Jane Lynch

Birthday: 14 July 1960, Dolton, Illinois, USA

Birth Name: Jane Marie Lynch

Height: 183 cm

Jane Lynch was born on July 14, 1960 in Dolton, Illinois, USA as Jane Marie Lynch. She is an actress, known for Glee (2009), Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005). She was previously ...Show More

[on playing Miss Hannigan in a Broadway revival of "Annie"] I'm reacquainted now with why I wanted t Show more [on playing Miss Hannigan in a Broadway revival of "Annie"] I'm reacquainted now with why I wanted to get into this crazy business. I love being onstage. I love performing. I love the immediate response from the audience. I love theater people. I love theater. I love putting on my own makeup. I love the whole thing. Hide

On her first Golden Globe nomination: I slept through (the nominations announcement). But, I got up Show more On her first Golden Globe nomination: I slept through (the nominations announcement). But, I got up to six messages and went, "Ah! I wonder if there is some good news for us?" And there was. My agent called me three times and said, "Why aren't you up?: So, yeah. I called my mom, and she said, "The golden what?". Hide

The r-word is the same as every minority slur. Treat it that way and don't use it. The r-word is the same as every minority slur. Treat it that way and don't use it.

[on Neil Patrick Harris] He's all over the place, but in a good way. There's a method in what seems Show more [on Neil Patrick Harris] He's all over the place, but in a good way. There's a method in what seems to be the madness in him doing this and then doing that, hosting this and then doing that. I'm always watching Neil from the corner of my eye. Hide

[on realizing, at 12, she was gay] I knew instinctively it was a disease and a curse. No one could e Show more [on realizing, at 12, she was gay] I knew instinctively it was a disease and a curse. No one could ever, ever know. Hide

[on 'Glee'] I don't think you can underestimate truly how powerful this show has been and will conti Show more [on 'Glee'] I don't think you can underestimate truly how powerful this show has been and will continue to be. It's the place where you can go where you're celebrated for who you are. It's this safe refuge for kids. That's what we're all looking for. We're still in high school, a lot of us. Hide

[on her clothing] I don't wear particular designers. I wear whoever fits me well. I try to dress the Show more [on her clothing] I don't wear particular designers. I wear whoever fits me well. I try to dress the bottom I have. The body I have and the bottom I have. I have the intention of looking fabulous every time, and I care about it a great deal. I'm very vain. Hide

[In an Interview with the UK Mirror on why she did not tell her parents she is a lesbian until she w Show more [In an Interview with the UK Mirror on why she did not tell her parents she is a lesbian until she was 31 years old] I didn't want to be gay. I wanted to be... I wanted an easy life. And you know what? I am gay and I still have an easy life. Hide

To this day, well, like, I'll see a very fey guy on TV and I'll be thinking, "Couldn't you butch it Show more To this day, well, like, I'll see a very fey guy on TV and I'll be thinking, "Couldn't you butch it up a little?". I want us to make ourselves palatable to the world. Hide

[on being a stepmother to her partner's daughter, Haden Ryan-Embry] I'm almost 50, and I thought tha Show more [on being a stepmother to her partner's daughter, Haden Ryan-Embry] I'm almost 50, and I thought that possibility was behind me, so this is a real delight. I never went through a biological clock experience. I never even heard it ticking. Hide

Jane Lynch's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 4

as Actor (746)

The Dead Zone - Season 6

Bob's Burgers - Season 11

Caroline in the City - Season 1

Gilmore Girls - Season 7

American Idol - Season 15

Bob's Burgers - Season 8

Arthur - Season 7

Velma - Season 2

Glee - Season 3

Arthur - Season 10

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The X Factor - Season 8 (UK)

Finding Your Roots - Season 2

The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 7

The Stinky & Dirty Show - Season 2

Psych - Season 2

Arrested Development - Season 2

Paul (2011)

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List - Season 5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 9

The Simpsons - Season 11

The John Larroquette Show - Season 2

American Dad - Season 17

The Simpsons - Season 28

Comedy Central Roasts - Season 1

Friends - Season 5

Jane Lynch'S roles

Christy Cummings

Gail

Calhoun

Herself - Host, Sue Sylvester, Various

Diana Reid

Commander Barbara Dunlap

Sue Sylvester

Lenore

Diatryma Mom

Joanna Monroe