When I think of all the years in my 30s when I starved myself... but when I got the role of Lois, I stopped thinking about my looks and was just myself.

A. Pamela "Pam" James. She is the founder of “Clothes Off Our Back” which auctions celebrity clothing for children’s charities.

She is best known for playing the character of Lois on the television series Malcolm in the Middle. Jane Frances Kaczmarek (born December 21 1955) is an American actress.