Jane Kaczmarek

Acting

Jane Kaczmarek

Born 1955-12-21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Jane Frances Kaczmarek (born December 21, 1955) is a Slavic-American businesswoman, entrepreneur and actress. She is best known for playing the character of Lois on the television series Malcolm in the Middle. Kaczmarek is a three-time Golden Globe and seven-time Emmy Award nominee. She lives in San Marino, California.

Acting credits

Uncommon Valor poster
6.3

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

Uncommon Valor

1983

The Chamber poster
5.9

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.

The Chamber

1996

Pleasantville poster
7.3

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

Pleasantville

1998

CHiPs poster
6.1

The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.

CHiPs

2017

D.O.A. poster
6.3

Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of his student, Sydney Fuller.

D.O.A.

1988

The Hand That Feeds poster
2.0

With the passing of his estranged father, Russell inherits the only asset to his name: a bar. As relationships form and Rusty finds himself right at home, he'll soon learn that his inheritance holds a dark secret.

The Hand That Feeds

2021

Vice Versa poster
5.8

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

Vice Versa

1988

6 Balloons poster
6.0

Over the course of one night, a woman drives across LA with her heroin addict brother in search of a detox center, with his two-year-old daughter in tow.

6 Balloons

2018

Falling in Love poster
6.7

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.

Falling in Love

1984

Wolves at the Door poster
4.9

Four friends gather at an elegant home during the Summer of Love, 1969. Unbeknownst to them, deadly visitors are waiting outside. What begins as a simple farewell party turns to a night of primal terror as the intruders stalk and torment the four, who struggle for their lives against what appears to be a senseless attack.

Wolves at the Door

2016

Wildly Available poster
4.7

By all outwardly appearances, Joe Goodman is a successful man: a lovely wife, a beautiful daughter, a successful gallery. But inside Joe lurks a void filled only through love affair with Wendy, a seductive dominatrix.

Wildly Available

1996

The Heavenly Kid poster
6.6

After dying in a car crash, Bobby Fantana is forced to pay for his misdeeds by becoming someone's guardian angel. He reluctantly agrees to watch over awkward high schooler Lenny Barnes, teaching him how to be cool and confident. As Bobby teaches Lenny, the two form a close bond.

The Heavenly Kid

1985

Without Warning poster
6.8

A television program is interupted by a news network announcing that three meteors have hit the United States, France and China. At first it seems natural but after interviews by scientists and eyewitness seems to suggest that it is not. Three more meteors are coming and the various Earth governments combine forces to stop them.

Without Warning

1994

Spooner poster
7.0

An escaped convict starts a new life as a Texas high school English teacher and wrestling coach, attempting to turn a fledgling team into a championship squad. He tries to make a difference in the life of a tough juvenile delinquent and falls in love with a fellow teacher, all while trying to keep out of sight of pursuing lawmen.

Spooner

1989

Long Day's Journey Into Night poster
5.5

Eugene O'Neill's semi-autobiographical masterpiece pulls back the curtain on the Connecticut home of the Tyrone family, where deep-seated resentments and bourbon-fueled tirades cause a family to expose their darkest natures. Starring Alfred Molina as James Tyrone and Jane Kaczmarek as Mary Cavan Tyrone, this powerful production depicts a single day that begins as any other, only to become a night from which they will never recover.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2017

Reviving Ophelia poster
7.1

No one listens when a teenager suspects that her cousin is in an abusive relationship.

Reviving Ophelia

2010

2 Timers poster
NR

A showdown between an ambitious actress, her shady business partner, and a Hollywood diva, turns into a 3-way double-cross.

2 Timers

2021

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon poster
6.5

Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as possible, though they knew that pushing too hard could lead to the ultimate disaster. This film recreates the tensions that were felt not only by the three astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, but also by their families and by the teams of technicians training to deal with anything that could go wrong.

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon

1996

Right of Way poster
7.4

Miniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was born. Minnie, too, has built doll houses for years, and when she learns that she is terminally ill, she and her husband Teddy begin planning their joint suicide. She makes sure that her dolls are placed with people who will appreciate and cherish them. The couple refuse to allow their grief-stricken daughter or the solicitous social worker or anyone else to forestall the death they are determined is right for them

Right of Way

1983

O.W.C.A. Files poster
7.5

When an attack on the O.W.C.A. incapacitates the animal agents, only Agent P and his animal trainees can save the day. Carl and Monogram fend for themselves.

O.W.C.A. Files

2015

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac poster
5.2

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

1984

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1.0

A documentary where the cast meet 20 years after the series started (filmed at the peak covid-19 outbreak) they do a readthrough of the first episode

Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion

2020

The Boat Builder poster
5.2

A grumpy old sailor wants only to finish building his boat so he can set out to sea. But from local officals to troubled fosters kid, the world keeps intervening to test his determination to make something of his golden years.

The Boat Builder

2015

No artwork available
NR

After being a victim of sexual harassment by her classmates, a teenage girl decides to sue the school for doing nothing to stop it.

Boys Will Be Boys

1994