Jane Lynch

Biography: This achingly funny character actress honed her comedic skills touring with the famed Second City troupe and playing the matriarch in the early '90s cult stage hit The Real Live Brady Bunch, which also helped launch Andy Richter. For the rest of the decade, Lynch racked up an impressive array of TV guest spots, mostly on sitcoms (Married... with Children, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NewsRadio) that showcased her dry delivery. But it was her riotous turn as a lesbian dog trainer in Christopher Guest's 2000 mockumentary Best in Show that launched her movie career. Not only did she go on to appear in small but memorable roles in a string of popular comedies (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), she enjoyed a creative collaboration with Guest, who used her to great effect in his subsequent films (a porn star turned folk singer in A Mighty Wind, a condescending entertainment reporter in For Your Consideration). However, Lynch landed her biggest role toThis achingly funny character actress honed her comedic skills touring with the famed Second City troupe and playing the matriarch in the early '90s cult stage hit The Real Live Brady Bunch, which also helped launch Andy Richter. For the rest of the decade, Lynch racked up an impressive array of TV guest spots, mostly on sitcoms (Married... with Children, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NewsRadio) that showcased her dry delivery. But it was her riotous turn as a lesbian dog trainer in Christopher Guest's 2000 mockumentary Best in Show that launched her movie career. Not only did she go on to appear in small but memorable roles in a string of popular comedies (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), she enjoyed a creative collaboration with Guest, who used her to great effect in his subsequent films (a porn star turned folk singer in A Mighty Wind, a condescending entertainment reporter in For Your Consideration). However, Lynch landed her biggest role to date on the small screen, as the scheming cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Glee, where she got to show off her singing and dancing talents to great effect. Expand

Jane Lynch's Scores

Average career score: 65
Highest Metascore: 89 Arrested Development: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 36 Watching Ellie: Season 2
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 36
  2. Negative: 2 out of 36
36 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Season 10 Sep 3, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd Hollywood Game Night: Season 1 Jul 11, 2013 Herself - Host / Host 7.4
tbd MasterChef: Season 4 May 22, 2013 Judge 6.5
tbd Kathy: Season 2 Jan 10, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 11 Jan 8, 2013 Guest 7.4
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 21 Jan 2, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd Conan (2010): Season 3 Nov 5, 2012 Guest 8.2
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 5 Sep 18, 2012 Guest tbd
73 Glee: Season 4 Sep 13, 2012 Sue Sylvester / Sue Sylvester 8.1
42 Katie: Season 1 Sep 10, 2012 Actor / Jane Lynch / Guest 1.8
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 10 Sep 10, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 16 Sep 4, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Season 9 Aug 28, 2012 Guest tbd
76 The Glee Project: Season 2 Jun 5, 2012 Appearing 8.0
tbd Inside the Actors Studio: Season 19 Jan 31, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Inside Comedy: Season 1 Jan 26, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 20 Jan 3, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Piers Morgan Tonight: Season 2 Jan 2, 2012 Host / Jane Lynch / Guest tbd
tbd Chelsea Lately: Season 6 Jan 2, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd The Simpsons: Season 23 Sep 25, 2011 Roz 5.9
tbd Glee: Season 3 Sep 20, 2011 Sue Sylvester / Sue Sylvester 7.6
tbd Two and a Half Men: Season 9 Sep 19, 2011 Dr. Linda Freeman / Dr. Freeman 3.9
tbd The Primetime Emmy Awards Sep 18, 2011 Herself - Host/Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series & Co-Presenter: Outstanding Directing For A Come tbd
tbd The Wendy Williams Show: Season 4 Sep 12, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 9 Sep 12, 2011 Guest 7.8
58 Web Therapy: Season 1 Jul 19, 2011 Claire Dudek 6.9
tbd Phineas and Ferb: Season 3 Mar 4, 2011 Voice / Mrs. Johnson 8.2
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 9 Jan 14, 2011 Guest 7.9
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 9 Jan 4, 2011 Jane Lynch tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 19 Jan 3, 2011 Guest tbd

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