Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
1982 | First television role was that of Margie Spoletto on "For Lovers Only" (ABC) |
1983 | Co-starred as the wife of Fred Ward's Vietnam vet in the gripping drama "Uncommon Valor" |
1983 | Played Nurse Sandy Burns in a three-episode recurring role on the NBC drama "St. Elsewhere" |
1984 | Featured in the ABC TV-movie "Something About Amelia" |
1984 | Played the wife of Robert De Niro's unfaithful husband in "Falling in Love" |
1985 | Appeared in the supernatural comedy "The Heavenly Kid" |
1986 | Starred in the TV-movies "The Right of the People" (ABC) and "The Christmas Gift" (CBS) |
1987 | Had a co-starring role in the marathon miniseries "I'll Take Manhattan" (CBS) |
1988 | Appeared in the role-reversal comedy "Vice Versa" |
1988 | Featured as the ex-wife of Dennis Quaid's doomed lead character in a remake of "D.O.A." |
1990 | Played attorney Linda Bauer on the ABC legal drama "Equal Justice" |
1993 | Was a regular on the short-lived sitcom "Big Wave Dave's" (CBS) |
1994 | Acted in the Off-Broadway play "Kindertransport" as a Jewish woman who sends her daughter to England for safety during WWII |
1995 | Appeared in three-episodes of the FOX drama "Party of Five" |
1996 | Had a recurring role as a love interest to Martin Crane (John Mahoney) on "Frasier" (NBC) |
1996 | Had a recurring role on "Cybill" (CBS) as Holly |
1996 | Reprised her "Kindertransport" role for a run at West Hollywood's Tiffany Theater |
1997 | Co-starred in the independent film "Wildly Available" |
1998 | Played the real life mother of Tobey Maguire's character in "Pleasantville" |
1998 | Starred in the South Coast Repertory comedy production of "Dinner With Friends" |
1999 | Had a recurring role as the birth mother of Julie, on the college-set drama "Felicity" (WB) |
2000 | 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 |
2001 | Voiced Judge Constance Harm in several episodes of "The Simpsons" (FOX) |
2006 | Co-starred with Ted Danson on the short-lived series "Help Me Help You" (ABC) |
2008 | Cast on the TNT series "Raising the Bar" as Judge Trudy Kessler |
Awards
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Malcolm in the Middle |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Malcolm in the Middle |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Malcolm in the Middle |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |