The Many Funny Faces of Jane Lynch

Julie & Julia, 2009
In Julie & Julia, Lynch (left) gave a critically acclaimed performance as Julia Childs' sister Dorothy McWilliams supporting Meryl Streep's performance as Childs. When the two actresses are together on screen, they create a giddy, silly chemistry, communicating in some alien, giggly sister language.

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