 
    Jane Lynch
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            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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                        CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Criminal Minds
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Late Night with Seth Meyers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Saturday Night Live
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Married... with Children
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Psych
                    
                
                    
                         
                        American Dad!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Ellen DeGeneres Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        LIVE with Kelly and Mark
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Family Guy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The West Wing
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Two and a Half Men
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bob's Burgers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The X-Files
                    
                
                    
                         
                        My Name Is Earl
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Caroline in the City
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Kelly Clarkson Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Monk
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Judging Amy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Good Fight
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Desperate Housewives
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Las Vegas
                    
                
                    
                         
                        7th Heaven
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Boston Legal
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Great North
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Finding Your Roots
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Friends
                    
                
                    
                         
                        We Bare Bears
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Entertainment Tonight
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The King of Queens
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The John Larroquette Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Family Law
                    
                
                    
                         
                        According to Jim
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Reno 911!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Gilmore Girls
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Soup
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Summer Camp Island
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Father of the Pride
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Emmy Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Robot Chicken
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The New Adventures of Old Christine
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Space Force
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The L Word
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Only Murders in the Building
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Girl Meets World
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Solar Opposites
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Party of Five
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Unscripted
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Arthur
                    
                
                    
                         
                        JAG
                    
                
                    
                         
                        MasterChef
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Real Time with Bill Maher
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Veronica Mars
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Frasier
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Miley's New Year's Eve Party
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Oddballs
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Weeds
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Phineas and Ferb
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Krapopolis
                    
                
                    
                         
                        iCarly
                    
                
                    
                         
                        3rd Rock from the Sun
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Talking with Chris Hardwick
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Digman!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bubble Guppies
                    
                
                    
                         
                        NewsRadio
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Big Hero 6 The Series
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Stinky & Dirty Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Cleveland Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Cybill
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Manhunt
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Glee Project
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Thank God You're Here
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Inside Comedy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Close Enough
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dawson's Creek
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Arrested Development
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Web Therapy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Will & Grace
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Web Therapy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Money, Explained
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Blark and Son
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Velma
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Fugitive
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Collateral Damage
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Marvelous Moments with Maisel
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ralph Breaks the Internet
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Glee: The Concert Movie
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
                    
                
                    
                         
                        UglyDolls
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Mascots
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Paul
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Shrek Forever After
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Small Fry
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Middle School Moguls
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Julie & Julia
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The 40 Year Old Virgin
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Glee
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Glee: Keep on Believin'
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Rocker
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Role Models
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Final Space
                    
                
                    
                         
                        El Deafo
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Holly Hobbie & Friends
                    
                
                    
                         
                        100% Wolf
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Weber Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Wreck-It Ralph
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Three Stooges
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Party Down
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Rio
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dino Time
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Alvin and the Chipmunks
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Smiley Face
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Another Cinderella Story
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Harriet the Spy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Celebrity Weakest Link
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Meet the Chimps
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hollywood Game Night
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Weakest Link
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Angel from Hell
                    
                
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