patty Ratburn (voice)

as Penny Bullock

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Sandy's Friend

Caroline in the City

as Mrs. Sweeney

as Prison Reporter

as Susanna Howe

Bakersfield P.D.

as Michelle Hathaway

as Mrs. Anne T. Lokensgard

The John Larroquette Show

as Mary Travers

as Kathy Wahlund

as Gladys (voice)

In the Best Interest of the Children

as Gwen Hatcher

as Cordelia Travers

as Jeanie (voice)

as Roz Davis (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Married... with Children

Entertainment Tonight

Saturday Night Live

People's Choice Awards

The Emmy Awards

The Rise of Miss Power