Jane Lynch is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Jane Lynch was born on July 14, 1960, in Evergreen Park, Illinois to Frank Lynch and Eileen Lynch.
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Jane Lynch’s father Frank Lynch was a banker and her mother Eileen Lynch was a homemaker-secretary. Her father was of Irish ancestry, with parents from Sonnagh, near Charlestown, and Culduff, Killasser, near Swinford, both in County Mayo, and her mother was of Irish and Swedish ancestry.
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Jane Lynch grew up in a Catholic household and attended Thornridge High School. Lynch earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Illinois State University in 1982 and a master’s degree in fine arts from Cornell University in 1984.
Lynch has appeared in several mainstream comedies, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Role Models (2008), Paul (2011), and The Three Stooges (2012).
In 2013, she made her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan in the revival of Annie. In 2022, she returned to Broadway as Mrs Brice in another revival, Funny Girl.
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