Which actress plays Lynn Onkman in the episode "Queen of Jordan"?

Susan Sarandon plays Lynn Onkman in the 30 Rock episode “Queen of Jordan.”

Lynn Onkman is a former teacher whose scandalous relationship with a student becomes part of the episode’s reality-show parody. The student is revealed to be TGS writer Frank Rossitano, who was only 14 when the relationship occurred. Lynn has served time in prison and is registered as a sex offender when she returns to the story.

“Queen of Jordan” is the seventeenth episode of 30 Rock’s fifth season and originally aired on March 17, 2011. Its mock-reality format imitates shows such as The Real Housewives, using confessionals, dramatic editing and exaggerated personal conflict. Sarandon’s appearance is one of several prominent guest turns in the episode, alongside Tituss Burgess as D’Fwan.

The episode is sometimes confused with Sarandon’s other 30 Rock appearance or with the performers playing Angie Jordan’s reality-show circle. Sarandon is specifically credited as Lynn Onkman, while Sherri Shepherd plays Angie Jordan. The episode’s premise also makes Lynn’s role easy to remember: she is the disgraced teacher whose past collides with Frank’s present.