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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Another Simple Favor | Aunt Linda McLanden | 2025-03-07 |
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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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True Love: Making The Creator | Self | 2023-11-14 |
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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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Minions & More Volume 2 | Madge Nelson (voice) | 2022-11-08 |
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The People We Hate at the Wedding | Donna | 2022-11-17 |
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To Leslie | Nancy | 2022-10-07 |
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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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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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Ma | Doctor Brooks | 2019-05-29 |
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Expedition Amelia | Narrator (voice) | 2019-10-20 |
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The Addams Family | Margaux Needler (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
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Bombshell | Susan Estrich | 2019-12-13 |
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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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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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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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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Dr. Golan | 2016-09-27 |
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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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Tallulah | Margo | 2016-06-02 |
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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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The DUFF | Dottie Piper | 2015-02-20 |
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Get on Up | Kathy | 2014-08-01 |
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The Rewrite | Mary Weldon | 2014-06-15 |
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Days and Nights | Elizabeth | 2014-09-26 |
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Tammy | Deb | 2014-07-02 |
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Ms. Grunion (voice) | 2014-02-07 |
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Touchy Feely | Bronwyn | 2013-09-06 |
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Brightest Star | The Astronomer | 2013-10-26 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Narrator (voice) | 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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Struck by Lightning | Sheryl Phillips | 2013-06-19 |
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Celia | Celia | 2012-10-26 |
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A Thousand Words | Samantha Davis | 2012-03-07 |
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Liberal Arts | Professor Judith Fairfield | 2012-09-14 |
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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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The Help | Charlotte Phelan | 2011-08-09 |
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Life During Wartime | Trish Maplewood | 2010-04-16 |
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Love and Distrust | Grechen (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010-08-16 |
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It's Still Me! | Narrator (voice) | 2009-01-01 |
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Away We Go | Lily | 2009-06-05 |
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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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Our Very Own | Joan Whitfield | 2005-06-22 |
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The Chumscrubber | Allie Stiffle | 2005-06-08 |
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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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How to Deal | Lydia Martin | 2003-07-18 |
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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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Rooftop Kisses | Melissa | 2002-06-23 |
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The Hours | Sally Lester | 2002-12-27 |
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Nurse Betty | Lyla | 2000-08-30 |
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10 Things I Hate About You | Ms. Perky | 1999-03-30 |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous | Loretta | 1999-07-23 |
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American Beauty | Barbara Fitts | 1999-09-15 |
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David and Lisa | Alix | 1998-11-01 |
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Six Days Seven Nights | Marjorie | 1998-06-12 |
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Celebrity | Evelyn Isaacs | 1998-09-07 |
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Primary Colors | Miss Walsh | 1998-03-20 |
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The Impostors | Maxine (Max) | 1998-10-02 |
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The Object of My Affection | Constance Miller | 1998-04-17 |
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...First Do No Harm | Dr. Melanie Abbasac | 1997-02-16 |
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Anita Liberty | Gynecologist | 1997-01-18 |
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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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The Ice Storm | Dot Halford | 1997-09-27 |
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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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Rescuing Desire | Betsy | 1996-05-14 |
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Flux | Heather | 1996-01-01 |
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Big Night | Ann | 1996-09-20 |
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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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Faithful | Saleslady | 1996-04-03 |
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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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The Cowboy Way | NYPD Computer Operator | 1994-06-03 |
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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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