Jane Lynch
Biography
Jane Lynch is an American actress, comedian and singer who got her start in Chicago theater, performing with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and The Second City after studying at Illinois State University and Cornell University. Christopher Guest cast her in Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003) and For Your Consideration (2006). Her breakthrough role as Sue Sylvester in Glee, from 2009 to 2015, won her a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She appeared in comedies such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and The Three Stooges (2012), and voiced parts in animated films including Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Shrek Forever After (2010), Rio (2011) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012). She hosted Hollywood Game Night and The Weakest Link, and played Miss Hannigan in Annie in 2013 and Mrs. Brice in Funny Girl in 2022.
66years old
Turns 67 on July 14in 274 days
- Born Evergreen Park
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Jane Marie Lynch (birth name)Also credited as Jane M. Lynch
Movie Career
- Films
- 47
- Career span
- 32 years1992 to 2024
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Early training
Lynch acted in Chicago for 15 years with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. When she auditioned, she was one of just two women chosen for The Second City comedy troupe.
A first
On September 18, 2011, Lynch served as host of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. In Emmy history, she became only the third woman to take on that solo hosting role.
Jane Lynch movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Christopher Guest directed three of these films, Carlos Saldanha two and Yoon-suk Choi two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Christopher Guest
All films by Carlos Saldanha
Yoon-suk ChoiDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2015
All films by Yoon-suk Choi
Also three films together11 more actors
- John DiMaggioBack to the Jurassic (2015), Dino Time (2012) and Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
- Tom KennyDino Time (2012), Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010) and Space Chimps (2008)
- Bob BalabanFor Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Best in Show (2000)
- Eugene LevyFor Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Best in Show (2000)
- Patrick WarburtonThe Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023), Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010) and Space Chimps (2008)
- Jennifer CoolidgeThe Little Pageant That Could (2024), For Your Consideration (2006) and Best in Show (2000)
- Melanie GriffithThe Little Pageant That Could (2024), Back to the Jurassic (2015) and Dino Time (2012)
- John Michael HigginsFor Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Best in Show (2000)
- George LopezEscape from Planet Earth (2013), Rio (2011) and Mr. Troop Mom (2009)
- Christopher GuestFor Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Best in Show (2000)
- Joe Lo TruglioWreck-It Ralph (2012), Paul (2011) and Role Models (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jane Lynch's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.9 billion
26 of the 46 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 46 films: 26 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.
- 26Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 10Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$887M22.6% of the total
- 2$753M19.2% of the total
- 3$484M12.3% of the total
- 4$471M12.0% of the total
- 5$361M9.2% of the total
- 6$177M4.5% of the total
- 7$163M4.2% of the total
- 8$130M3.3% of the total
$497 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total
Awards
Seven awards and honors from 2010 to 2019, six of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Dropping the Soap | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Hollywood Game Night | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Hollywood Game Night | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Glee | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.