Acting

Jane Lynch

Born 1960-07-14 · Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA107 series148 films

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 had a recurring role in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2004–2014), for which she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as recurring roles in the Showtime drama series The L Word (2005–2009), the CBS police drama series Criminal Minds (2006–2020), the CBS All Access drama series The Good Fight (2017–present), and the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. Since 2013, she has hosted the NBC game show Hollywood Game Night, which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards. Lynch has had roles in numerous mainstream comedy films, such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Role Models (2008), Paul (2011), and The Three Stooges (2012). She…

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Acting

2026President CurtisSusan (voice)1 ep.
2025Celebrity Weakest LinkSelf - Host17 ep.
2025Only Murders in the Building: Official PodcastSelf1 ep.
2024Happy's PlaceVal1 ep.
2023KrapopolisBrenda the Sphinx (voice)1 ep.
2023Digman!Amelia Earhart (voice)1 ep.
2023VelmaDonna (voice)19 ep.
2022OddballsGrandma (voice)1 ep.
2022The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderCelia (voice)1 ep.
2022El DeafoMrs. Sinklemann (voice)3 ep.
2021Harriet the SpyOle Golly (voice)20 ep.
2021The Ghost and Molly McGeeMs. Roop (voice)2 ep.
2021Only Murders in the BuildingSazz Pataki10 ep.
2021Money, ExplainedSelf - Narrator1 ep.
2021The Great NorthAunt Dirt (voice)14 ep.
2020Meet the ChimpsNarrator6 ep.
2020Weakest LinkSelf - Host46 ep.
2020Close EnoughBarb (voice)1 ep.
2020Space ForceAdmiral Maywheather4 ep.
2020Solar OppositesKabronius (voice)1 ep.
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf4 ep.
2019Middle School MogulsMogul Victoria (voice)4 ep.
201825 Words or LessSelf4 ep.
2018Summer Camp IslandSkadi's Mom (voice)1 ep.
2018Blark and SonFrankie1 ep.
2018Dallas & RoboCarol8 ep.
2018Final SpaceAVA (voice)13 ep.
2017Big Hero 6 The SeriesSupersonic Sue (voice)2 ep.
2017Will & GraceRoberta1 ep.
2017ManhuntJanet Reno3 ep.
2017Talking with Chris HardwickSelf1 ep.
2017The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselSophie Lennon10 ep.
2017The Good FightMadeline Starkey5 ep.
2016The Stinky & Dirty ShowDumper (voice)3 ep.
2016The Real O'NealsJane Lynch1 ep.
2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf1 ep.
2016Angel from HellAmy13 ep.
2015The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowBernadette Steel (voice)1 ep.
2015We Bare BearsTank / Additional Voices (voice)1 ep.
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
2014Girl Meets WorldSelf1 ep.
2013Hollywood Game NightSelf - Host78 ep.
2012The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying OrangeCob (voice)1 ep.
2012Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
2012Inside ComedySelf1 ep.
2011Web TherapyClaire Dudek1 ep.
2011The Glee ProjectSelf1 ep.
2011Bubble GuppiesThe Genie (voice)1 ep.
2011PortlandiaBarbecue Planner1 ep.
2010ConanSelf6 ep.
2010MasterChefSelf1 ep.
2009The Cleveland Show2 ep.
2009GleeSue Sylvester121 ep.
2009Party DownConstance Carmell17 ep.
2008Web TherapyClaire Dudek3 ep.
2007iCarlyPam Puckett1 ep.
2007Phineas and FerbMrs. Johnson (voice)3 ep.
2007Thank God You're HereSelf1 ep.
2006Help Me Help You3 ep.
2006Lovespring InternationalVictoria Ratchford13 ep.
2006The New Adventures of Old ChristineMs. Hammond2 ep.
2006Holly Hobbie & FriendsJoan Hobbie (voice)6 ep.
2005The Reichen ShowSelf1 ep.
2005Criminal MindsDiana Reid10 ep.
2005The Life and Times of Juniper LeeMadame Rothchild (voice)1 ep.
2005Blind JusticeDr. Taylor2 ep.
2005Robot ChickenMiss Grundy (voice)1 ep.
2005American Dad!Mother (voice)7 ep.
2005UnscriptedJane Lynch2 ep.
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf2 ep.
2004Miley's New Year's Eve PartySelf - Host1 ep.
2004Boston LegalJoanna Monroe4 ep.
2004RodneyAmy O'Brien1 ep.
2004Father of the PrideGift Store Clerk (voice)2 ep.
2004The SoupSelf1 ep.
2004The L WordJoyce Wischnia12 ep.
2003Arrested DevelopmentCindi Lightballoon2 ep.
2003Two and a Half MenDr. Linda Freeman14 ep.
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf - Guest5 ep.
2003Reno 911!Therapist1 ep.
2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesOscorp Executive (voice)1 ep.
2002MDsAileen Poole11 ep.
2002The Dead ZoneFlo McMurtry1 ep.
2002Watching EllieRoman1 ep.
2001According to JimJanice1 ep.
2000The Weber ShowCarla1 ep.
2000TitusProsecutor1 ep.
1999PopularSuzi Klein1 ep.
1999Family LawCheryl Bowman1 ep.
1999Judging AmyASA Perkins3 ep.
1999Family Guy(voice)4 ep.
1998FelicityProfessor Carnes2 ep.
1998Dawson's CreekMrs. Witter1 ep.
1997Dharma & GregSheryl1 ep.
1996ArthurPatty Ratburn (voice)1 ep.
19967th HeavenNurse4 ep.
19963rd Rock from the SunMs. Koppel1 ep.
1995NewsRadioCarol1 ep.
1995CybillMrs. Sweeney1 ep.
1994Party of FiveDr. Pennant1 ep.
1993FrasierCynthia1 ep.
1993Bakersfield P.D.Michelle Hathaway17 ep.
1993The John Larroquette ShowMary Travers1 ep.
1989The SimpsonsJeanie (voice)2 ep.
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host1 ep.
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf1 ep.

