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Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Actor · Born 1959-11-19 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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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 (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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Finding Nemo (2003) — Peach (voice)
  2. American Beauty (1999) — Barbara Fitts
  3. Finding Dory (2016) — Peach (voice)
  4. Minions (2015) — Madge Nelson (voice)
  5. The Simpsons (1989) — Julia (voice)
  6. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) — Dr. Golan
  7. The Help (2011) — Charlotte Phelan
  8. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) — Ms. Perky
  9. Juno (2007) — Bren MacGuff
  10. Spy (2015) — Elaine Crocker
  11. I, Tonya (2017) — LaVona
  12. The Girl on the Train (2016) — Detective Sgt. Riley
  13. Lost (2004) — Mother
  14. Family Guy (1999) — Teen People Editor (voice)
  15. Over the Hedge (2006) — Gladys (voice)
  16. The DUFF (2015) — Dottie Piper
  17. The Creator (2023) — Colonel Howell
  18. Two and a Half Men (2003) — Beverly
  19. Bombshell (2019) — Susan Estrich
  20. Hairspray (2007) — Prudy Pringleton
  21. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) — Ms. Grunion (voice)
  22. The Addams Family (2019) — Margaux Needler (voice)
  23. Ma (2019) — Doctor Brooks
  24. American Dad! (2005) — Aunt Jesse (voice)
  25. The Way Way Back (2013) — Betty Thompson
  26. The Hours (2002) — Sally Lester
  27. Six Days Seven Nights (1998) — Marjorie
  28. A Thousand Words (2012) — Samantha Davis
  29. Tammy (2014) — Deb
  30. Miracle on 34th Street (1994) — Woman in Christmas Shop
  31. Phineas and Ferb (2007) — Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)
  32. Wolf (1994) — Party Guest
  33. Weeds (2005) — Ms. Greenstein
  34. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Cynthia
  35. Bad Words (2013) — Dr. Bernice Deagan
  36. Frasier (1993) — Susanna
  37. Lou (2022) — Lou
  38. Bad Education (2019) — Pam Gluckin
  39. Tallulah (2016) — Margo
  40. The Ice Storm (1997) — Dot Halford