Jane Lynch was born on July 14, 1960, in Dolton, Illinois, USA. She is an American actress, writer and comedienne.

Her breakthrough film role was as Christy Cummings, the masculine-lesbian personal dog handler to trophy wife Sheri Ann Cabot in the director Christopher Guest's 2000 mockumentary Best in Show (2000).

She also appeared in Guest's A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006) and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006).

She appeared also in television series, including Married...With Children, Frasier, Judging Amy, The West Wing, Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls, 7th Heaven, The X-Files, Family Guy, Felicity, Monk, Friends, Veronica Mars, Arrested Development, Two and a Half Men, Boston Legal, Weeds, The L Word, King of Queens, Criminal Minds, Help Me Help You and The New Adventures of Old Christine.

Filmography

• Weather Girl (2008)
• Little Big Men (2008)
• The Rocker (2008)
• Adventures of Power (2008)
• Another Cinderella Story (2008)
• Spring Breakdown (2008)
• The Toe Tactic (2008)
• Tru Loved (2007)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
• "Two and a Half Men" (6 episodes, 2004-2007)
• Love Is Love (2007)
• "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2 episodes, 2007)
• "The L Word" (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
• Suffering Man's Charity (2007)
• "Boston Legal" (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
• "Criminal Minds" (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
• Smiley Face (2007)
• "Campus Ladies" (1 episode, 2007)
• Untitled Christine Taylor Project (2007)
• I Do & I Don't (2007)
• Man Maid (2007)
• Area 57 (2007)
• Eye of the Dolphin (2006)
• "Help Me Help You" (5 episodes, 2006)
• Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes (2006)
• The Frank Anderson (2006)
• "Lovespring International" (13 episodes, 2006)
• For Your Consideration (2006)
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
• Fifty Pills (2006)
• "Night Stalker" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Rodney" (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
• "Desperate Housewives" (1 episode, 2006)
• Separated at Worth (2006)
• The List (2006)
• The Californians (2005)
• "Illeanarama" (2005)
• Bam Bam and Celeste (2005)
• "Weeds" (1 episode, 2005)
• The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
• "The Life and Times of Juniper Lee" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Blind Justice" (2 episodes, 2005)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Unscripted" (2 episodes, 2005)
• Promtroversy (2005)
• Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party (2005)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• "Veronica Mars" (1 episode, 2004)
• Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother (2004)
• Sleepover (2004)
• "Friends" (1 episode, 2004)
• Surviving Eden (2004)
• "Arrested Development" (2 episodes, 2004)
• "Las Vegas" (1 episode, 2004)
• "Monk" (1 episode, 2004)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 2004)
• Little Black Boot (2004)
• "According to Jim" (1 episode, 2003)
• Exposed (2003)
• "The Dead Zone" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Watching Ellie" (1 episode, 2003)
• A Mighty Wind (2003)
• "MDs" (10 episodes, 2002)
• The Big Time (2002)
• "7th Heaven" (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
• "Felicity" (2 episodes, 2002)
• "Family Guy" (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
• Collateral Damage (2002)
• "Titus" (1 episode, 2002)
• Hiding in Walls (2002)
• "The King of Queens" (1 episode, 2001)
• "The X Files" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Family Law" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Boston Public" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Arli$$" (1 episode, 2001)
• "The Division" (1 episode, 2001)
• Martini (2001)
• Nice Guys Finish Last (2001)
• "The West Wing" (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
• "Popular" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Cursed" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Dawson's Creek" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Gilmore Girls" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Judging Amy" (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
• Best in Show (2000)
• "JAG" (1 episode, 2000)
• Red Lipstick (2000)
• What Planet Are You From? (2000)
• "Dharma & Greg" (1 episode, 1999)
• Touch Me (1997)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Caroline in the City" (1 episode, 1996)
• "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Cybill" (1 episode, 1996)
• "NewsRadio" (1 episode, 1995)
• "In the House" (1 episode, 1995)
• "The John Larroquette Show" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Party of Five" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Married with Children" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Empty Nest" (1 episode, 1993)
• "Bakersfield P.D." (1 episode, 1993)
• Fatal Instinct (1993)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Straight Talk (1992)
• In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
• Vice Versa (1988)
• Taxi Killer (1988)