Guest appearances

2026President CurtisSusan (voice)1 ep.
2026Law & OrderCordelia Travers1 ep.
2026Happy's PlaceVal1 ep.
2025The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
2025SherriSelf - Guest1 ep.
2025Only Murders in the Building: Official PodcastSelf1 ep.
2022LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest2 ep.
2024The Great NorthAunt Dirt (voice)14 ep.
2021Only Murders in the BuildingSazz Pataki10 ep.
2023VelmaDonna (voice)19 ep.
2024Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1 ep.
2023KrapopolisBrenda the Sphinx (voice)1 ep.
2007American Dad!Al (voice), Chief of Police (voice), Doctor (voice), Mother (Farmer's Wife) (voice)7 ep.
2022The Ghost and Molly McGeeMs. Roop (voice)2 ep.
2023Bob's BurgersCarol (voice)1 ep.
2017The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselSophie Lennon10 ep.
2023Digman!Amelia Earhart (voice)1 ep.
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf4 ep.
2023The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderCelia (voice)1 ep.
2022OddballsGrandma (voice)1 ep.
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
2022The ViewSelf - Guest Co-Host1 ep.
2020Space ForceAdmiral Maywheather4 ep.
2012The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf, Self - Guest5 ep.
2017The Good FightMadeline Starkey5 ep.
2021Robot ChickenMiss Grundy (voice)1 ep.
2021Money, ExplainedSelf - Narrator1 ep.
2021Solar OppositesKabronius (voice)1 ep.
2021Close EnoughBarb (voice)1 ep.
2021Blark and SonFrankie1 ep.
2021Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
2021The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf1 ep.
2021Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf1 ep.
2015Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest3 ep.
2019Big Hero 6 The SeriesSupersonic Sue (voice)2 ep.
2011ConanSelf, Self - Guest6 ep.
2020Stars in the HouseSelf1 ep.
2006Criminal MindsDiana Reid10 ep.
2020Bubble GuppiesThe Genie (voice)1 ep.
202025 Words or LessSelf4 ep.
2019Summer Camp IslandSkadi's Mom (voice)1 ep.
2019ArthurPatty Ratburn (voice)1 ep.
2011The SimpsonsJeanie (voice), Roz Davis (voice)2 ep.
2018We Bare BearsTank / Additional Voices (voice)1 ep.
2017Will & GraceRoberta1 ep.
2017ManhuntJanet Reno, Janet Reno (voice)3 ep.
2017Talking with Chris HardwickSelf1 ep.
2017Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1 ep.
2016The Real O'NealsJane Lynch1 ep.
2016The Stinky & Dirty ShowDumper (voice)3 ep.
2016Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
2016The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowBernadette Steel (voice)1 ep.
2016People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host1 ep.
2015The SoupSelf1 ep.
2015Girl Meets WorldSelf1 ep.
2015PortlandiaBarbecue Planner1 ep.
