Tuesday, 12 January 2010 08:00
It's 9am on the Paramount Studios set of US TV series Glee, and actor Jane Lynch has just been nominated for her first Golden Globe. "What-eva," she grumbles, throwing her arms up and wobbling her head as if it's no big deal. That kind of nonchalance would exasperate her character, the tyrannical cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, for whom winning is the chief aim of humankind. But after two decades as a working actor, and with more than 100 film and television credits to her name, including The West Wing, Two And A Half Men, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Julie & Julia, Lynch has trained herself not to get too excited.
The darker heir to High School Musical, Glee is a musical comedy-drama about a group of high school misfits who find personal redemption – and social isolation – through song. At 49, having spent most of her career playing bit parts and guest spots, Lynch is finally getting the recognition she deserves, as the show's sublime villain. "When you get singled out, you're supposed to say, 'Oh it's all about the ensemble,' but you know?" she deadpans, about to unleash her inner Sue Sylvester, "It's all about ME, dammit! I won this f---ing thing!"
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