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Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Acting November 19, 1959 (66 years old) Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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 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.

Movies 109

The Dog Stars 7.2

The Dog Stars

as Darlene

2026
Minions & Monsters 7.5

Minions & Monsters

as Olivia (voice)

2026
Finding Nemo 7.8

Finding Nemo

as Peach (voice)

2003
10 Things I Hate About You 7.6

10 Things I Hate About You

as Ms. Perky

1999
American Beauty 8.0

American Beauty

as Barbara Fitts

1999
The Help 8.2

The Help

as Charlotte Phelan

2011
Over the Hedge 6.6

Over the Hedge

as Gladys (voice)

2006
Minions 6.4

Minions

as Madge Nelson (voice)

2015
The Creator 7.0

The Creator

as Colonel Howell

2023
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 6.8

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

as Dr. Golan

2016
Finding Dory 7.0

Finding Dory

as Peach (voice)

2016
Spy 6.8

Spy

as Elaine Crocker

2015
Another Simple Favor 5.8

Another Simple Favor

as Aunt Linda McLanden

2025
The Addams Family 6.6

The Addams Family

as Margaux Needler (voice)

2019
Six Days Seven Nights 6.1

Six Days Seven Nights

as Marjorie

1998
The Girl on the Train 6.4

The Girl on the Train

as Detective Riley

2016
Juno 7.1

Juno

as Bren MacGuff

2007
Mr. Peabody & Sherman 6.7

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as Ms. Grunion (voice)

2014
Miracle on 34th Street 6.8

Miracle on 34th Street

as Woman in Christmas Shop

1994
Ma 5.8

Ma

as Doctor Brooks

2019
The Roses 6.6

The Roses

as Eleanor

2025
The Ice Storm 6.9

The Ice Storm

as Dot Halford

1997
Hairspray 6.7

Hairspray

as Prudy Pringleton

2007
I, Tonya 7.5

I, Tonya

as LaVona

2017
The Hours 7.2

The Hours

as Sally Lester

2002
Bombshell 6.8

Bombshell

as Susan Estrich

2019
Minions & More Volume 2 7.4

Minions & More Volume 2

as Madge Nelson (voice)

2022
The DUFF 6.8

The DUFF

as Dottie Piper

2015
The Way Way Back 7.1

The Way Way Back

as Betty Thompson

2013
Wolf 6.1

Wolf

as Party Guest

1994
Drop Dead Gorgeous 6.5

Drop Dead Gorgeous

as Loretta

1999
A Thousand Words 6.1

A Thousand Words

as Samantha Davis

2012
Not Alone

Not Alone

as (voice)

2027
Margaret 6.4

Margaret

as Monica Patterson

2011
Get On Up 6.8

Get On Up

as Kathy

2014
Primary Colors 6.2

Primary Colors

as Miss Walsh

1998
Breaking News in Yuba County 5.9

Breaking News in Yuba County

as Sue Buttons

2021
Tammy 5.3

Tammy

as Deb

2014
Miss You, Love You 6.5

Miss You, Love You

as Diane Patterson

2026
Celebrity 6.0

Celebrity

as Evelyn Isaacs

1998
Lou 6.4

Lou

as Lou

2022
Bad Education 6.7

Bad Education

as Pam Gluckin

2019
The Rewrite 6.0

The Rewrite

as Professor Weldon

2014
Nurse Betty 6.1

Nurse Betty

as Lyla

2000
The People We Hate at the Wedding 6.3

The People We Hate at the Wedding

as Donna

2022
Private Parts 6.5

Private Parts

as Dee Dee

1997
Away We Go 6.7

Away We Go

as Lily

2009
The Object of My Affection 5.8

The Object of My Affection

as Constance Miller

1998
Liberal Arts 6.5

Liberal Arts

as Professor Judith Fairfield

2012
To Leslie 7.0

To Leslie

as Nancy

2022
Troop Zero 7.0

Troop Zero

as Miss Massey

2019
Big Night 7.0

Big Night

as Ann

1996
The Cowboy Way 5.7

The Cowboy Way

as NYPD Computer Operator

1994
The Associate 6.2

The Associate

as Sandy

1996
Everything's Going to Be Great 6.0

Everything's Going to Be Great

as Macy Smart

2025
Tallulah 6.7

Tallulah

as Margo

2016
Bad Words 6.4

Bad Words

as Dr. Bernice Deagan

2014
How to Deal 5.5

How to Deal

as Lydia Martin

2003
The Oranges 5.5

The Oranges

as Carol Ostroff

2011
Love and Distrust 3.8

Love and Distrust

as Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")

2010
Life During Wartime 5.9

Life During Wartime

as Trish Maplewood

2010
A Happening of Monumental Proportions 5.2

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

as Principal Nichols

2017
Sun Dogs 6.5

Sun Dogs

as Rose Chipley

2017
The Chumscrubber 6.5

The Chumscrubber

as Allie Stiffle

2005
Struck by Lightning 6.2

Struck by Lightning

as Sheryl Phillips

2013
The Impostors 6.0

The Impostors

as Maxine (Max)

