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Available in 55 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-55" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">55 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4" title="جين لنتش – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جين لنتش" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%86" title="جین لینچ – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جین لینچ" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A" title="জেন লিঞ্চ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জেন লিঞ্চ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%87" title="Джейн Линч – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Джейн Линч" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynchov%C3%A1" title="Jane Lynchová – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Jane Lynchová" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BD_%CE%9B%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%82" title="Τζέιν Λιντς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τζέιν Λιντς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%86" title="جین لینچ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جین لینچ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B8_%EB%A6%B0%EC%B9%98" title="제인 린치 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제인 린치" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%B6_%D4%BC%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%B9" title="Ջեյն Լինչ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջեյն Լինչ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A5%27" title="ג'יין לינץ' – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'יין לינץ'" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A9%E1%83%98" title="ჯეინ ლინჩი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჯეინ ლინჩი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%86%DA%86" title="جین لنچ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="جین لنچ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEeina_Lin%C4%8Da" title="Džeina Linča – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Džeina Linča" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4" title="جين لنتش – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جين لنتش" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81" title="ジェーン・リンチ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジェーン・リンチ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%87" title="Джейн Линч – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Джейн Линч" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%87,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD" title="Линч, Джейн – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Линч, Джейн" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynchov%C3%A1" title="Jane Lynchová – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Jane Lynchová" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%87" title="Џејн Линч – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Џејн Линч" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lynch" title="Jane Lynch – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Jane Lynch" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Jane_Lynch_at_the_2016_Willfilm_Awards.jpg/220px-Jane_Lynch_at_the_2016_Willfilm_Awards.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Jane_Lynch_at_the_2016_Willfilm_Awards.jpg/330px-Jane_Lynch_at_the_2016_Willfilm_Awards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Jane_Lynch_at_the_2016_Willfilm_Awards.jpg/440px-Jane_Lynch_at_the_2016_Willfilm_Awards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1301" data-file-height="1636" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Lynch at the 2016 Willfilm Awards</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Jane Marie Lynch</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1960-07-14</span>) </span>July 14, 1960<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 64)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Park,_Illinois" title="Evergreen Park, Illinois">Evergreen Park, Illinois</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_State_University" title="Illinois State University">Illinois State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Fine_Arts" title="Master of Fine Arts">MFA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actress</li><li>comedian</li><li>singer</li><li>author</li><li>television presenter</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1988–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Lara Embry</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2010; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2014)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Jennifer Cheyne</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2021)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://JaneLynchOfficial.com">janelynchofficial<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Jane Marie Lynch</b> (born July 14, 1960)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Known for playing starring and recurring roles in <a href="/wiki/Television_comedy" title="Television comedy">comedic</a> television, her <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Jane_Lynch" title="List of awards and nominations received by Jane Lynch">accolades</a> include one <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmys</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards" title="Screen Actors Guild Awards">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a>. In 2013, Lynch received a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a>. </p><p>After appearing in the sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Two_and_a_Half_Men" title="Two and a Half Men">Two and a Half Men</a></i> (2004–2014) and the drama series <i><a href="/wiki/The_L_Word" title="The L Word">The L Word</a></i> (2005–2009), Lynch achieved her <a href="/wiki/Breakthrough_role" title="Breakthrough role">breakthrough role</a> as <a href="/wiki/Sue_Sylvester" title="Sue Sylvester">Sue Sylvester</a> in the musical comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a></i> (2009–2015). She then played recurring roles in the period comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Marvelous_Mrs._Maisel" title="The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel">The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</a></i> (2017–2023), the drama series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Fight" title="The Good Fight">The Good Fight</a></i> (2017–2022), and the mystery comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/Only_Murders_in_the_Building" title="Only Murders in the Building">Only Murders in the Building</a></i> (2021–2024). In addition to acting on television, she hosted the game show <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Game_Night" title="Hollywood Game Night">Hollywood Game Night</a></i> (2013–2020) and, since 2020, serves as the host and executive producer of the game show <i><a href="/wiki/Weakest_Link" title="Weakest Link">The Weakest Link</a></i> (American version). </p><p>Lynch gained recognition for her collaborations with <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Guest" title="Christopher Guest">Christopher Guest</a>, appearing in the <a href="/wiki/Mockumentary" title="Mockumentary">mockumentary</a> films <i><a href="/wiki/Best_in_Show_(film)" title="Best in Show (film)">Best in Show</a></i> (2000), <i><a href="/wiki/A_Mighty_Wind" title="A Mighty Wind">A Mighty Wind</a></i> (2003), and <i><a href="/wiki/For_Your_Consideration_(film)" title="For Your Consideration (film)">For Your Consideration</a></i> (2006).<sup id="cite_ref-wired_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NPR_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fivethings_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fivethings-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has had roles in numerous mainstream comedy films, such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_40-Year-Old_Virgin" title="The 40-Year-Old Virgin">The 40-Year-Old Virgin</a></i> (2005), <i><a href="/wiki/Talladega_Nights:_The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby" title="Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby">Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby</a></i> (2006), <i><a href="/wiki/Role_Models" title="Role Models">Role Models</a></i> (2008), <i><a href="/wiki/Paul_(2011_film)" title="Paul (2011 film)">Paul</a></i> (2011), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Stooges_(2012_film)" title="The Three Stooges (2012 film)">The Three Stooges</a></i> (2012). She has lent her voice to numerous animated films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Space_Chimps" title="Space Chimps">Space Chimps</a></i> (2008), <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Age:_Dawn_of_the_Dinosaurs" title="Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs">Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs</a></i> (2009), <i><a href="/wiki/Shrek_Forever_After" title="Shrek Forever After">Shrek Forever After</a></i> (2010), <i><a href="/wiki/Rio_(2011_film)" title="Rio (2011 film)">Rio</a></i> (2011), the <a href="/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph_(franchise)" title="Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)"><i>Wreck-It Ralph</i> film franchise</a> (2012–2018), <i><a href="/wiki/Escape_from_Planet_Earth" title="Escape from Planet Earth">Escape from Planet Earth</a></i> (2013), and <i><a href="/wiki/UglyDolls" title="UglyDolls">UglyDolls</a></i> (2019). </p><p>Lynch is also known for her stage work including her role in <a href="/wiki/Nora_Ephron" title="Nora Ephron">Nora Ephron</a>'s off-Broadway play <i><a href="/wiki/Love,_Loss,_and_What_I_Wore" title="Love, Loss, and What I Wore">Love, Loss, and What I Wore</a></i> in 2009. She made her <a href="/wiki/Broadway_(theatre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway (theatre)">Broadway</a> debut as Miss Hannigan in the revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> in 2013. She returned to Broadway as Mrs. Brice in another revival, <i><a href="/wiki/Funny_Girl_(musical)" title="Funny Girl (musical)">Funny Girl</a></i>, in 2022. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jane Marie Lynch was born on July 14, 1960, in <a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Park,_Illinois" title="Evergreen Park, Illinois">Evergreen Park, Illinois</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and raised in <a href="/wiki/Dolton,_Illinois" title="Dolton, Illinois">Dolton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, the daughter of a banker father, Frank Joseph Lynch,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a homemaker-secretary mother, Eileen Lynch (née Carney).<sup id="cite_ref-guardian10_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her father was of <a href="/wiki/Irish_people" title="Irish people">Irish</a> descent, his parents having come from Sonnagh, near <a href="/wiki/Charlestown,_County_Mayo" title="Charlestown, County Mayo">Charlestown</a> and Culduff, Killasser, near <a href="/wiki/Swinford" title="Swinford">Swinford</a> both in <a href="/wiki/County_Mayo" title="County Mayo">County Mayo</a> respectively,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fdr1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fdr1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and her mother was of <a href="/wiki/Irish_Americans" title="Irish Americans">Irish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Americans" title="Swedish Americans">Swedish</a> ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was raised in a Catholic family<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and attended <a href="/wiki/Thornridge_High_School" title="Thornridge High School">Thornridge High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian10_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She graduated from <a href="/wiki/Illinois_State_University" title="Illinois State University">Illinois State University</a> in 1982 with a theater degree, and earned a master of fine arts degree from <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> in 1984. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_work">Early work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch spent 15 years in Chicago, acting in the <a href="/wiki/Steppenwolf_Theatre_Company" title="Steppenwolf Theatre Company">Steppenwolf Theatre Company</a> and, at the time of her audition, was one of only two women picked to join <a href="/wiki/The_Second_City" title="The Second City">The Second City</a> comedy troupe.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian10_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tcea_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcea-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She then continued to hone her comical and <a href="/wiki/Improvisation" title="Improvisation">improvisational</a> skills at <a href="/wiki/Annoyance_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Annoyance Theater">Annoyance Theater</a>, playing <a href="/wiki/Carol_Brady" class="mw-redirect" title="Carol Brady">Carol Brady</a> in the theater's <i>The Real Live Brady Bunch</i>. <a href="/wiki/Andy_Richter" title="Andy Richter">Andy Richter</a> played <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brady_(The_Brady_Bunch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch)">Mike Brady</a> in the New York shows. He and Lynch became very good friends.