Biography
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 (1999โ2006), 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 (2013โ2021), 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.
Filmography
all 160
Movies 104
TV Shows 56
self 35
Voice 13
Narrator 1
Palm Royale (2024)
The Creator (2023)
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
Lazy Susan (2020)
Bombshell (2019)
Expedition Amelia (2019)
The Addams Family (2019)
Bad Education (2019)
Human Discoveries (2019)
Ma (2019)
Troop Zero (2019)
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
I, Tonya (2017)
Hiking with Kevin (2017)
DuckTales (2017)
Sun Dogs (2017)
A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
The Girl on the Train (2016)
Finding Dory (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015)
Minions (2015)
Spy (2015)
Break a Hip (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
The DUFF (2015)
Days and Nights (2014)
The Rewrite (2014)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Brightest Star (2014)
Masters of Sex (2013)
Mom (2013)
Bad Words (2013)
Touchy Feely (2013)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
Celia (2012)
Liberal Arts (2012)
Veep (2012)
Struck by Lightning (2012)
A Thousand Words (2012)
Margaret (2011)
The Help (2011)
Mr. Sunshine (2011)
Love and Distrust (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
It's Still Me! (2009)
Prop 8: The Musical (2008)
Web Therapy (2008)
Juno (2007)
Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Hairspray (2007)
Weeds (2005)
Our Very Own (2005)
The Chumscrubber (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Piccadilly Jim (2004)
Lost (2004)
Winter Solstice (2004)
Chicken Party (2003)
How to Deal (2003)
The Hours (2002)
Rooftop Kisses (2002)
A Girl Thing (2001)
Auto Motives (2000)
The West Wing (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
The Impostors (1998)
Celebrity (1998)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
The Object of My Affection (1998)
Primary Colors (1998)
Julian Po (1997)
Private Parts (1997)
...First Do No Harm (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Anita Liberty (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
Walking and Talking (1996)
Faithful (1996)
Flux (1996)
Heading Home (1995)
The Wright Verdicts (1995)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Wolf (1994)
The Cowboy Way (1994)
Dead Funny (1994)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Blind Spot (1993)
Morton & Hayes (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Who Shot Patakango? (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Backwash
Miss You, Love You
The Heart
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1959-11-19 (64 years old)
Birth NameAllison Brooks Janney
Birth PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Height1.83-meter
RelationshipsPhilip Joncas
FatherJervis Spencer Janney
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesDayton, United States of America
Also Known As์จ๋ฆฌ์จ ์ ๋, ่พ่ๆฃฎยท็ๅฆฎ, Allison Brooks Janney
AwardsScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actress โ Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Theatre World Award, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, National Board of Review Award for Best Cast, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Cast โ Motion Picture, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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