302: Actress Jane Kaczmarek (Malcom in the Middle) worked w/ director Rani DeMuth on a short film

Jane Kaczmarek is best known for her role as ‘Lois’ on television’s award winning Malcolm in the Middle, for which she received 7 consecutive Emmy nominations, multiple Golden Globe and S.A.G. nominations, as well as the Television Critics Award two years running, the only woman to be so honored. She will next be seen among the all-star ensemble in the Duffer Bros upcoming Netflix limited series The Boroughs. She just wrapped the long-awaited reboot of Malcolm in the Middle for Disney +, reuniting with Bryan Cranston & Franke Muniz. Jane’s television career began with iconic series St Elsewhere, The Paper Chase, and Hill Street Blues after graduating from The University of Wisconsin and the Yale School of Drama. Starring in innumerable television series since, she continues in her role as ‘Judge Harm’ on The Simpsons, and more recently received raves from critics & fans for her role as ‘Cal’ opposite LaKeith Stanfield on the Apple + limited series The Changeling, adapted from the bestselling novel.Rani DeMuth is a Carpinteria-based writer/director. Her feature script END OF THE LINE was selected for Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab, Directing Lab & Fast Track Finance Market, with Christina Sibul (Thirteen, Monica) set to produce. Her films have screened at over fifty international festivals and won awards across all categories.She received LACMA’s first Art of Film Award for her short THE DOUBLE starring Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts, which sold to Shorts International. Her recent short, AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN, starring Jane Kaczmarek, premiered at the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival and won Best Dark Comedy at the HollyshortsComedy Film Festival and the Portland Comedy Film Festival. Rani is a Ryan Murphy HALF Initiative fellow and holds a BFA in painting & experimental film from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago & an MFA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film & TV. She's a member of the Alliance of Women Directors and a classically trained pianist.