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Jane Marie Lynch is an American singer, writer, voice actor, and character actor. Born on July 14, 1960, in Evergreen Park, Illinois, she holds United States citizenship and resides in Los Angeles. Lynch received her education at Illinois State University and Cornell University. Her professional career began in 1988. She is a lesbian and an atheist.
Lynch has received recognition for her acting, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As an author, she has written works such as *Power, leadership, and institutions*, *Practical Guide to Record Keeping for Health and Social Care*, *Disco Worms*, *Consent to Treatment*, and *Health Records in Court*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Power, leadership, and institutions
- Practical Guide to Record Keeping for Health and Social Care
- Disco Worms
- Consent to Treatment
- Health Records in Court
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Film & TV
Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA
Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Lynch is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the Fox musical comedy series Glee (2009–2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. She also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). Lynch…
Known for
- Flower of the Dawn — Sinistra (voice)2025
- The 2025 FOX Fall Preview — Self2025
- Celebrity Weakest Link — Self - Host2025
- Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast — Self2025
- Dolly Parton's Pet Gala2024
- The Little Pageant That Could — Self (archive footage)2024
- Happy's Place — Val2024
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self - Guest2023
- The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart — Bobbi St. Simone (voice)2023
- Digman! — Amelia Earhart (voice)2023
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1960
Discography
Member of
- Glee Cast2009–2015
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13,200
- Total plays
- 50,516
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Jane Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American comedian, actress and singer. She is known for her roles in comedies such as Best in Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Role Models, as well as for her recurring roles as lawyer Joyce Wischina in The L Word, Dr. Linda Freeman, Charlie's sarcastic therapist on Two and a Half Men and as Spencer Reid's mother Diana Reid on Criminal Minds. She was also a regular on the comedy-drama series Party Down as Constance Carmell; the role garnered her positive cri
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Family name
- Lynch
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evergreen Park
- Educated at
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.janelynchofficial.com
- Image
- Jane Lynch at the 2016 Willfilm Awards.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Jane Lynch
- date of birth
- 1960-07-14
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- name in native language
- Jane Lynch
- birth name
- Jane Marie Lynch
- social media followers
- 1755861
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Encyclopedic overview
Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Known for playing starring and recurring roles in comedic television, her accolades include one Golden Globe, five Primetime Emmys and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2013, Lynch received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
After appearing in the sitcom Two and a Half Men (2004–2014) and the drama series The L Word (2005–2009), Lynch achieved her breakthrough role as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series Glee (2009–2015). She then played recurring roles in the period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), the drama series The Good Fight (2017–2022), and the mystery comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2021–2025). In addition to acting on television, she hosted the game show Hollywood Game Night (2013–2020) and, since 2020, serves as the host and executive producer of the game show The Weakest Link (American version).
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