Allison Janney
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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.
Known for
Credits
Minions & Monsters (2026)
as Olivia (voice)
Finding Nemo (2003)
as Peach (voice)
Over the Hedge (2006)
as Gladys (voice)
The Creator (2023)
as Colonel Howell
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
as Ms. Perky
American Beauty (1999)
as Barbara Fitts
Finding Dory (2016)
as Peach (voice)
Minions (2015)
as Madge Nelson (voice)
The Help (2011)
as Charlotte Phelan
The Roses (2025)
as Eleanor
The Dog Stars (2026)
Actor
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
as Dr. Golan
Another Simple Favor (2025)
as Aunt Linda McLanden
The Addams Family (2019)
as Margaux Needler (voice)
Spy (2015)
as Elaine Crocker
Juno (2007)
as Bren MacGuff
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
as Ms. Grunion (voice)
I, Tonya (2017)
as LaVona
The Ice Storm (1997)
as Dot Halford
A Thousand Words (2012)
as Samantha Davis
Hairspray (2007)
as Prudy Pringleton
The Girl on the Train (2016)
as Detective Sgt. Riley
Bombshell (2019)
as Susan Estrich
Ma (2019)
as Doctor Brooks
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
as Marjorie
Minions & More 2 (2022)
as Madge Nelson (voice)
The Hours (2002)
as Sally Lester
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
as Woman in Christmas Shop
The Rewrite (2014)
as Professor Weldon
The Way Way Back (2013)
as Betty Thompson
The DUFF (2015)
as Dottie Piper
Bad Education (2019)
as Pam Gluckin
Primary Colors (1998)
as Miss Walsh
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
as Loretta
Wolf (1994)
as Party Guest
Nurse Betty (2000)
as Lyla
Celebrity (1998)
as Evelyn Isaacs
Private Parts (1997)
as Dee Dee
Get On Up (2014)
as Kathy
Miss You, Love You (2026)
as Diane Patterson
Lou (2022)
as Lou
Liberal Arts (2012)
as Professor Judith Fairfield
The Associate (1996)
as Sandy
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
as Sue Buttons
The Object of My Affection (1998)
as Constance Miller
The Cowboy Way (1994)
as NYPD Computer Operator
Away We Go (2009)
as Lily
Margaret (2011)
as Monica Patterson
Big Night (1996)
as Ann
To Leslie (2022)
as Nancy
Not Alone (2027)
as (voice)
The Impostors (1998)
as Maxine (Max)
Bad Words (2013)
as Dr. Bernice Deagan
The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)
as Donna
The Oranges (2011)
as Carol Ostroff
Tammy (2014)
as Deb
Fonda (—)
Actor
Expedition Amelia (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Troop Zero (2019)
as Miss Massey
The Chumscrubber (2005)
as Allie Stiffle
Faithful (1996)
as Saleslady
How to Deal (2003)
as Lydia Martin
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Everything's Going to Be Great (2025)
as Macy Smart
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
as Self - Guest
A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
as Principal Nichols
Trust Me (2013)
as Meg
Tallulah (2016)
as Margo
Love and Distrust (2010)
as Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
Struck by Lightning (2013)
as Sheryl Phillips
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Strangers with Candy (2006)
as Alice
Touchy Feely (2013)
as Bronwyn
Winter Solstice (2004)
as Molly Ripkin
Piccadilly Jim (2004)
as Eugenia Crocker
Blind Spot (1993)
as Doreen
Life During Wartime (2010)
as Trish Maplewood
Sun Dogs (2017)
as Rose Chipley
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" (2007)
as Self
Days and Nights (2014)
as Elizabeth
Pretty Ugly People (2008)
as Suzanna
Heading Home (1995)
as Mary Polanski
David and Lisa (1998)
as Alix
Lazy Susan (2020)
as Velvet
Walking and Talking (1996)
as Gum Puller
Rescuing Desire (1996)
as Betsy
...First Do No Harm (1997)
as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
The Heart (—)
Actor
The Night Is Young (2018)
as Wanda
Auto Motives (2000)
as Grechen
Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015)
as Madge Nelson (voice)
Julian Po (1997)
as Lilah Leech
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
as C.J. Cregg
Dead Funny (1994)
as Jennifer
True Love: Making The Creator (2023)
as Self
Our Very Own (2005)
as Joan Whitfield
The Debtors (1999)
Actor
Prop 8: The Musical (2008)
as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
Rooftop Kisses (2002)
as Melissa
Who Shot Pat? (1989)
as Miss Penny
It's 'Hairspray'! (2007)
as Self
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997)
as Assistant D.A.
Brightest Star (2013)
as The Astronomer
Anita Liberty (1997)
as Gynecologist
Still Working 9 to 5 (2022)
as Self
Chicken Party (2003)
as Barbara Strasser
Celia (2012)
as Celia
It's Still Me! (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
Flux (1996)
as Heather