Acting credits
237
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jane Lynch
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 104Series: 135Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 43775
IMDb ID: nm0528331
Known for: Acting
Born: July 14, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2025
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.69
Wikidata: Q228852
Also known as
Jane Marie Lynch
Other jobs
Executive Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Vocals (1)
Biography
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 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jane Lynch.
Flower of the Dawn
as Sinistra (voice)
2025 Movie
The 2025 FOX Fall Preview
as Self
2025 Movie
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
5.0
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024 Movie
7.2
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Bobbi St. Simone (voice)
2023 Movie
8.4
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
2023 Movie
Her War, Her Story: World War II
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022 Movie
6.8
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
as Mrs. Noble
2022 Movie
5.4
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as KJ Dillard
2020 Movie
6.1
100% Wolf
as The Commander (voice)
2020 Movie
6.2
#NoJoke
as Self
2019 Movie
5.9
Prime Day Concert 2019
as Self
2019 Movie
6.6
UglyDolls
as Scanner / Electronic Female Voice (voice)
2019 Movie
7.3
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
as Self
2018 Movie
7.2
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Calhoun (voice)
2018 Movie
4.5
A Play
as Betty
2018 Movie
4.9
Earth Live
as Herself - Co-Host
2017 Movie
6.0
Dropping The Soap
as Olivia Vanderstein
2017 Movie
Writer's Block
as Jane
2016 Movie
5.4
Mascots
as Gabby Monkhouse
2016 Movie
5.4
The Late Bloomer
as Caroline
2016 Movie
5.5
After the Reality
as Doctor
2016 Movie
4.1
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016 Movie
6.0
Back to the Jurassic
as Sue
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jane Lynch.
4.0
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Host • 11 eps
2025 Series
7.2
Krapopolis
as Brenda the Sphinx (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.1
Digman!
as Amelia Earhart (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
3.4
Velma
as Donna (voice) • 19 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Oddballs
as Grandma (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.6
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Celia (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.7
El Deafo
as Mrs. Sinklemann (voice) • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Harriet the Spy
as Ole Golly (voice) • 20 eps
2021 Series
8.0
The Ghost and Molly McGee
as Ms. Roop (voice) • 2 eps
2021 Series
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
as Sazz Pataki • 10 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Money, Explained
as Self - Narrator • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.9
The Great North
as Aunt Dirt (voice) • 14 eps
2021 Series
7.6
Meet the Chimps
as Narrator • 6 eps
2020 Series
7.0
Weakest Link
as Self - Host • 46 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Close Enough
as Barb (voice) • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.5
Space Force
as Admiral Maywheather • 4 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Solar Opposites
as Kabronius (voice) • 1 eps
2020 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 3 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.4
Middle School Moguls
as Mogul Victoria (voice) • 4 eps
2019 Series
5.2
25 Words or Less
as Self • 4 eps
2018 Series
7.9
Summer Camp Island
as Skadi's Mom (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series