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
| Guest-starred on several TV sitcoms such as, "Married... with Children" (Fox), "NewsRadio" (NBC) and "Frasier" (NBC) | ||
| Toured with The Second City comedy troupe | ||
1988 | Made her film debut with a small role in the body-switching comedy "Vice Versa" | |
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 | |
1991 | Played Carol Brady in "The Real Live Brady Bunch" at Chicago's Annoyance Theatre | |
1992 | Appeared in the Lifetime movie "In the Best Interest of the Children" | |
1993 | Cast in a small role opposite Harrison Ford in "The Fugitive" | |
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" | |
2002 | Cast as a 1940s-style receptionist in the TNT movie "The Big Time" | |
2002 | Played a government agent in the action movie "Collateral Damage" | |
2002 | Starred as a sarcastic nurse on the ABC medical comedy "MDs" | |
2003 | Appeared in Guest's comedic take on folk music "A Mighty Wind" as porn actress turned singer Laurie Bohner | |
2004 | Appeared in the teen comedy "Sleepover" | |
2004 | Had a recurring role as Dr. Linda Freeman on CBS' "Two and a Half Men" | |
2005 | Played a lesbian lawyer on the Showtime series "The L Word" | |
2006 | Cast opposite Will Ferrell in the comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" | |
2006 | Played a coked-up producer of a reality TV show in the mockumentary "Surviving Eden" | |
2006 | Reunited with Guest to play a TV host in "For Your Consideration" | |
2008 | Co-starred with Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott in the comedy feature "Role Models" | |
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" | |
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 | |
2011 | Named host of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | |
2011 | Released her memoir Happy Accidents | |
2012 | Appeared in the big screen remake of "The Three Stooges," directed by the Farrelly brothers | |
Awards
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 |
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 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2010 | 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 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding 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 |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Glee |