Biography
A scene-stealing character actress first known to fans of Christopher Guest films for her breakout role as dog trainer Christy Cummings in "Best in Show" (2000), Jane Lynch eventually went on to earn lead actor status in a variety of projects. Lynch's talent for playing confident and normal characters with a suggestion of something slightly twisted beneath the surface made her a perfect fit for mainstream comedies like "The 40-Year Old Virgin" …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Appeared in the big screen remake of "The Three Stooges," directed by the Farrelly brothers | |
2011 | Released her memoir Happy Accidents | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | |
2011 | Named host of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards | |
2010 | Cast in a guest-starring role on Nickelodeon's "iCarly," as the mother of Sam (played by Jennette McCurdy), the title character's best friend | |
2009 | Cast as cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Fox's high-school musical series "Glee" | |
2009 | Played Julia Child's (played by Meryl Streep) sister in Nora Ephron's "Julie & Julia" | |
2008 | Co-starred with Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott in the comedy feature "Role Models" | |
2006 | Reunited with Guest to play a TV host in "For Your Consideration" | |
2006 | Played a coked-up producer of a reality TV show in the mockumentary "Surviving Eden" | |
2006 | Cast opposite Will Ferrell in the comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" | |
2005 | Played a lesbian lawyer on the Showtime series "The L Word" | |
2004 | Appeared in the teen comedy "Sleepover" | |
2004 | Had a recurring role as Dr. Linda Freeman on CBS' "Two and a Half Men" | |
2003 | Appeared in Guest's comedic take on folk music "A Mighty Wind" as porn actress turned singer Laurie Bohner | |
2002 | Cast as a 1940s-style receptionist in the TNT movie "The Big Time" | |
2002 | Starred as a sarcastic nurse on the ABC medical comedy "MDs" | |
2002 | Played a government agent in the action movie "Collateral Damage" | |
2000 | Landed breakthrough film role as Christy Cummings, the butch personal dog handler to trophy wife Sheri Ann Cabot (Jennifer Coolidge) in Christopher Guest's "Best in Show" | |
| Guest-starred on several TV sitcoms such as, "Married... with Children" (Fox), "NewsRadio" (NBC) and "Frasier" (NBC) | ||
1993 | Cast in a small role opposite Harrison Ford in "The Fugitive" | |
1992 | Appeared in the Lifetime movie "In the Best Interest of the Children" | |
1991 | Played Carol Brady in "The Real Live Brady Bunch" at Chicago's Annoyance Theatre | |
1989 | Wrote and starred in the award-winning play "Oh Sister, My Sister"; also kicked off the Lesbians in Theater program at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center in 2004 | |
1988 | Made her film debut with a small role in the body-switching comedy "Vice Versa" | |
| Toured with The Second City comedy troupe | ||
Awards
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2011 | Critics' Choice TV Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES in Glee |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Glee |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Glee |