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_work">Film work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Film work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch got her start in films in 1988, playing a small role in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Vice_Versa_(1988_film)" title="Vice Versa (1988 film)">Vice Versa</a></i>. In 1993, she had a secondary role as a doctor alongside <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Ford" title="Harrison Ford">Harrison Ford</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1993_film)" title="The Fugitive (1993 film)">The Fugitive</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fugitive_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fugitive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also appeared, that same year, as a reporter in <i><a href="/wiki/Fatal_Instinct" title="Fatal Instinct">Fatal Instinct</a></i>. </p><p>During the 1990s, she made numerous <a href="/wiki/Television_commercial" class="mw-redirect" title="Television commercial">television commercials</a>, including one for <a href="/wiki/Frosted_Flakes" title="Frosted Flakes">Frosted Flakes</a> for an adult audience, directed by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Guest" title="Christopher Guest">Christopher Guest</a>. A few years later, Guest would remember Lynch as he chose actors for his 2000 dog show <a href="/wiki/Mockumentary" title="Mockumentary">mockumentary</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Best_in_Show_(film)" title="Best in Show (film)">Best in Show</a></i>. Lynch played Christy Cummings, a butch lesbian personal dog handler to trophy wife Sheri Ann Cabot (<a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Coolidge" title="Jennifer Coolidge">Jennifer Coolidge</a>). From there, she became a staple actress in Guest's casts, appearing in the director's <i><a href="/wiki/A_Mighty_Wind" title="A Mighty Wind">A Mighty Wind</a></i> (2003) as porn actress-turned-<a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk singer</a> Laurie Bohner and in <i><a href="/wiki/For_Your_Consideration_(film)" title="For Your Consideration (film)">For Your Consideration</a></i> (2006) as an entertainment reporter. </p><p>Audiences and critics took notice of Lynch for her turn in <a href="/wiki/Judd_Apatow" title="Judd Apatow">Judd Apatow</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_40-Year-Old_Virgin" title="The 40-Year-Old Virgin">The 40-Year-Old Virgin</a></i>. She told <i><a href="/wiki/Fresh_Air" title="Fresh Air">Fresh Air</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s <a href="/wiki/Terry_Gross" title="Terry Gross">Terry Gross</a> that the role was originally intended for a man but also that, at the urging of <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell">Steve Carell</a>'s wife <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Walls" class="mw-redirect" title="Nancy Walls">Nancy Walls</a>, it was offered to Lynch instead.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From there, she took supporting roles in a series of films including <i><a href="/wiki/Role_Models" title="Role Models">Role Models</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Talladega_Nights:_The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby" title="Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby">Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_(film)" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)">Alvin and the Chipmunks</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Walk_Hard:_The_Dewey_Cox_Story" title="Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story">Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Space_Chimps" title="Space Chimps">Space Chimps</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rocker_(film)" title="The Rocker (film)">The Rocker</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hammer_(2007_film)" title="The Hammer (2007 film)">The Hammer</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Another_Cinderella_Story" title="Another Cinderella Story">Another Cinderella Story</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Age:_Dawn_of_the_Dinosaurs" title="Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs">Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph" title="Wreck-It Ralph">Wreck-It Ralph</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Breakdown" title="Spring Breakdown">Spring Breakdown</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Julie_and_Julia" class="mw-redirect" title="Julie and Julia">Julie and Julia</a></i>, she portrayed Dorothy McWilliams, <a href="/wiki/Julia_Child" title="Julia Child">Julia Child</a>'s sister. <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> dedicated an article on its website to the possibility of her performance receiving an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Variety_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, she was not nominated. She provided the voice of Bobbi St. Simone in The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_work">Television work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Television work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch has appeared in many television series, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Judging_Amy" title="Judging Amy">Judging Amy</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="The West Wing (television)">The West Wing</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/7th_Heaven_(TV_series)" title="7th Heaven (TV series)">7th Heaven</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Desperate_Housewives" title="Desperate Housewives">Desperate Housewives</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Friends" title="Friends">Friends</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/NewsRadio" title="NewsRadio">NewsRadio</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Married_With_Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Married With Children">Married With Children</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/3rd_Rock_From_The_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Rock From The Sun">3rd Rock From The Sun</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dawson%27s_Creek" title="Dawson's Creek">Dawson's