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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|singer|author|television presenter}}
| years_active = 1988–present
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* {{marriage|Lara Embry|2010|2014|reason=divorced}} * {{marriage|Jennifer Cheyne|2021}} }}
| website = {{URL|JaneLynchOfficial.com}}
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Lynch had a recurring role in the sitcom ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' (2004–2014), for which she received a nomination for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award]], as well as recurring roles in the drama series ''[[The L Word]]'' (2005–2009), the police drama series ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' (2006–2020), the drama series ''[[The Good Fight]]'' (2017–2022), and the period comedy series ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' (2017–2023), for which she received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]]. From 2013 to 2020, Lynch hosted the game show ''[[Hollywood Game Night]]'', which earned her two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program|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 (film)|Paul]]'' (2011), and ''[[The Three Stooges (2012 film)|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 film)|Rio]]'' (2011), the [[Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)|''Wreck-It Ralph'' film franchise]] (
She is also known for her stage work including her role in [[Nora Ephron]]'s off-Broadway play ''[[Love, Loss, and What I Wore]]'' in 2009. She made her [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut as Miss Hannigan in the revival of ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' in 2013. She returned to Broadway as Mrs. Brice in another revival, ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'', in 2022.
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== Career ==
===Early work===
Lynch spent 15 years in Chicago, acting in the [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]] and, at the time of her audition, was one of only two women picked to join [[The Second City]] comedy troupe.<ref name="guardian10" /><ref name=tcea>Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2012</ref> She then continued to hone her comical and [[improvisation]]al skills at [[Annoyance Theater]], playing [[Carol Brady]] in the theater's ''The Real Live Brady Bunch''. [[Andy Richter]] played [[Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch)|Mike Brady]] in the New York shows. He and Lynch became very good friends.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hernameisjanelynch.com/2010/07/12/jane-lynchs-panel-at-outfest-now-with-video | title = Jane Lynch at Outfest | work = Her Name is Jane Lynch | date = June 12, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110504163006/http://www.hernameisjanelynch.com/2010/07/12/jane-lynchs-panel-at-outfest-now-with-video/ | archive-date = May 4, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
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Audiences and critics took notice of Lynch for her turn in [[Judd Apatow]]'s ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]''. She told ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'}}s [[Terry Gross]] that the role was originally intended for a man but also that, at the urging of [[Steve Carell]]'s wife [[Nancy Walls]], was offered to Lynch instead.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120086244 |title = The many roles of 'Glee' meanie Jane Lynch | work = npr.org | publisher = NPR | date = November 4, 2009 | access-date =November 29, 2010 }}</ref> From there, she took supporting roles in a series of films including ''[[Role Models]]'', ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'', ''[[Space Chimps]]'', ''[[The Rocker (film)|The Rocker]]'', ''[[The Hammer (2007 film)|The Hammer]]'', ''[[Another Cinderella Story]]'', ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' and ''[[Spring Breakdown]]''.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Toronto Sun | url = http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2009/08/18/10493296-sun.html | title = 40 is the new 20 for Jane Lynch | first = Kevin | last = Williamson | date = August 18, 2009}}</ref>
In ''[[Adventures of Power]]'', a comedy about air-drumming released in 2008, Lynch reunited with [[Michael McKean]], her former co-star from ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]'', in the role of Aunt Joanie and starring alongside [[Ari Gold (filmmaker)|Ari Gold]], [[Adrian Grenier]], [[Chiu Chi Ling]] and [[Shoshannah Stern]]. In a role similar to that of her contributions as [[Sue Sylvester]] on the [[comedy drama|Fox musical comedy-drama series]] ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', Lynch's role as the encouraging Aunt Joanie to Power, a young musician who plays the air drums because he never had access to musical instruments, promotes the initiative to support music education.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjupGPt0USQ | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/bjupGPt0USQ| archive-date=2021-10-29|title=Power Saves the Music & The VH1 Save the Music Foundation in Jersey City | date=March 6, 2012|publisher=Youtube|access-date=December 5, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In ''[[Julie and Julia]]'', she portrayed Dorothy McWilliams, [[Julia Child]]'s sister. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' dedicated an article on its website to the possibility of her performance receiving an [[Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Slezak | first = Michael | url =https://ew.com/article/2009/08/14/jane-lynch-julie-julia-oscar/ | title = Jane Lynch: How 'bout an Oscar nod for her work in 'Julie & Julia'? |magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date = August 14, 2009 | access-date =February 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite web
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She provided the voice of Bobbi St. Simone in The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart 2023.
