Jane Lynch says she's grateful Cybill
Shepherd took the lead during 'The L Word' make-out scenes.
The 51-year-old, Emmy-winning Lynch
talks about kissing scenes with Shepherd in her new memoir Happy
Accidents.
Before landing on the Fox
musical-comedy Glee, where she plays sharp-tongued coach Sue
Sylvester, Lynch was best known for her recurring role of feminist
lesbian lawyer Joyce Wischina on Showtime's groundbreaking lesbian
drama The L Word. Wischina had an on-again, off-again
relations with Phyllis Kroll, played by Cybill Sheperd.
Lynch wrote about playing the role:
“I'd do two or three episodes a season, and I couldn't wait to get
the scripts in my P.O. Box. I jumped up and down and whooped audibly
on the day I read that [my character] was to get together with
Phyllis, played by none other than gorgeous television icon Cybill
Shepherd. … When it came time for the kissing, in her spirited
attempt to get past the discomfort, Cybill wound up taking the lead
and dove in with enthusiasm, cutting me off with kisses before I
could finish any of my lines. I appreciated the commitment.”