Jane Lynch made her screen debut in the 1988 crime drama film ‘Taxi Killer’ directed by Stelvio Massi. In 1992, she voiced ‘Gladys’ in the American romantic comedy film ‘Straight Talk’ directed by Barnet Kellman. The film opened to a mixed reception and grossed $21 million at the box office. The following year, she played the role of ‘Dr. Kathy Wahlund’ in the American action thriller film ‘The Fugitive’ directed by Andrew Davis. The film opened to critical acclaim and was a major commercial success, grossing over $368.9 million on a budget of $44 million. She went on to star in films like ‘Fatal Instinct’ (1993), ‘Touch Me’ (1997), ‘What Planet Are You From?’ (2000), ‘Best in Show’ (2000), ‘Collateral Damage’ (2002), ‘A Mighty Wind’ (2003), ‘Exposed’ (2003), ‘Surviving Eden’ (2004), and ‘Sleepover’ (2004). In 2004, she joined the cast of the American television sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men’ created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn. She played the role of ‘Dr. Linda Freeman’ and remained a part of the show until 2014. She continued to star in television series like ‘Unscripted’ (2005), ‘Blind Justice’ (2005), ‘Rodney’ (2005-2006), ‘The L Word’ (2005-2009), ‘Lovespring International’ (2006), ‘Criminal Minds’ (2006-2020), ‘Boston Legal’ (2006-2008), ‘American Dad!’ (2007-2020), ‘Psych’ (2008), and ‘The Spectacular Spider-Man’ (2009).Â
In 2009, Lynch starred as ‘Sue Sylvester’ in the American musical comedy-drama television series ‘Glee’ created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. The series ran for 6 seasons and aired its final episode in 2015. Lynch also won the ‘Primetime Emmy Award,’ ‘Golden Globe Award,’ and ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ for her performance in the show. She next appeared in television series and films like ‘The Cleveland Show’ (2010-2011), ‘iCarly’ (2010), ‘Phineas and Ferb’ (2011-2013), ‘The Simpsons’ (2011-2018), ‘WordGirl’ (2012), ‘Hollywood Game Night’ (2013-2020), ‘Girl Meets World’ (2015), ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show’ (2016-2019), ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ (2017-present), ‘The Good Fight’ (2017-2021), ‘Dallas & Robo’ (2018), ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ (2018), ‘UglyDolls’ (2019), ‘Final Space’ (2019-2021), ‘100% Wolf’ (2020), and ‘Solar Opposites’ (2021). She last appeared in the 2022 three-part animated miniseries ‘El Deafo’ where she voiced ‘Mrs. Sinklemann.’