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Jane Kaczmarek

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Top 5,000867
Jane Kaczmarek
A terminally ill old lady who wants to die on her own terms convinces a self destructive addict to help kill her in exchange for clean urine.
Play trailer2:25
Killing Eleanor (2020)
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Jane grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her mother, Evelyn, was a school teacher. Her father, Edward, is a former Defense Department employee. She is the oldest of four children. Her brothers, Jim & Bill, are a teacher and an entrepreneur respectively. Her sister, Mary, works for an Internet company. Jane was a theater major at the University of Wisconsin. While there, she became buddies with Tony Shalhoub, who encouraged her to shoot for stardom. She followed Tony in enrolling at Yale University & performed in the Yale Repertory Company. She had several film and theatrical successes, including good notices for her replacement of Mercedes Ruehl in Neil Simon's Broadway play, "Lost In Yonkers". Jane's roommate at Yale was Kate Burton, Richard Burton's daughter. Kate arranged a blind date between Jane and Bradley Whitford. In 1992, after two years of dating, the two married. They have three children: Frances (b. 1997), Edward (b. 1999) and Mary (b. 2002).
BornDecember 21, 1955
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BornDecember 21, 1955
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  • Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys

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Bruce Boxleitner, Kate Jackson, and Jane Kaczmarek in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Kate Jackson and Jane Kaczmarek in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Jane Kaczmarek in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Jane Kaczmarek, Betsy Brandt, and Patrick Mulvey in Killing Eleanor (2020)
Pierce Brosnan, Delta Burke, Jane Kaczmarek, and Carole White in Remington Steele (1982)
Justin Berfield and Jane Kaczmarek in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Jane Kaczmarek in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Jane Kaczmarek in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Jane Kaczmarek in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Frankie Muniz and Jane Kaczmarek in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Jane Kaczmarek in CHIPS (2017)

Known for

Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Malcolm in the Middle
8.1
TV Series
  • Lois
  • Lois Wilkerson
Pleasantville (1998)
Pleasantville
7.5
  • David's Mom
  • 1998
Michael Peña and Dax Shepard in CHIPS (2017)
CHIPS
6.0
  • Captain Jane Lindel
  • 2017
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Uncommon Valor
6.3
  • Mrs. Wilkes
  • 1983

Credits

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Actress

  • Untitled Tommy Johnagin Project
    • Completed
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • (voice)
  • Viral Vignettes (2020)
    Viral Vignettes
  • Steven Weber, Jane Kaczmarek, and Amber Stevens West in 2 Timers (2021)
    2 Timers
  • Camryn Manheim, David Eigenberg, Jane Kaczmarek, Chris Mulkey, Jenny O'Hara, Thomas Sadoski, Annika Marks, and Betsy Brandt in Killing Eleanor (2020)
    Killing Eleanor
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gary Cole, Tracee Ellis Ross, Christina Anthony, Tika Sumpter, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Arica Himmel, and Ethan William Childress in Mixed-ish (2019)
    Mixed-ish
  • Patricia Heaton in Carol's Second Act (2019)
    Carol's Second Act
  • Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018)
    Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
    • (voice)
  • This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
  • Animals. (2016)
    Animals.
    • (voice)
  • 6 Balloons (2018)
    6 Balloons
  • The Boat Builder (2017)
    The Boat Builder
  • Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair in Playing House (2014)
    Playing House
  • Michael Peña and Dax Shepard in CHIPS (2017)
    CHIPS
  • Alfred Molina and Jane Kaczmarek in Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live (2017)
    Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live
  • Ashley Leilani in Wolves at the Door (2016)
    Wolves at the Door

Soundtrack

  • Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
    Malcolm in the Middle
    • (uncredited)

Videos4

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:25
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:34
Official Trailer
Wolves At The Door--Official Trailer
Trailer 1:34
Wolves At The Door--Official Trailer
Falling in Love
Trailer 1:30
Falling in Love

Personal details

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    • December 21, 1955
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • Bradley WhitfordAugust 15, 1992 - 2010 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for M & M's (2002).
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 6 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Received seven consecutive Emmy nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Malcolm in the Middle (2000)) but never won.
  • Quotes
    Student teaching is the hardest job there is. Secondary school kids didn't want to be there. I skipped out one afternoon and went to the mall, and there were some of my students there. But they couldn't report me, could they? - about the time she was student teaching
    • Malcolm in the Middle
      (2000)
      $3,300,000 (2003-2004)

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