Jane Lynch

**Jane Marie Lynch** (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, singer and comedian who is best known for her Emmy award-winning role as Sue Sylvester in the Fox musical comedy-drama series *Glee* from 2009 to 2015 and for being the host of the game show *Hollywood Game Night* since 2013.

## Personal life

Lynch was born to Eileen Carney and Frank Lynchin, and grew up in Dolton, Illinois. She was raised in a Catholic family and attended Thornridge High School. She has two brothers, Bob and John, and a sister, Julie. Her niece, Meg Doyle, is a production assistant on *Glee*.

Lynch had been married to Dr. Laura Embry for three years before announcing that they would be getting a divorce in 2013. Embry is seeking more than $1.1 million per year in spousal support from Lynch, according to court documents. Lynch and Embry's divorce was finalized in October 2014, with Embry getting $1.2 million in spousal support.

Lynch was honored with the Trevor Hero Award for her unwavering support of equality for LGBT people on December 8, 2013.

## Career

Lynch has played roles in comedy films such as *Best in Show*, *The 40-Year-Old Virgin* and *Role Models*, and is also known for her recurring roles on television as lawyer Joyce Wischina on *The L Word*, Dr. Linda Freeman, Charlie's sarcastic therapist on *Two and a Half Men* and as Spencer Reid's mother Diana Reid on *Criminal Minds*. She has appeared on *iCarly* as Sam's mom, Pam Puckett. She was also a regular on the comedy-drama series *Party Down* as Constance Carmell; the role garnered her positive critical response.

Lynch received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 4, 2013 for her work as an actress.

Lynch's voiced a character in the  FOX series *Murder Police*, which was picked up for thirteen episodes. The series was canceled by FOX on October 8, 2013.

She began to host NBC's *Hollywood Game Night* in July 2013 and even won an outstanding host Emmy in August 2014.

Lynch would star as Amy in the CBS comedy *Angel from Hell* in 2015 until its cancellation in 2016.

Lynch was announced to make a return to *Criminal Minds* as Diana after a seven year absence. She is set to appear in two episodes that will air in early 2017 for a centric Reid story.

## Trivia

* She shares her life with two dogs and two cats. She has a Lhasa Apso named Oliva, a Wheaten Terrier named Georgie, a Gray Tabby named Geta and a Red Tabby named Riley.
* Her favorite Sue line is "*That's what they said about a young man in Chicago in 1871, who thought he'd play a harmless prank on the dairy cow of one Mrs. O'Leary. He successfully ignited its flatulence, and a city burned, William. That young terrorist went on to become the first gay president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln*."
* She's deaf in her right ear.
* She quit in the middle of her first play.
* She loves coffee and the first pot in the morning needs to be perfect. She can do it over and over again.
* Her dog wears a diaper.
* She's afraid of elevators.
* She sends her sheets to the cleaners.
* She performed all her own singing and guitar playing in A Mighty Wind (2003).
* She penned and starred in the award winning play "Oh, Sister, My Sister!"
* Her favorite films are The Crossing Guard (1995), Ninotchka (1939), The Big Lebowski (1998), Zoolander (2001), and Private Benjamin (1980).
* She's the tallest of her castmates.
* She voiced *Sergeant Calhoun*, a female action game character from the 2012 movie *Wreck-It-Ralph*.
* She made her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan in a revival of the 1977's musical, *Annie,* from May 14 to July 14, 2013.
* She guest starred on Disney's Girl Meets World in 2015.
* People sometimes call Jane: "Janer" and "Janie."
* Her favorite curse word is "f\*\*k a duck"