Creek</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Felicity_(TV_series)" title="Felicity (TV series)">Felicity</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Arrested_Development_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrested Development (TV series)">Arrested Development</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lovespring_International" title="Lovespring International">Lovespring International</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Two_and_a_Half_Men" title="Two and a Half Men">Two and a Half Men</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Mars" title="Veronica Mars">Veronica Mars</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Weeds_(TV_series)" title="Weeds (TV series)">Weeds</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Legal" title="Boston Legal">Boston Legal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_L_Word" title="The L Word">L Word</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Criminal_Minds" title="Criminal Minds">Criminal Minds</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Help_Me_Help_You_(TV_series)" title="Help Me Help You (TV series)">Help Me Help You</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gilmore_Girls" title="Gilmore Girls">Gilmore Girls</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Old_Christine" title="The New Adventures of Old Christine">New Adventures of Old Christine</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Psych" title="Psych">Psych</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Monk_(TV_series)" title="Monk (TV series)">Monk</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Marvelous_Mrs._Maisel" title="The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel">The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_King_of_Queens" title="The King of Queens">The King of Queens</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Frasier_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frasier (TV series)">Frasier</a></i>. She also starred with <a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(actor)" title="John Hannah (actor)">John Hannah</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Fichtner" title="William Fichtner">William Fichtner</a> in 2002's <i>MDs</i> and has appeared in the crime drama <i><a href="/wiki/Criminal_Minds" title="Criminal Minds">Criminal Minds</a></i> as <a href="/wiki/List_of_Criminal_Minds_characters#Spencer_Reid" title="List of Criminal Minds characters">Spencer Reid</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Schizophrenic" class="mw-redirect" title="Schizophrenic">schizophrenic</a> mother. </p><p>In 2008 she narrated <i>Out & Proud in Chicago</i>, a documentary which tells about <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> life in Chicago from the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> to 2008 through the stories of 20 everyday Chicagoans, from age 30 to age 80.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jane_Lynch_at_the_69th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Jane_Lynch_at_the_69th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg/220px-Jane_Lynch_at_the_69th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Jane_Lynch_at_the_69th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg/330px-Jane_Lynch_at_the_69th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Jane_Lynch_at_the_69th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg/440px-Jane_Lynch_at_the_69th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2832" data-file-height="4256" /></a><figcaption>Jane Lynch at the 69th Annual Peabody Awards for <i><a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>Beginning in 2009, Lynch appeared as a regular cast member of the Fox series <i><a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a>.</i> The role echoed previous guest appearances in <i><a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Mars" title="Veronica Mars">Veronica Mars</a>,</i> being her third time cast as a harsh high school teacher. She won glowing reviews for her role as the aggressive cheerleading coach, <a href="/wiki/Sue_Sylvester" title="Sue Sylvester">Sue Sylvester</a>. Mary McNamara of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> wrote, "Lynch alone makes <i>Glee</i> worth watching."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before her work with <i>Glee,</i> she was a series regular on the <a href="/wiki/Starz_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Starz (TV channel)">Starz</a> comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Party_Down" title="Party Down">Party Down</a>.</i> Though the series was renewed for a second season, Lynch did not return due to her work on <i>Glee.</i><sup id="cite_ref-partydown_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-partydown-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Even in <i>Glee</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s early days, Lynch continued to pursue other projects. Lynch hosted <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i> on October 9, 2010; the news of her hosting was accidentally broken to her by her <i>Glee</i> boss, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Murphy_(producer)" title="Ryan Murphy (producer)">Ryan Murphy</a>, by text message.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynch had also guest-starred on the <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> comedy <i><a href="/wiki/ICarly" title="ICarly">iCarly</a></i> as Pam Puckett, Sam Puckett's mother, in the episode "iSam's Mom." </p><p>Beginning on July 11, 2013, Lynch hosted the NBC game show <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Game_Night" title="Hollywood Game Night">Hollywood Game Night</a>.</i> The show had two teams made up of members of the public (civilians) and celebrities competing in various party games, with a chance for the civilians to take home up to $25,000.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lynch was the co-host of the NBC special <i><a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve_with_Carson_Daly" class="mw-redirect" title="New Year's Eve with Carson Daly">New Year's Eve with Carson Daly</a></i> on December 31, 2013, alongside <a href="/wiki/Carson_Daly" title="Carson Daly">Carson Daly</a>, host of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(American_TV_series)" title="The Voice (American TV series)">The Voice</a>.</i> </p><p>In 2015, Lynch guest-starred in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Girl_Meets_World" title="Girl Meets World">Girl Meets World</a></i> in the episode "Girl Meets Farkle's Choice".