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Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
NIKSun, Nov 8, 8:00 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
NIKSun, Nov 8, 8:30 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
NIKMon, Nov 9, 1:00 AMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
NIKMon, Nov 9, 1:30 AMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
FXMon, Nov 9, 7:00 AMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
FXMon, Nov 9, 7:30 AMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
FXMon, Nov 9, 10:00 AMPleasantvilleBuy
FXMon, Nov 9, 3:00 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
FXMon, Nov 9, 3:30 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
NIKMon, Nov 9, 8:30 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
TNTTue, Nov 10, 12:00 AMRaising the BarBuy
FXTue, Nov 10, 7:00 AMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
FXTue, Nov 10, 7:30 AMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
FXTue, Nov 10, 8:00 AMPleasantvilleBuy
MOMAXeTue, Nov 10, 1:00 PMThe ChamberBuy
FXTue, Nov 10, 2:00 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
FXTue, Nov 10, 2:30 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
NIKTue, Nov 10, 8:00 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
NIKTue, Nov 10, 8:30 PMMalcolm in the MiddleBuy
TNTTue, Nov 10, 11:00 PMRaising the BarBuy
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Jane Kaczmarek Biography

Jane Kaczmarek
  • Birth Place: Milwaukee, WI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/21/1955, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Actor
The Susan Lucci of prime time, this zany sitcom star was nominated for seven Emmys during her seven-season stint as a harried mother on Malcolm in the Middle but failed to win the prize. Yet the dimpled actress never stopped smiling, probably due to her happy home life with Emmy-winner Bradley Whitford and their three children. Trained at Yale's celebrated school of drama, this comely actress honed her skills on stage before landing recurring roles on the dramas St. Elsewhere and Hill Street Blues. Yet comedy was where this small-screen actress made her mark, and she popped up in a slew of guest spots (Cybill, The Simpsons) before landing her signature part in Malcolm.
Jane Kaczmarek Fast Facts:
  • In 1990, she was introduced to future husband Bradley Whitford by actress Kate Burton, a friend and classmate at the Yale School of Drama. Whitford and Burton were appearing together in a Lincoln Center production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.
  • Before daughter Mary Louisa was born in 2002, Malcolm in the Middle writers wrote Kaczmarek's pregnancy into the show rather than hiding it with props and clothes as they had when she was carrying son George in 1999.
  • In 2002, cofounded (with Whitford) The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, which auctions off celebrity apparel to benefit children's charities. 
  • Underwent hip-replacement surgery in April 2004.
    Jane Kaczmarek Relationships:
  • Bill Kaczmarek - Brother
  • Bradley Whitford - Husband (separated)
  • Edward Kaczmarek - Father
  • Evelyn Kaczmarek - Mother
  • Frances Genevieve Whitford - Daughter
  • George Edward Whitford - Son
  • Jim Kaczmarek - Brother
  • Mary Kaczmarek - Brother
  • Mary Louisa Whitford - Daughter

    • Jane Kaczmarek Awards:
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee

  • College:
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (BA in Theatre and Drama, 1979); Yale University, New Haven, CT (MFA, 1982)
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