1998
...First Do No Harm 6.8

...First Do No Harm

as Dr. Melanie Abbasac

1997
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal 5.4

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Pretty Ugly People 4.3

Pretty Ugly People

as Suzanna

2008
Faithful 5.5

Faithful

as Saleslady

1996
The Night Is Young 6.9

The Night Is Young

as Wanda

2018
Walking and Talking 6.1

Walking and Talking

as Gum Puller

1996
Trust Me 5.8

Trust Me

as Meg

2013
Blind Spot 6.2

Blind Spot

as Doreen

1993
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote 7.9

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

as C.J. Cregg

2020
True Love: Making The Creator 6.2

True Love: Making The Creator

as Self

2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 8.1

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

as Self - Guest

2023
Fonda

Fonda

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy 6.6

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2013
Winter Solstice 6.0

Winter Solstice

as Molly Ripkin

2004
Strangers with Candy 5.7

Strangers with Candy

as Alice

2006
Chicken Party 8.0

Chicken Party

as Barbara Strasser

2003
Days and Nights 4.5

Days and Nights

as Elizabeth

2014
Touchy Feely 4.7

Touchy Feely

as Bronwyn

2013
Expedition Amelia 6.7

Expedition Amelia

as Narrator (voice)

2019
Prop 8: The Musical 6.9

Prop 8: The Musical

as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife

2008
David and Lisa 6.0

David and Lisa

as Alix

1998
9 to 5: The Musical

9 to 5: The Musical

as Violet Newstead

2009
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing 6.3

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

as Assistant D.A.

1997
Still Working 9 to 5 10.0

Still Working 9 to 5

as Self

2022
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" 6.0

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

as Self

2007
Brightest Star 4.3

Brightest Star

as The Astronomer

2013
Piccadilly Jim 6.6

Piccadilly Jim

as Eugenia Crocker

2004
Who Shot Pat? 4.6

Who Shot Pat?

as Miss Penny

1989
Binky Nelson Unpacified 6.2

Binky Nelson Unpacified

as Madge Nelson (voice)

2015
Auto Motives 6.0

Auto Motives

as Grechen

2000
Lazy Susan 4.5

Lazy Susan

as Velvet

2020
The Debtors 4.2

The Debtors

1999
Julian Po 6.5

Julian Po

as Lilah Leech

1997
Dead Funny 6.0

Dead Funny

as Jennifer

1994
Flux 9.0

Flux

as Heather

1996
Our Very Own 6.2

Our Very Own

as Joan Whitfield

2005
Rescuing Desire 3.8

Rescuing Desire

as Betsy

1996
Anita Liberty 8.0

Anita Liberty

as Gynecologist

1997
Heading Home 10.0

Heading Home

as Mary Polanski

1995
It's Still Me!

It's Still Me!

as Narrator (voice)

2009
The Heart

The Heart

Celia 5.2

Celia

as Celia

2012
Rooftop Kisses 7.5

Rooftop Kisses

as Melissa

2002

TV Shows 72

Phineas and Ferb 7.9

Phineas and Ferb

as Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)

2007
The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Julia (voice)

1989
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Teen People Editor (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Crystal Quagmire (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Mistress Vita (voice)

1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Nora

1990
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Ann Madsen

1990
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Aunt Jesse (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Two and a Half Men 7.4

Two and a Half Men

as Beverly

2003
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Lost 8.0

Lost

as Mother

2004
Frasier 7.7

Frasier

as Susanna

1993
Frasier 7.7

Frasier

as Phyllis (voice)

1993
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as C.J. Cregg

1999
King of the Hill 7.4

King of the Hill

as Laura (voice)

1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Cynthia

2000
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Mom 7.3

Mom

as Bonnie Plunkett

2013
The Diplomat 7.6

The Diplomat

as Grace Penn

2023
Weeds 7.5

Weeds

as Ms. Greenstein

2005
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
DuckTales 7.9

DuckTales

as Goldie O'Gilt (voice)

2017
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

1956
Intimate Portrait 4.5

Intimate Portrait

as Self

1993
The Soup 6.4

The Soup

as Self

2004
Veep 7.5

Veep

as Janet Ryland

2012
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
The Bonnie Hunt Show 4.4

The Bonnie Hunt Show

as Self

2008
In Plain Sight 7.0

In Plain Sight

as Allison Pearson

2008
Chelsea 5.1

Chelsea

as Self

2016
Masters of Sex 7.1

Masters of Sex

as Margaret Scully

2013
New York Undercover 7.3

New York Undercover

as Vivian

1994
Comedy Bang! Bang! 6.4

Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Self

2012
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Web Therapy 7.5

Web Therapy

as Judith Frick

2008
People's Choice Awards 8.2

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Host

1975
People's Choice Awards 8.2

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1975
The Megan Mullally Show 4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2006
The Arsenio Hall Show 5.7

The Arsenio Hall Show

as Self

2013
Celebrity IOU 6.7

Celebrity IOU

as Self

2020
Hollywood Game Night 6.5

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

2013
Who Do You Think You Are? 6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

2010
The Kominsky Method 7.5

The Kominsky Method

as Self

2018
Palm Royale 6.3

Palm Royale

as Evelyn Rollins

2024
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 7.5

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Self

2006
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA 6.0

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

as Self

1995
Web Therapy 6.7

Web Therapy

as Judith Frick

2011
Be My Guest with Ina Garten 7.7

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

as Self - Guest

2022
Mr. Sunshine 6.3

Mr. Sunshine

as Crystal Cohen

2011
Celebrity Poker Showdown 7.5

Celebrity Poker Showdown

as Self

2003
LateLine 7.0

LateLine

1998
Human Discoveries 5.4

Human Discoveries

as The Mighty Karen (voice)

2019
Nobodies 4.1

Nobodies

as Allison Janney

2017
Aliens in the Family 7.0

Aliens in the Family

1996
A Girl Thing 5.3

A Girl Thing

as Kathy McCormack

2001
The EcoZone Project

The EcoZone Project

2007

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