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 21, 2017, Lynch appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right_(American_game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Price Is Right (American game show)">The Price Is Right</a></i> as a Celebrity Charity Week contestant. </p><p>In March 2013, Lynch was announced as executive producer of comedy <a href="/wiki/Web_series" title="Web series">web series</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Dropping_the_Soap" title="Dropping the Soap">Dropping the Soap</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynch starred in the series and was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Short_Form_Comedy_or_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series">Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series premiered on <a href="/wiki/Dekkoo" title="Dekkoo">Dekkoo</a> and was made available on digital platforms including <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon Video">Amazon Video</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Lynch portrayed <a href="/wiki/Janet_Reno" title="Janet Reno">Janet Reno</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a> television series, <i><a href="/wiki/Manhunt:_Unabomber" class="mw-redirect" title="Manhunt: Unabomber">Manhunt: Unabomber</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-RenoUnabomber_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RenoUnabomber-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 2017, Lynch guest-starred in Episode 7 of <i><a href="/wiki/Marvelous_Mrs_Maisel" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvelous Mrs Maisel">Marvelous Mrs Maisel</a></i> as popular but dislikeable comic Sophie Lennon. Lynch returned in the role for two episodes at the end of the second season.<sup id="cite_ref-ET_Maisel_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ET_Maisel-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Maisel_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maisel-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Lynch joined the main cast of <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Space" title="Final Space">Final Space</a></i> as A.V.A., the A.I. of the Crimson Light.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2020, it was reported that Lynch will appear in a recurring role on the <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/Space_Force_(TV_series)" title="Space Force (TV series)">Space Force</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-JaneLynchSpaceForceCasting_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JaneLynchSpaceForceCasting-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 8, 2020, it was reported by Vulture that Lynch would host a revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Weakest_Link_(American_game_show)" title="Weakest Link (American game show)">Weakest Link</a></i> on NBC.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show debuted on September 29, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2021, Lynch voiced Ole Golley in the <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV%2B" title="Apple TV+">Apple TV+</a> animated series <i><a href="/wiki/Harriet_the_Spy_(TV_series)" title="Harriet the Spy (TV series)">Harriet the Spy</a></i>. </p><p>Lynch has played recurring character Sazz in the <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>/<a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a> comedy mystery series <i><a href="/wiki/Only_Murders_in_the_Building" title="Only Murders in the Building">Only Murders in the Building</a></i> since its beginning in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_work">Other work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch wrote and starred in the award-winning play <i>Oh Sister, My Sister</i>. Originally produced in 1998, the play kicked off the <i>Lesbians in Theater</i> program at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Gay_and_Lesbian_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center">Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center</a> in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She starred in <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>'s XFinity ads, mainly with two different laptops and two different colored <a href="/wiki/Persian_(cat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Persian (cat)">Persian</a> cats. She also stars in <a href="/wiki/LG_Corp." class="mw-redirect" title="LG Corp.">LG Corp.</a>'s Text Ed campaign to educate drivers about the dangers of texting while driving.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lynch's first experience hosting an awards show was in 2010 when she hosted the 2010 VH1 <a href="/wiki/Do_Something" class="mw-redirect" title="Do Something">DoSomething</a> Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was announced that she will be hosting the 2011 VH1 DoSomething Awards, airing on VH1 on August 18.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynch hosted the <a href="/wiki/63rd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="63rd Primetime Emmy Awards">63rd Primetime Emmy Awards</a> on September 18, 2011, only the third woman in Emmy history to host the awards show solo.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the edition of September 19 of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a>,</i> Lynch hosting the Emmys did not help ratings, as viewing was down 8% year over year and eight million fewer people watched the Emmys than watched Michael Vick's return to Atlanta on <i>Sunday Night Football</i> on NBC (21.5 million for Eagles-Falcons, 13.5 million for the Emmys).<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GLEE_JANE_LYNCH_LAURA_EMBRY_(wife).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/GLEE_JANE_LYNCH_LAURA_EMBRY_%28wife%29.jpg/220px-GLEE_JANE_LYNCH_LAURA_EMBRY_%28wife%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/GLEE_JANE_LYNCH_LAURA_EMBRY_%28wife%29.jpg/330px-GLEE_JANE_LYNCH_LAURA_EMBRY_%28wife%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/GLEE_JANE_LYNCH_LAURA_EMBRY_%28wife%29.jpg/440px-GLEE_JANE_LYNCH_LAURA_EMBRY_%28wife%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2424" data-file-height="1569" /></a><figcaption>(l-r) <a href="/wiki/Don_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Norte">Don Norte</a>, Dr. Lara Embry, Jane Lynch, and Norte's husband, gay activist <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Kevin Norte">Kevin Norte</a>, at Autum P-FLAG 2010's Charitable Event at The London Hotel, West Hollywood</figcaption></figure> <p>An autobiography written by Lynch, titled <i>Happy Accidents</i>, was published in the fall of 2011 by <a href="/wiki/Hachette_Books#Hyperion_Books" title="Hachette Books">Hyperion Voice</a>. Lynch was inspired to write the book after reflecting upon the successes of her past year and wishing she could have told her more anxious, younger self to not worry as much.