1959-11-19 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. In a career spanning three decades, she is known for her performances across multiple genres of screen and stage. Janney has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards. Born in Boston and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Janney received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art following her graduation from Kenyon College. After years of minor and uncredited film and television appearances, Janney's breakthrough came with the role of C. J. Cregg in the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2006), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2014, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Margaret Scully on the Showtime period drama Masters of Sex. For her portrayal of Bonnie Plunkett, a cynical recovering addict on the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–2021), Janney received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won twice for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Janney made her professional stage debut with the Off-Broadway production Ladies (1989), and followed with numerous bit parts in various similar productions, before making her Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of Present Laughter. She won two Drama Desk Awards and has been nominated for two Tony Awards: for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge (1997), and for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the original Broadway production of the musical 9 to 5 (2009). Her film roles include Private Parts (1997), Primary Colors (1998), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), American Beauty (1999), Nurse Betty (2000), The Hours (2002), Hairspray (2007), Juno (2007), The Help (2011), The Way, Way Back (2013), Tammy (2014), The Rewrite (2014), Spy (2015), Tallulah (2016), The Girl on the Train (2016), Bad Education (2019) and Bombshell (2019). She voiced roles in Finding Nemo (2003), Over the Hedge (2006), Minions (2015), and The Addams Family (2019). For her performance in the black comedy I, Tonya (2017), Janney won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Supporting Actress.
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Miss You, Love You | Diane Patterson | 2026-05-29 |
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Minions & Monsters | (voice) | 2026-06-24 |
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The Dog Stars | 2026-08-26 | |
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Everything's Going to Be Great | Macy Smart | 2025-06-20 |
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The Roses | Eleanor | 2025-08-27 |
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Another Simple Favor | Aunt Linda McLanden | 2025-03-07 |
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The Creator | Colonel Howell | 2023-09-27 |
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True Love: Making The Creator | Self | 2023-11-14 |
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | 2023-04-26 |
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Minions & More 2 | Madge Nelson (voice) | 2022-11-08 |
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Lou | Lou | 2022-09-23 |
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To Leslie | Nancy | 2022-10-07 |
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Still Working 9 to 5 | Self | 2022-03-13 |
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The People We Hate at the Wedding | Donna | 2022-11-17 |
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Breaking News in Yuba County | Sue Buttons | 2021-01-28 |
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | C.J. Cregg | 2020-10-15 |
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Lazy Susan | Velvet | 2020-04-03 |
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The Addams Family | Margaux Needler (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
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Troop Zero | Miss Massey | 2019-02-01 |
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Bad Education | Pam Gluckin | 2019-09-08 |
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Bombshell | Susan Estrich | 2019-12-13 |
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Ma | Doctor Brooks | 2019-05-29 |
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Expedition Amelia | Narrator (voice) | 2019-10-20 |
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Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Self (archive footage) | 2018-08-21 |
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The Night Is Young | Wanda | 2018-01-24 |
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I, Tonya | LaVona | 2017-12-07 |
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Principal Nichols | 2017-05-05 |
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Sun Dogs | Rose Chipley | 2017-06-18 |
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Dr. Golan | 2016-09-28 |
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The Girl on the Train | Detective Sgt. Riley | 2016-10-05 |
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Finding Dory | Peach (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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Tallulah | Margo | 2016-06-02 |
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Spy | Elaine Crocker | 2015-05-06 |
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Binky Nelson Unpacified | Madge Nelson (voice) | 2015-11-04 |
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Minions | Madge Nelson (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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The DUFF | Dottie Piper | 2015-02-20 |
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Ms. Grunion (voice) | 2014-02-07 |
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Days and Nights | Elizabeth | 2014-09-26 |
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Tammy | Deb | 2014-07-02 |
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The Rewrite | Professor Weldon | 2014-06-15 |
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Get On Up | Kathy | 2014-08-01 |
