Jane Kaczmarek
Highest Rated: 85% Pleasantville (1998)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Dec 21, 1955
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Jane Kaczmarek had already had a long and fruitful acting career comprised of roles on stage and screen, but it was her role as harried mother Lois on the hit sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle" (Fox, 2000-06) that finally placed her firmly in the spotlight. The wife of fellow actor Bradley Whitford of "West Wing" fame since 1993, this attractive and versatile brunette routinely turned in noteworthy performances. Kaczmarek had about her an air of determined self-possession that she molded around her characters, regardless of whether she was playing rich, snooty socialites or underprivileged scrappers. One obvious result of Kaczmarek's extreme dedication was her exceptionally realistic portrayals of older women who were either accomplished or embittered with their lives.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 100% | Killing Eleanor | Martina Grillo (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 19% | 45% | CHIPS | Captain Jane Lindel (Character) | $18.6M | 2017 |
| 0% | 26% | Wolves at the Door | Mary (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | The Boat Builder | Katherine (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Lost on Purpose | Ms. Liz (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 45% | Reviving Ophelia | Marie (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Jenifer | Balerie Estess (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 85% | 79% | Pleasantville | David and Jennifer's Mom (Character) | $40.6M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Apollo 11 | Jan Armstrong (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wildly Available | Rita Goodman (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 74% | Without Warning | Dr. Caroline Jaffe (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Equal Justice | Linda Bauer (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spooner | Gail Archer (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 50% | 41% | Vice Versa | Robyn Seymour (Character) | $12.2M | 1988 |
| 60% | 29% | D.O.A. | Gail Cornell (Character) | $12.7M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All's Fair | Linda (Character) | $52.9K | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Right of the People | Alicia (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | The Christmas Gift | Susan (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 30% | 65% | The Heavenly Kid | Emily Barnes (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 58% | 63% | Falling in Love | Ann Raftis (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Something About Amelia | Mrs. Hall (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Door to Door | Katharine Holloway (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 60% | 61% | Uncommon Valor | Mrs. Wilkes (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76% | 60% | mixed-ish | Eleanor (Guest Star) | 2020 |
| 50% | 47% | Carol's Second Act | Phyllis (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Us & Them | Pam (Character) | 2018 |
| 84% | 76% | Animals. | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2018 |
| 90% | 98% | Playing House | Gwen Crawford (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2017 |
| 50% | 57% | Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | The Talk | Guest | 2011-2012 2014 2016 |
| 81% | 82% | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Gallo (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Coach Jackie (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 58% | 60% | The McCarthys | Eilleen (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Red Jessica (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | The Middle | Sandy Armwood (Guest Star) | 2012-2013 |
| 78% | 89% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | D.A. Pam James (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 21% | 43% | Whitney | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2010-2011 |
| 83% | 90% | Wilfred | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2009-2010 |
| 85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Judge Constance Harm (Guest Voice) | 2001-2005 2007 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009-2010 |
| 22% | No Score Yet | Raising the Bar | Judge Trudy Kessler (Character) | 2008-2009 |
| 50% | No Score Yet | Help Me Help You | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | Malcolm in the Middle | Lois Wilkerson (Character) | 2000-2006 |
| No Score Yet | 68% | Felicity | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999-2000 |
| No Score Yet | 92% | Party of Five | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 95% | 94% | Frasier | Maureen Cutler (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cybill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Afterschool Special | Unknown (Character) | 1994-1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 96% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
| 50% | No Score Yet | Big Wave Dave's | Karen Fisher (Character) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hometown | Mary Newell Abbott (Character) | 1985 |
| 97% | 100% | Hill Street Blues | Clara Pilsky (Guest Star) | 1984 |