Jane Lynch

Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedienne, and singer. She received a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, TCA Award, Satellite Award, and People's Choice Award for her portrayal of Sue Sylvester in the FOX musical comedy series Glee. Lynch also received the first annual PlanetOut.com Short Movie Award, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, and Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Jury Award. She is open about her lesbianism; in 2005, Lynch was named one of POWER UP's "10 Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz". She gained fame in Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show and is known for playing the role of Sue Sylvester in the FOX musical comedy series Glee for which she won both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film. Other notable awards she has won for the series include the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series,