Jane Frances Kaczmarek
,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Birthday
1955-12-21
Occupation
Actress
Spouse(s)
Bradley Whitford (15 August 1992 - 2010) (divorced) (3 children)
Years Active
1982–present
Biography
Jane Frances Kaczmarek (born December 21, 1955) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character of Lois on the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2000–06). Kaczmarek is a three-time Golden Globe and seven-time Emmy Award nominee.
Kaczmarek was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Evelyn (née Gregorska), a teacher, and Edward Kaczmarek, a US Department of Defense worker. Of Polish ancestry, she grew up in Greendale, where she was raised a Roman Catholic. She majored in theater at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and later attended graduate school at the Yale School of Drama, where she was a part of its theater company.
By Posted on