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Jane Kaczmarek

  • Birthplace: Greendale, Wisconsin, USA
  • Birthday: December 21, 1955

Jane Kaczmarek had already had a long and fruitful acting career comprised of roles on stage and screen, but it was her role as harried mother Lois on the hit sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle" (Fox, 2000-06) that finally placed her firmly in the spotlight. The wife of fellow actor Bradley Whitford of “West Wing” fame since 1993, this attractive and versatile brunette routinely turned in noteworthy performances. Kaczmarek had about her an air of determined self-possession that she molded around her characters, regardless of whether sh…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2008 to 0000

    Cast on the TNT series "Raising the Bar" as Judge Trudy Kessler

  • 2006

    Co-starred with Ted Danson on the short-lived series "Help Me Help You" (ABC)

  • 2001 to 2007

    Voiced Judge Constance Harm in several episodes of "The Simpsons" (FOX)

  • 2000 to 2006

    Starred as Lois, mother of four outrageously mischievous sons, on the FOX sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle"; earned Emmy (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Golden Globe (2001, 2002, 2003) and SAG (2001, 2003) nominations for Best Actress

  • 1999 to 2000

    Had a recurring role as the birth mother of Julie, on the college-set drama "Felicity" (WB)

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