===Television work===
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In 2017, Lynch portrayed [[Janet Reno]] for the [[Discovery Channel]] television series, ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]''.<ref name="RenoUnabomber">{{Cite web |first=Johnny|last=Diaz|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-fea-janet-reno-jane-lynch-discovery-channel-series-20170725-story.html |title=Jane Lynch plays the late Janet Reno in Discovery Channel miniseries|work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
Also in 2017, Lynch
In 2019, Lynch joined the main cast of ''[[Final Space]]'' as A.V.A., the A.I. of the Crimson Light.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://animesuperhero.com/final-space-season-2-to-premiere-june-24-2019-on-adult-swim/ |title=Final Space Season 2 to Premiere June 24, 2019, on Adult Swim |work=Anime Superhero |date=June 1, 2019 |access-date=July 18, 2019 |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719031401/https://animesuperhero.com/final-space-season-2-to-premiere-june-24-2019-on-adult-swim/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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In May 2020, it was reported that Lynch will appear in a recurring role on the [[Netflix]] comedy series, ''[[Space Force (TV series)|Space Force]]''.<ref name="JaneLynchSpaceForceCasting">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/first-look-steve-carell-space-21977711|title=First look at Steve Carell in Space Force as he reunites with team behind The Office|last=Newman|first=Vicki|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
On July 8, 2020, it was reported by Vulture, that Lynch would host a revival of ''[[
In November 2021, Lynch voiced Ole Golley in the [[Apple TV+]] animated series ''[[Harriet the Spy (TV series)|Harriet the Spy]]''.
Lynch also plays a recurring character in the comedy mystery television series, ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-10-03 |title=How 'Only Murders in the Building' Crafted the Ultimate Season 3 Cliffhanger |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/how-only-murders-in-the-building-crafted-the-ultimate-season-3-cliffhanger |access-date=2023-10-19 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Other work===
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Lynch's first experience hosting an awards show was in 2010 when she hosted the 2010 VH1 [[Do Something|DoSomething]] Awards.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/jane_lynch_VXO55skOqSLJYmdVAOyZFJ | title = Jane Lynch hosts DoSomething Awards, talks gay marriage, and Glee | publisher = [[The NY Post]] | access-date = July 11, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111128195717/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/jane_lynch_VXO55skOqSLJYmdVAOyZFJ | archive-date = November 28, 2011 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> It was announced that she will be hosting the 2011 VH1 DoSomething Awards, airing on VH1 on August 18.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jane-lynch-to-host-2011-vh1-do-something-awards-120849449.html | title = Jane Lynch to Host 2011 VH1 Do Something Awards | publisher = [[PRNewswire]]}}</ref> Lynch hosted the [[63rd Primetime Emmy Awards]] on September 18, 2011, only the third woman in Emmy history to host the awards show solo.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/05/glee-on-fox-tv-jane-lynch-to-host-emmys-entertainment-news.html | title = Is Jane Lynch Going to Host the Emmys? |work=Los Angeles Times | date = May 24, 2011}}</ref> According to the edition of September 19 of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]],'' Lynch hosting the Emmys did not help ratings, as viewing was down 8% year over year and eight million fewer people watched the Emmys than watched Michael Vick's return to Atlanta on ''Sunday Night Football'' on NBC (21.5 million for Eagles-Falcons, 13.5 million for the Emmys).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Guthrie |first1=Marisa |last2=Powers |first2=Lindsay |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/emmy-ratings-expected-be-even-2010-2010-237168 |title=Emmy Ratings Down Among Viewers But Steady in Younger Demo |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 19, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref>
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An autobiography written by Lynch, titled ''Happy Accidents'', was published in the fall of 2011 by [[Hachette Books#Hyperion Books|Hyperion Voice]]. Lynch was inspired to write the book after reflecting upon the successes of her past year and wishing she could have told her more anxious, younger self to not worry as much.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.hernameisjanelynch.com/2011/05/26/previews-of-happy-accidents | title= Previews of Happy Accidents | work= Her Name is Jane Lynch | date= May 26, 2011 | access-date= June 2, 2011 | archive-date= April 25, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120425045633/http://www.hernameisjanelynch.com/2011/05/26/previews-of-happy-accidents/ | url-status= dead }}</ref> The memoir also includes detail about her years as an alcoholic and her success in battling this addiction.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news|last=Newman|first=Judith|title=Jane Lynch Finds Herself|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/fashion/jane-lynch-finds-herself.html|access-date=September 18, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 16, 2011}}</ref> Lynch is openly lesbian and married Lara Embry in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Hadley |last=Freeman |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/sep/19/jane-lynch-emmy-awards-glee |title=Jane Lynch: 'I came wired with extra angst' |work=The Guardian |date=September 19, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> A self-proclaimed animal lover, Lynch has four [[rescue dog]]s.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Christine|last1=Copelan|access-date=August 7, 2019|title='There's No Reason to Go to a Puppy Mill': Jane Lynch Talks Rescue Pets|url=https://parade.com/690455/ccopelan/theres-no-reason-to-go-to-a-puppy-mill-jane-lynch-talks-rescue-pets/|date=August 2, 2018|newspaper=Parade Pets}}</ref> She has recorded a [[Public service announcement|PSA]] for [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] encouraging the adoption of shelter animals, and she sponsors an annual adoption event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.<ref>"Jane Lynch Stands Up for Bitches," [http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/02/01/jane-lynch-stands-up-for-bitches/ Ecorazzi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110130244/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/02/01/jane-lynch-stands-up-for-bitches/ |date=November 10, 2013 }} February 1, 2011.</ref><ref>Sue Manning,"[https://archive.today/20130616023259/http://www.salon.com/2013/05/16/glees_lynch_and_dog_go_to_bat_for_shelter_mutts/ Glee's Lynch and Dog Go to Bat for Shelter Mutts]," Salon.com, May 16, 2013.</ref> She was the commencement speaker for [[Smith College]]'s class of 2012 where she received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts.
