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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Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2025 | 2025-08-05 | |
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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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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | 2023-04-26 |
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True Love: Making The Creator | Self | 2023-11-14 |
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Minions & More Volume 2 | Madge Nelson (voice) | 2022-11-08 |
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To Leslie | Nancy | 2022-10-07 |
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The People We Hate at the Wedding | Donna | 2022-11-17 |
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Lou | Lou | 2022-09-23 |
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Still Working 9 to 5 | Self | 2022-03-13 |
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Breaking News in Yuba County | Sue Buttons | 2021-01-28 |
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Lazy Susan | Velvet | 2020-04-03 |
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | C.J. Cregg | 2020-10-15 |
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Expedition Amelia | Narrator (voice) | 2019-10-20 |
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Bad Education | Pam Gluckin | 2019-09-08 |
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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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Bombshell | Susan Estrich | 2019-12-13 |
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Ma | Doctor Brooks | 2019-05-29 |
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The Night Is Young | Wanda | 2018-01-24 |
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Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Self (archive footage) | 2018-08-21 |
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Sun Dogs | Rose Chipley | 2017-06-18 |
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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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Finding Dory | Peach (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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The Girl on the Train | Detective Sgt. Riley | 2016-10-05 |
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Dr. Golan | 2016-09-27 |
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Tallulah | Margo | 2016-06-02 |
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The DUFF | Dottie Piper | 2015-02-20 |
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Minions | Madge Nelson (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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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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Tammy | Deb | 2014-07-02 |
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Get on Up | Kathy | 2014-08-01 |
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Days and Nights | Elizabeth | 2014-09-26 |
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Ms. Grunion (voice) | 2014-02-07 |
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The Rewrite | Mary Weldon | 2014-06-15 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Brightest Star | The Astronomer | 2013-10-26 |
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Touchy Feely | Bronwyn | 2013-09-06 |
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Struck by Lightning | Sheryl Phillips | 2013-06-19 |
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Bad Words | Dr. Bernice Deagan | 2013-09-06 |
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The Way Way Back | Betty Thompson | 2013-06-06 |
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Trust Me | Meg | 2013-04-20 |
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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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Celia | Celia | 2012-10-26 |
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Margaret | Monica Patterson | 2011-09-30 |
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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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Love and Distrust | Grechen (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010-08-16 |
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Backwash | Self | 2010-11-15 |
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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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A Girl Thing | Kathy McCormack | 2001-01-19 |
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Nurse Betty | Lyla | 2000-08-30 |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous | Loretta | 1999-07-23 |
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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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The Impostors | Maxine (Max) | 1998-10-02 |
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David and Lisa | Alix | 1998-11-01 |
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The Object of My Affection | Constance Miller | 1998-04-17 |
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Celebrity | Evelyn Isaacs | 1998-09-07 |
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Six Days Seven Nights | Marjorie | 1998-06-12 |
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Primary Colors | Miss Walsh | 1998-03-20 |
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...First Do No Harm | Dr. Melanie Abbasac | 1997-02-16 |
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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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Julian Po | Lilah Leech | 1997-09-05 |
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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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Anita Liberty | Gynecologist | 1997-01-18 |
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The Associate | Sandy | 1996-10-25 |
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Big Night | Ann | 1996-09-20 |
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Faithful | Saleslady | 1996-04-03 |
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Rescuing Desire | Betsy | 1996-05-14 |
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Walking and Talking | Gum Puller | 1996-07-17 |
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Flux | Heather | 1996-01-01 |
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Heading Home | Mary Polanski | 1995-04-08 |
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Dead Funny | Jennifer | 1994-05-21 |
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Miracle on 34th Street | Woman in Christmas Shop | 1994-11-18 |
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Wolf | Party Guest | 1994-06-17 |
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The Cowboy Way | NYPD Computer Operator | 1994-06-03 |
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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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