audiences and critics took notice of lynch for her oddball role in judd apatow's "the 40-year-old virgin". she told "fresh airs terry gross the role was originally intended for a man but, at the urging of steve carell's wife nancy walls, was offered to lynch instead. since then, she has starred in a series of movies including "role models", ', "alvin &amp; the chipmunks", ', "space chimps", "the rocker", "the hammer", "another cinderella story", ', and "spring breakdown".