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Played By Jane Lynch

Actor Bio

Jane Lynch is the two-time Emmy Award-winning host of "Hollywood Game Night."

She currently co-stars on the award-winning comedy series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and is well known for her Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Sue Sylvester on "Glee."

Additional television credits include portraying Janet Reno in "Manifesto" and roles on "Criminal Minds," "The Good Fight," "Portlandia," "Angel From Hell," "Party Down," "Lovespring International," "Two and a Half Men" and "The L Word."

Lynch’s film credits include "Wreck-It Ralph," "Ralph Breaks the Internet," "The Three Stooges," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Talladega Nights," "Role Models," "Julie & Julia," "A Mighty Wind," "Best In Show" and "For Your Consideration."

She made her Broadway debut in the 2013 production of "Annie." Her additional theater work includes "Oh Sister, My Sister" at the Tamarind Theatre and "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" at the off-Broadway Westside Theatre.

Lynch embarked on her own 2015 live concert tour, "See Jane Sing," with Kate Flannery, Tim Davis and the Tony Guerrero Quintet. Their Billboard Top 10 holiday album, "A Swingin' Little Christmas," is available from iTunes, Amazon and other outlets.

Lynch was raised near Chicago and cut her theatrical teeth at the Second City and Steppenwolf Theatre. Her memoir, "Happy Accidents," topped several national best-sellers lists, including The New York Times' and Los Angeles Times'.

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