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Brightest Star | The Astronomer | 2013-10-26 |
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Struck by Lightning | Sheryl Phillips | 2013-06-19 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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The Way Way Back | Betty Thompson | 2013-06-06 |
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Touchy Feely | Bronwyn | 2013-09-06 |
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Trust Me | Meg | 2013-04-20 |
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Bad Words | Dr. Bernice Deagan | 2013-09-06 |
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Celia | Celia | 2012-10-26 |
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Liberal Arts | Professor Judith Fairfield | 2012-09-14 |
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A Thousand Words | Samantha Davis | 2012-03-07 |
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The Help | Charlotte Phelan | 2011-08-09 |
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The Oranges | Carol Ostroff | 2011-09-09 |
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Margaret | Monica Patterson | 2011-09-30 |
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Love and Distrust | Grechen (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010-08-16 |
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Life During Wartime | Trish Maplewood | 2010-04-16 |
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Away We Go | Lily | 2009-06-05 |
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It's Still Me! | Narrator (voice) | 2009-01-01 |
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Pretty Ugly People | Suzanna | 2008-11-14 |
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Prop 8: The Musical | Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife | 2008-12-03 |
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Hairspray | Prudy Pringleton | 2007-07-19 |
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Juno | Bren MacGuff | 2007-12-05 |
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Strangers with Candy | Alice | 2006-06-28 |
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Over the Hedge | Gladys (voice) | 2006-05-17 |
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The Chumscrubber | Allie Stiffle | 2005-06-08 |
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Our Very Own | Joan Whitfield | 2005-06-22 |
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Winter Solstice | Molly Ripkin | 2004-01-29 |
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Piccadilly Jim | Eugenia Crocker | 2004-11-01 |
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Chicken Party | Barbara Strasser | 2003-10-14 |
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Finding Nemo | Peach (voice) | 2003-05-30 |
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How to Deal | Lydia Martin | 2003-07-18 |
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The Hours | Sally Lester | 2002-12-27 |
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Rooftop Kisses | Melissa | 2002-06-23 |
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Auto Motives | Grechen | 2000-03-05 |
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Nurse Betty | Lyla | 2000-08-30 |
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The Debtors | 1999-09-20 | |
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10 Things I Hate About You | Ms. Perky | 1999-03-30 |
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American Beauty | Barbara Fitts | 1999-09-15 |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous | Loretta | 1999-07-16 |
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Primary Colors | Miss Walsh | 1998-03-20 |
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Six Days Seven Nights | Marjorie | 1998-06-12 |
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David and Lisa | Alix | 1998-11-01 |
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The Impostors | Maxine (Max) | 1998-10-02 |
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Celebrity | Evelyn Isaacs | 1998-09-25 |
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The Object of My Affection | Constance Miller | 1998-04-17 |
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Julian Po | Lilah Leech | 1997-09-05 |
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Anita Liberty | Gynecologist | 1997-01-18 |
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Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Assistant D.A. | 1997-06-14 |
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The Ice Storm | Dot Halford | 1997-09-27 |
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Private Parts | Dee Dee | 1997-03-07 |
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...First Do No Harm | Dr. Melanie Abbasac | 1997-02-16 |
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The Associate | Sandy | 1996-10-25 |
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Walking and Talking | Gum Puller | 1996-07-17 |
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Rescuing Desire | Betsy | 1996-05-14 |
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Flux | Heather | 1996-01-01 |
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Faithful | Saleslady | 1996-04-03 |
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Big Night | Ann | 1996-09-20 |
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Heading Home | Mary Polanski | 1995-04-08 |
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The Cowboy Way | NYPD Computer Operator | 1994-06-03 |
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Dead Funny | Jennifer | 1994-05-21 |
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Wolf | Party Guest | 1994-06-17 |
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Miracle on 34th Street | Woman in Christmas Shop | 1994-11-18 |
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Blind Spot | Doreen | 1993-05-02 |
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Who Shot Pat? | Miss Penny | 1989-08-01 |
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