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The memoir also includes detail about her years as an alcoholic and her success in battling this addiction.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynch is openly lesbian and married Lara Embry in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A self-proclaimed animal lover, Lynch has four <a href="/wiki/Rescue_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Rescue dog">rescue dogs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has recorded a <a href="/wiki/Public_service_announcement" title="Public service announcement">PSA</a> for <a href="/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals" title="People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals">PETA</a> encouraging the adoption of shelter animals, and she sponsors an annual adoption event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was the commencement speaker for <a href="/wiki/Smith_College" title="Smith College">Smith College</a>'s class of 2012 where she received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts. </p><p>In March 2012, Lynch was featured with <a href="/wiki/Martin_Sheen" title="Martin Sheen">Martin Sheen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Lee_Curtis" title="Jamie Lee Curtis">Jamie Lee Curtis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Colfer" title="Chris Colfer">Chris Colfer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Pitt" title="Brad Pitt">Brad Pitt</a> in a performance of <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Lance_Black" title="Dustin Lance Black">Dustin Lance Black</a>'s play <i><a href="/wiki/8_(play)" title="8 (play)">8</a></i> – a staged re-enactment of the <a href="/wiki/Perry_v._Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Perry v. Brown">federal trial</a> that overturned California's <a href="/wiki/Proposition_8" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposition 8">Prop 8 ban</a> on <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a> – as <a href="/wiki/Maggie_Gallagher" title="Maggie Gallagher">Maggie Gallagher</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8_the_play_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8_the_play-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The production was held at the <a href="/wiki/Wilshire_Ebell_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilshire Ebell Theatre">Wilshire Ebell Theatre</a> and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the <a href="/wiki/American_Foundation_for_Equal_Rights" title="American Foundation for Equal Rights">American Foundation for Equal Rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8_play_video_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8_play_video-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lynch made her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan in <i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> for a limited engagement lasting from May 15 to July 14, 2013. She took the place of <a href="/wiki/Katie_Finneran" title="Katie Finneran">Katie Finneran</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Lynch joined the <a href="/wiki/Ban_Bossy" title="Ban Bossy">Ban Bossy</a> campaign as a spokesperson advocating leadership roles for girls.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Lynch debuted <i>See Jane Sing</i>, a cabaret show in which she sings along with <a href="/wiki/Kate_Flannery" title="Kate Flannery">Kate Flannery</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)" title="The Office (American TV series)">The Office</a></i> and Tim Davis from ABC's <i>Boy Band</i>, accompanied by the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Guerrero" title="Tony Guerrero">Tony Guerrero</a> Quintet. As of 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the show continued to tour around the country. In 2016, Lynch released <i>A Swingin' Little Christmas</i>, a nostalgic Christmas album featuring the See Jane Sing ensemble and released on Lynch's own KitschTone Records label. The album received substantial airplay around the country and landed on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_charts" title="Billboard charts">Billboard</a> AC Chart's Top 10. In 2017, Lynch recorded a Christmas single with actor <a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" title="Dick Van Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a>. The song was composed and produced by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Guerrero" title="Tony Guerrero">Tony Guerrero</a> and was released by KitschTone Records. </p><p>In 2020, Lynch directed her first two TV commercials for the production company <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.storyco.tv">STORY</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and joined its roster of commercial directors. </p><p>In October 2021, she was cast in the Broadway revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Funny_Girl_(musical)" title="Funny Girl (musical)">Funny Girl</a></i> as Rosie Brice.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her stint ran from opening on April 24, 2022, to an expected August 14, 2022 conclusion.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Lynch was named honorary "mayor of Funner", the putative location of <a href="/wiki/Harrah%27s_Resort_Southern_California" title="Harrah's Resort Southern California">Harrah's Resort Southern California</a>. In this role, Lynch promotes the resort, including its additional vegan food options and non-alcoholic beverages as Lynch does not eat animal products nor drink alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch married Lara Embry on May 31, 2010, in <a href="/wiki/Sunderland,_Massachusetts" title="Sunderland, Massachusetts">Sunderland, Massachusetts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Schwartz2010-06-06_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schwartz2010-06-06-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Everett2010-01-26_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Everett2010-01-26-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2013, Lynch announced that they were divorcing.