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 f ... ilms, 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 has lent her voice to numerous animated films, including Space Chimps (2008), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Shrek Forever After (2010), Rio (2011), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). In 2013, Lynch received the 2,505th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category, located at 6640 Hollywood Blvd. Among her numerous accolades, Lynch has received five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
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Glee
as Sue Sylvester
Episodes: 121
First Aired: May 19, 2009
Harriet the Spy
as Ole Golly (voice)
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Nov 18, 2021
Velma
as Donna (voice)
Episodes: 19
First Aired: Jan 12, 2023
Bakersfield P.D.
as Michelle Hathaway
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Sep 14, 1993
Party Down
as Constance Carmell
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Mar 20, 2009
Two and a Half Men
as Dr. Linda Freeman
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Sep 22, 2003
Lovespring International
as Victoria Ratchford
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jun 05, 2006
Final Space
as AVA (voice)
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Feb 26, 2018
Angel from Hell
as Amy
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 07, 2016
The L Word
as Joyce Wischnia
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jan 18, 2004
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Sophie Lennon
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Mar 16, 2017
The Great North
as Aunt Dirt (voice)
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jan 03, 2021
MDs
as Aileen Poole
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Sep 25, 2002
Criminal Minds
as Diana Reid
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 22, 2005
Only Murders in the Building
as Sazz Pataki
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Aug 31, 2021
Dallas & Robo
as Carol
Episodes: 8
First Aired: May 30, 2018
Holly Hobbie & Friends
as Joan Hobbie (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 07, 2006
Meet the Chimps
as Narrator
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 16, 2020
The Good Fight
as Madeline Starkey
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 19, 2017
7th Heaven
as Nurse
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 26, 1996
Boston Legal
as Joanna Monroe
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 03, 2004
Middle School Moguls
as Mogul Victoria (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 08, 2019
Space Force
as Admiral Maywheather
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 29, 2020
Judging Amy
as ASA Perkins
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 19, 1999
El Deafo
as Mrs. Sinklemann (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 07, 2022
Manhunt
as Janet Reno
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 01, 2017
Web Therapy
as Claire Dudek
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 22, 2008
Phineas and Ferb
as Mrs. Johnson (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 17, 2007
The Stinky & Dirty Show
as Dumper (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 01, 2016
American Dad!
as Mother (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Ms. Hammond
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 13, 2006
Arrested Development
as Cindi Lightballoon
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 02, 2003
Blind Justice
as Dr. Taylor
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 08, 2005
Felicity
as Professor Carnes
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 29, 1998
Big Hero 6 The Series
as Supersonic Sue (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 20, 2017
The West Wing
as Reporter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
The Ghost and Molly McGee
as Ms. Roop (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 01, 2021
Boston Public
as Jane Morrell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2000
Weeds
as The Candyman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 07, 2005
The Simpsons
as Jeanie (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Veronica Mars
as Mrs. Donaldson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
Family Guy
as Dotty Campbell / English Mother at airport (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Desperate Housewives
as Maxine Bennett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2004
The Dead Zone
as Flo McMurtry
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 2002
Friends
as Ellen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
Monk
as Dr. Julie Waterford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 2002
According to Jim
as Janice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2001
Dawson's Creek
as Mrs. Witter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1998
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Ranger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
Frasier
as Cynthia
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Dharma & Greg
as Sheryl
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1997
Close Enough
as Barb (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 09, 2020
NewsRadio
as Carol
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 21, 1995
The X-Files
as Mrs. Anne T. Lokensgard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1993
The King of Queens
as Dr. Foreman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1998
Blark and Son
as Frankie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 03, 2018
JAG
as Sandy's Friend
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1995
Rodney
as Amy O'Brien
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2004
Gilmore Girls
as Nurse
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 2000
We Bare Bears
as Tank / Additional Voices (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 24, 2015
Family Law
as Cheryl Bowman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
Bob's Burgers
as Carol (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Reno 911!
as Therapist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2003
iCarly
as Pam Puckett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2007
Family Guy
as French Teacher (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Family Guy
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Family Guy
as Dotty Campbell (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Digman!
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 22, 2023
American Dad!
as Chief of Police (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
American Dad!
as Timmy's Mom (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
American Dad!
as Al (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
American Dad!
as Doctor (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
The Real O'Neals
as Jane Lynch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 02, 2016
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
as Bernadette Steel (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 09, 2015
Married... with Children
as Greta
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1987
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Ms. Koppel
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1996
Father of the Pride
as Gift Store Clerk (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 31, 2004
Father of the Pride
as Lily (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 31, 2004
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
as Madame Rothchild (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 30, 2005
Krapopolis
as Brenda the Sphinx (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2023
Will & Grace
as Roberta
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2017
The Simpsons
as Roz Davis (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Arthur
as Patty Ratburn (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1996
Web Therapy
as Claire Dudek
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 19, 2011
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
as Oscorp Executive (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 11, 2003
Summer Camp Island
as Skadi's Mom (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2018
Portlandia
as Barbecue Planner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2011
Robot Chicken
as Miss Grundy (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
Oddballs
as Grandma (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 2022
The John Larroquette Show
as Mary Travers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 02, 1993
My Name Is Earl
as Sissy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2005
Saturday Night Live
as Psychiatrist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Psych
as Commander Barbara Dunlap
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2006
American Dad!
as Mother (Farmer's Wife) (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
The Weber Show
as Carla
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 26, 2000
Bubble Guppies
as The Genie (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 24, 2011
Hollywood Game Night
as Self - Host
Episodes: 78
First Aired: Jul 11, 2013
Easy to Assemble
Episodes: 51
First Aired: Sep 22, 2008
Weakest Link
as Self - Host
Episodes: 46
First Aired: Sep 29, 2020
Help Me Help You
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 26, 2006
25 Words or Less
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 06, 2018
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Cleveland Show
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 27, 2009
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Unscripted
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 09, 2005
Titus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 20, 2000
The Division
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 07, 2001
Las Vegas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2003
Cybill
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 02, 1995
Tamron Hall
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 08, 2016
Inside Comedy
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2012
Popular
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1999
Finding Your Roots
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 24, 2012
Party of Five
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1994
Watching Ellie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 26, 2002
The Emmy Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 1949
Money, Explained
as Self - Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 11, 2021
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 31, 2004
Talking with Chris Hardwick
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 09, 2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
The Soup
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 01, 2004
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The View
as Self - Guest Co-Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
MasterChef
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 27, 2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Reichen Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
Stars in the House
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 16, 2020
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2003
Girl Meets World
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 27, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The Glee Project
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 12, 2011
Caroline in the City
as Hostess
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1995
Thank God You're Here
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 09, 2007
SNL Digital Shorts
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
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