2014The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf2 ep.
2014Entertainment TonightSelf1 ep.
2004Two and a Half MenDr. Linda Freeman14 ep.
2013Miley's New Year's Eve PartySelf - Host1 ep.
2013MasterChefSelf1 ep.
2013The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying OrangeCob (voice)1 ep.
2012The Glee ProjectSelf1 ep.
2012Inside ComedySelf1 ep.
2011Web TherapyClaire Dudek1 ep.
2011Phineas and FerbMrs. Johnson (voice)3 ep.
2011Real Time with Bill MaherSelf1 ep.
2010The Cleveland Show2 ep.
2010Saturday Night LivePsychiatrist, Self - Host2 ep.
2010iCarlyPam Puckett1 ep.
2010The Emmy AwardsSelf1 ep.
2010Party DownConstance Carmell1 ep.
2009Reno 911!Therapist1 ep.
2006Boston LegalJoanna Monroe4 ep.
2008Web TherapyClaire Dudek3 ep.
2008PsychCommander Barbara Dunlap1 ep.
2008My Name Is EarlSissy1 ep.
2005The L WordJoyce Wischnia12 ep.
2007The New Adventures of Old ChristineMs. Hammond2 ep.
2007Thank God You're HereSelf1 ep.
2006Help Me Help You3 ep.
2006Desperate HousewivesMaxine Bennett1 ep.
2006The Reichen ShowSelf1 ep.
2005WeedsThe Candyman1 ep.
2005The Life and Times of Juniper LeeMadame Rothchild (voice)1 ep.
2004Father of the PrideGift Store Clerk (voice), Lily (voice)2 ep.
2005RodneyAmy O'Brien1 ep.
2005Blind JusticeDr. Taylor2 ep.
2005CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationRanger1 ep.
2005UnscriptedJane Lynch2 ep.
2004Veronica MarsMrs. Donaldson1 ep.
2004FriendsEllen1 ep.
2004Arrested DevelopmentCindi Lightballoon2 ep.
2004Las VegasHelen Putasca1 ep.
2004MonkDr. Julie Waterford1 ep.
2004NYPD BlueSusanna Howe1 ep.
2003According to JimJanice1 ep.
2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesOscorp Executive (voice)1 ep.
2003The Dead ZoneFlo McMurtry1 ep.
2003Watching EllieRoman1 ep.
20017th HeavenNurse4 ep.
2002FelicityProfessor Carnes2 ep.
2001Family Guy(voice), Dotty Campbell (voice), Dotty Campbell / English Mother at airport (voice), French Teacher (voice)4 ep.
2002TitusProsecutor1 ep.
2001The King of QueensDr. Foreman1 ep.
2001The X-FilesMrs. Anne T. Lokensgard1 ep.
2001Family LawCheryl Bowman1 ep.
2001Boston PublicJane Morrell1 ep.
2001Arli$$Penny Bullock1 ep.
2001The Division1 ep.
2001The West WingReporter1 ep.
2001PopularSuzi Klein1 ep.
2001The Weber ShowCarla1 ep.
2001Dawson's CreekMrs. Witter1 ep.
2000Gilmore GirlsNurse1 ep.
1999Judging AmyASA Perkins3 ep.
2000JAGSandy's Friend1 ep.
1999Dharma & GregSheryl1 ep.
1998Caroline in the CityHostess1 ep.
1996FrasierCynthia1 ep.
19963rd Rock from the SunMs. Koppel1 ep.
1996CybillMrs. Sweeney1 ep.
1995NewsRadioCarol1 ep.
1994The John Larroquette ShowMary Travers1 ep.
1994Party of FiveDr. Pennant1 ep.
1994Married... with ChildrenGreta1 ep.
1993Bakersfield P.D.Michelle Hathaway1 ep.

Also known as: Jane Marie Lynch