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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allison Janney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | 2023-04-26 |
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The Creator | Colonel Howell | 2023-09-27 |
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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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Still Working 9 to 5 | Self | 2022-03-13 |
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Minions & More Volume 2 | Madge Nelson (voice) | 2022-11-08 |
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Lou | Lou | 2022-09-23 |
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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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Troop Zero | Miss Massey | 2019-02-01 |
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Bombshell | Susan Estrich | 2019-12-13 |
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Bad Education | Pam Gluckin | 2019-09-08 |
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Expedition Amelia | Narrator (voice) | 2019-10-20 |
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Ma | Doctor Brooks | 2019-05-29 |
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The Addams Family | Margaux Needler (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
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Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Self (archive footage) | 2018-08-21 |
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I, Tonya | LaVona Golden | 2017-12-08 |
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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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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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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Dr. Golan | 2016-09-27 |
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The DUFF | Dottie Piper | 2015-02-20 |
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The Night Is Young | Wanda | 2015-10-29 |
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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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Brightest Star | The Astronomer | 2014-01-31 |
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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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The Rewrite | Mary Weldon | 2014-06-15 |
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Get on Up | Kathy | 2014-08-01 |
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Bad Words | Dr. Bernice Deagan | 2013-09-06 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Touchy Feely | Bronwyn | 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 | 2012-04-20 |
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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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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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Away We Go | Lily | 2009-06-05 |
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It's Still Me! | Narrator | 2009-01-01 |
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Life During Wartime | Trish | 2009-10-10 |
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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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Juno | Bren MacGuff | 2007-12-05 |
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Hairspray | Prudy Pringleton | 2007-07-19 |
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Strangers with Candy | Alice | 2006-07-28 |
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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 | 2005-01-01 |
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Piccadilly Jim | Eugenia Crocker | 2004-11-01 |
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Winter Solstice | Molly Ripkin | 2004-01-29 |
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Finding Nemo | Peach (voice) | 2003-05-30 |
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Chicken Party | Barbara Strasser | 2003-10-14 |
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How to Deal | Lydia Martin | 2003-07-18 |
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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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A Girl Thing | Kathy McCormack | 2001-01-19 |
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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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The Impostors | Maxine (Max) | 1998-10-02 |
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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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The Object of My Affection | Constance Miller | 1998-04-17 |
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Primary Colors | Miss Walsh | 1998-03-20 |
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The Ice Storm | Dot Halford | 1997-02-05 |
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Anita Liberty | Gynecologist | 1997-01-18 |
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...First Do No Harm | Dr. Melanie Abbasac | 1997-02-16 |
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Private Parts | Dee Dee | 1997-03-07 |
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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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Julian Po | Lilah Leech | 1997-09-05 |
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Faithful | Saleslady | 1996-04-03 |
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Walking and Talking | Gum Puller | 1996-07-17 |
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The Associate | Sandy | 1996-10-25 |
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Flux | Heather | 1996-01-01 |
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Big Night | Ann | 1996-09-20 |
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Rescuing Desire | Betsy | 1996-05-14 |
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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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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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Blind Spot | Doreen | 1993-05-02 |
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Who Shot Patakango? | Miss Penny | 1989-08-01 |
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