Jane Kaczmarek

For me, Jane Kaczmarek will always be Lois from Malcolm in the Middle, and that's no small thing. Playing the harried, sharp-tongued matriarch of that chaotic household earned her three Golden Globe nods and seven Emmy nominations, which tells me critics saw the craft underneath the comedy. What I respect is the range she brought from a stage and theater background, with that University of Wisconsin-Madison grounding. It's easy to dismiss a sitcom mom as a one-note role, but she gave Lois real fire and warmth. Honestly, I think the show only worked because she anchored it the way she did.

Name (English)

Jane Kaczmarek

Name (Japanese)

ジェーン・カツマレク

Reading

じぇーん・かつまれく

Born

December 21, 1955 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Origin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / voice actor / actor

High school

Greendale High School

University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%84%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF

Tags

• Wisconsin
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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