In March 2012, Lynch was featured with [[Martin Sheen]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Chris Colfer]] and [[Brad Pitt]] in a performance of [[Dustin Lance Black]]'s play ''[[8 (play)|8]]'' – a staged re-enactment of the [[Perry v. Brown|federal trial]] that overturned California's [[Proposition 8|Prop 8 ban]] on [[same-sex marriage]] – as [[Maggie Gallagher]].<ref name="8 the play">{{cite news |title='Glee' Stars 'Touched' By Pitt & Clooney's Support Of '8' |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/glee-stars-touched-by-brad-pitt-george-clooneys-support-of-8-114750|publisher=[[Access Hollywood]]|access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref> The production was held at the [[Wilshire Ebell Theatre]] and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the [[American Foundation for Equal Rights]].<ref name="8 play video">{{cite web|title="8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality| date=March 3, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/qlUG8F9uVgM| archive-date=2021-10-29|publisher=YouTube|access-date=March 18, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/|publisher=pinknews.co.uk|access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref>
Lynch made her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan in ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' for a limited engagement lasting from May 15 to July 14, 2013. She took the place of [[Katie Finneran]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=February 20, 2013|title=Jane Lynch to Make Broadway Debut, Stepping Into Miss Hannigan's Stockings in Annie|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jane-lynch-to-make-broadway-debut-stepping-into-miss-hannigans-stockings-in-annie-com-202710|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
In November 2021,
▲Jane married Lara Embry, on May 31, 2010, in [[Sunderland, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Schwartz2010-06-06">{{cite news| last = Schwartz| first = Paula | title = Jane Lynch and Lara Embry| date = June 6, 2010| page = ST10 | newspaper = The New York Times | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/fashion/weddings/06JLYNCH.html| access-date = October 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Everett2010-01-26" /> In June 2013, Lynch announced that they were divorcing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jane-lynch-divorce-glee-star-ending-marriage-to-lara-embry/| title=Jane Lynch and Lara Embry to Divorce | first= Monica | last= Rizzo | date = June 10, 2013 | access-date= February 24, 2020|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-lynch-divorce-finalized_n_4563177|title=Jane Lynch Finalizes Divorce From Wife Lara Embry | first= April | last= Sperry |date = January 8, 2014| access-date= January 8, 2014| work = [[HuffPost]]}}</ref>
▲In November 2021, Jane married longtime partner Jennifer Cheyne in Santa Barbara, California.<ref>[https://people.com/tv/jane-lynch-recalls-city-hall-wedding-jennifer-cheyne/ "Jane Lynch Recalls City Hall Wedding with Jennifer Cheyne: 'I Shed a Tear'"], ''People'', June 2, 2022</ref>
Lynch is deaf in her right ear. She speculated to [[Craig Ferguson]] on a July 19, 2013 broadcast of ''The Late Late Show'' that the deafness was most likely caused by having had a high fever as an infant.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Ferguson, Craig (host)|author2=Lynch, Jane (Guest)|title=Interview in season 9|work=The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson|date= July 19, 2013}}</ref>
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{{main|List of Jane Lynch performances|List of awards and nominations received by Jane Lynch}}
For playing [[Sue Sylvester]] in ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', she won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Jane Lynch Dedicates Emmy Award To Late Agent Gabrielle Krengel |url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/jane-lynch-emmy-award-dedication-late-agent-gabrielle-krengel-1201523743/ |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=Deadline |date=September 13, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> [[Golden Globe Award]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jane Lynch |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jane-lynch |website=www.goldenglobes.com |access-date=February 27, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Screen Actors Guild Award]], [[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy|TCA Award]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Sofia M. |title='Glee' tops TCA Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glee-tops-tca-awards-26140 |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 31, 2010}}</ref> [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Satellite Award]],<ref>Amy Rickman {{google books|5LsRBwAAQBAJ|Gleeful – A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee|page=65}}</ref> and [[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Neel |first1=Julia |title=People's Choice Awards 2011 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/peoples-choice-awards-2011 |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=British Vogue}}</ref> Lynch has received five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] from twelve nominations, two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] from six nominations, and a [[Golden Globe Award]] from two nominations. In 2013, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jane Lynch to get Walk of Fame star |url=https://www.news.cornell.edu/essentials/2013/08/jane-lynch-get-walk-fame-star-0 |website=www.news.cornell.edu/essentials/2013/08/jane-lynch-get-walk-fame-star-0 |access-date=January 7, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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