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their divorce was finalized in January 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2021, Lynch married longtime partner Jennifer Cheyne in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California" title="Santa Barbara, California">Santa Barbara, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lynch is deaf in her right ear. She speculated to <a href="/wiki/Craig_Ferguson" title="Craig Ferguson">Craig Ferguson</a> on a July 19, 2013 broadcast of <i>The Late Late Show</i> that the deafness was most likely caused by having had a high fever as an infant.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_credits_and_accolades">Acting credits and accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Acting credits and accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Jane_Lynch_performances" title="List of Jane Lynch performances">List of Jane Lynch performances</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Jane_Lynch" title="List of awards and nominations received by Jane Lynch">List of awards and nominations received by Jane Lynch</a></div> <p>For playing <a href="/wiki/Sue_Sylvester" title="Sue Sylvester">Sue Sylvester</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a></i>, she won a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series">Screen Actors Guild Award</a>, <a href="/wiki/TCA_Award_for_Individual_Achievement_in_Comedy" title="TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy">TCA Award</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Series,_Miniseries_or_Television_Film" title="Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film">Satellite Award</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Awards" title="People's Choice Awards">People's Choice Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynch has received five <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> from twelve nominations, two <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards" title="Screen Actors Guild Awards">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a> from six nominations, and a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> from two nominations. In 2013, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Lynch&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFUPI_Staff" class="citation web cs1">UPI Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/07/14/Famous-birthdays-for-July-14-Jane-Lynch-Taboo/1271626210459/">"Famous birthdays for July 14: Jane Lynch, Taboo"</a>. <i>United Press International</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Davis</a> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alice_Pearce" title="Alice Pearce">Alice Pearce</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frances_Bavier" title="Frances Bavier">Frances Bavier</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marion_Lorne" title="Marion Lorne">Marion Lorne</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Karen_Valentine" title="Karen Valentine">Karen Valentine</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Harper" title="Valerie Harper">Valerie Harper</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Harper" title="Valerie Harper">Valerie Harper</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sally_Struthers" title="Sally Struthers">Sally Struthers</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Harper" title="Valerie Harper">Valerie Harper</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cloris_Leachman" title="Cloris Leachman">Cloris Leachman</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Betty_White" title="Betty White">Betty White</a> (1975)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Betty_White" title="Betty White">Betty White</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mary_Kay_Place" title="Mary Kay Place">Mary Kay Place</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Julie_Kavner" title="Julie Kavner">Julie Kavner</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sally_Struthers" title="Sally Struthers">Sally Struthers</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Swit" title="Loretta Swit">Loretta Swit</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gail_Fisher" title="Gail Fisher">Gail Fisher</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sue_Ane_Langdon" title="Sue Ane Langdon">Sue Ane Langdon</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Buzzi" title="Ruth Buzzi">Ruth Buzzi</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Corby" title="Ellen Corby">Ellen Corby</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Betty_Garrett" title="Betty Garrett">Betty Garrett</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hermione_Baddeley" title="Hermione Baddeley">Hermione Baddeley</a> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Josette_Banzet" title="Josette Banzet">Josette Banzet</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Polly_Holliday" title="Polly Holliday">Polly Holliday</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Polly_Holliday" title="Polly Holliday">Polly Holliday</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Bertinelli" title="Valerie Bertinelli">Valerie Bertinelli</a> / <a href="/wiki/Diane_Ladd" title="Diane Ladd">Diane Ladd</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Bertinelli" title="Valerie Bertinelli">Valerie Bertinelli</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Long" title="Shelley Long">Shelley Long</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stanwyck" title="Barbara Stanwyck">Barbara Stanwyck</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Faye_Dunaway" title="Faye Dunaway">Faye Dunaway</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Sidney" title="Sylvia Sidney">Sylvia Sidney</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Olivia_de_Havilland" title="Olivia de Havilland">Olivia de Havilland</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Claudette_Colbert" title="Claudette Colbert">Claudette Colbert</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Katherine_Helmond" title="Katherine Helmond">Katherine Helmond</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Madigan" title="Amy Madigan">Amy Madigan</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Piper_Laurie" title="Piper Laurie">Piper Laurie</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Donohoe" title="Amanda Donohoe">Amanda Donohoe</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joan_Plowright" title="Joan Plowright">Joan Plowright</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Julia_Louis-Dreyfus" title="Julia Louis-Dreyfus">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Miranda_Richardson" title="Miranda Richardson">Miranda Richardson</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Knight" title="Shirley