Jane Kaczmarek
- Actress
- Soundtrack
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).