Knight">Shirley Knight</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Angelina_Jolie" title="Angelina Jolie">Angelina Jolie</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Faye_Dunaway" title="Faye Dunaway">Faye Dunaway</a> / <a href="/wiki/Camryn_Manheim" title="Camryn Manheim">Camryn Manheim</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Marchand" title="Nancy Marchand">Nancy Marchand</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Griffiths" title="Rachel Griffiths">Rachel Griffiths</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Cattrall" title="Kim Cattrall">Kim Cattrall</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anjelica_Huston" title="Anjelica Huston">Anjelica Huston</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Oh" title="Sandra Oh">Sandra Oh</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Emily_Blunt" title="Emily Blunt">Emily Blunt</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Samantha_Morton" title="Samantha Morton">Samantha Morton</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Laura_Dern" title="Laura Dern">Laura Dern</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chlo%C3%AB_Sevigny" title="Chloë Sevigny">Chloë Sevigny</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jane Lynch</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lange" title="Jessica Lange">Jessica Lange</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Bisset" title="Jacqueline Bisset">Jacqueline Bisset</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joanne_Froggatt" title="Joanne Froggatt">Joanne Froggatt</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maura_Tierney" title="Maura Tierney">Maura Tierney</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Colman" title="Olivia Colman">Olivia Colman</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Laura_Dern" title="Laura Dern">Laura Dern</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Clarkson" title="Patricia Clarkson">Patricia Clarkson</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Arquette" title="Patricia Arquette">Patricia Arquette</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gillian_Anderson" title="Gillian Anderson">Gillian Anderson</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Snook" title="Sarah Snook">Sarah Snook</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Coolidge" title="Jennifer Coolidge">Jennifer Coolidge</a> / <a href="/wiki/Julia_Garner" title="Julia Garner">Julia Garner</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Debicki" title="Elizabeth Debicki">Elizabeth Debicki</a> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Gunning" title="Jessica Gunning">Jessica Gunning</a> (2024)</span></li></ul> 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title="Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film">Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series or Television Film</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Barkin" title="Ellen Barkin">Ellen Barkin</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rita_Wilson" title="Rita Wilson">Rita Wilson</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Julia_Ormond" title="Julia Ormond">Julia Ormond</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Clarke" title="Sarah Clarke">Sarah Clarke</a> / <a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a> / <a href="/wiki/Doris_Roberts" title="Doris Roberts">Doris Roberts</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Justine_Bateman" title="Justine Bateman">Justine Bateman</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mary_Steenburgen" title="Mary Steenburgen">Mary Steenburgen</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Walter" title="Jessica Walter">Jessica Walter</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anjelica_Huston" title="Anjelica Huston">Anjelica Huston</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Edelstein" title="Lisa Edelstein">Lisa Edelstein</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Julie_Benz" title="Julie Benz">Julie Benz</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fionnula_Flanagan" title="Fionnula Flanagan">Fionnula Flanagan</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jane Lynch</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Vaccaro" title="Brenda Vaccaro">Brenda Vaccaro</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Laura_Prepon" title="Laura Prepon">Laura Prepon</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Paulson" title="Sarah Paulson">Sarah Paulson</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhea_Seehorn" title="Rhea Seehorn">Rhea Seehorn</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Colman" title="Olivia Colman">Olivia Colman</a> / <a href="/wiki/Rhea_Seehorn" title="Rhea Seehorn">Rhea Seehorn</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ann_Dowd" title="Ann Dowd">Ann Dowd</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Stone" title="Sharon Stone">Sharon Stone</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Colman" title="Olivia Colman">Olivia Colman</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tracey_Ullman" title="Tracey Ullman">Tracey Ullman</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Edelstein" title="Lisa Edelstein">Lisa Edelstein</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Juno_Temple" title="Juno Temple">Juno Temple</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christina_Ricci" title="Christina Ricci">Christina Ricci</a> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Diane_Lane" title="Diane Lane">Diane Lane</a> (2024)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background: #A9BAA9"><div>Also see <a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Television_Series" title="Satellite Award for Best Supporting 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<ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Hyde_Pierce" title="David Hyde Pierce">David Hyde Pierce</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Hyde_Pierce" title="David Hyde Pierce">David Hyde Pierce</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Romano" title="Ray Romano">Ray Romano</a> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Kaczmarek" title="Jane Kaczmarek">Jane Kaczmarek</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Kaczmarek" title="Jane Kaczmarek">Jane Kaczmarek</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Mac" title="Bernie Mac">Bernie Mac</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Stewart" title="Jon Stewart">Jon 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