Allison Janney
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Allison Janney
Eleanor
... 2025
Macy Smart
... 2025
Aunt Linda McLanden
... 2025
... 2023
Colonel Howell
... 2023
Self - Guest
... 2023
... 2022
Madge Nelson (voice)
... 2022
Nancy
... 2022
Lou
... 2022
Self
... 2022
Sue Buttons
... 2021
... 2020
Velvet
... 2020
Susan Estrich
... 2019
Narrator (voice)
... 2019
Margaux Needler (voice)
... 2019
Pam Gluckin
... 2019
Doctor Brooks
... 2019
Miss Massey
... 2019
Self (archive footage)
... 2018
Wanda
... 2018
LaVona
... 2017
Rose Chipley
... 2017
Principal Nichols
... 2017
Detective Sgt. Riley
... 2016
... 2016
Peach (voice)
... 2016
Margo
... 2016
Madge Nelson (voice)
... 2015
Madge Nelson (voice)
... 2015
Elaine Crocker
... 2015
Dottie Piper
... 2015
Elizabeth
... 2014
Kathy
... 2014
Deb
... 2014
Mary Weldon
... 2014
Ms. Grunion (voice)
... 2014
The Astronomer
... 2013
Bronwyn
... 2013
Dr. Bernice Deagan
... 2013
Sheryl Phillips
... 2013
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2013
Betty Thompson
... 2013
Meg
... 2013
Celia
... 2012
Professor Judith Fairfield
... 2012
Samantha Davis
... 2012
Monica Patterson
... 2011
Carol Ostroff
... 2011
Charlotte Phelan
... 2011
Self
... 2010
Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
... 2010
Trish Maplewood
... 2010
Lily
... 2009
Narrator (voice)
... 2009
Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
... 2008
Suzanna
... 2008
Bren MacGuff
... 2007
Prudy Pringleton
... 2007
Alice
... 2006
Gladys (voice)
... 2006
Joan Whitfield
... 2005
Allie Stiffle
... 2005
Eugenia Crocker
... 2004
Molly Ripkin
... 2004
Barbara Strasser
... 2003
Lydia Martin
... 2003
Peach (voice)
... 2003
Sally Lester
... 2002
Melissa
... 2002
Kathy McCormack
... 2001
Lyla
... 2000
Barbara Fitts
... 1999
Loretta
... 1999
Ms. Perky
... 1999
Alix
... 1998
Maxine (Max)
... 1998
Evelyn Isaacs
... 1998
Marjorie
... 1998
Constance Miller
... 1998
Miss Walsh
... 1998
Dot Halford
... 1997
Lilah Leech
... 1997
... 1997
Dee Dee
... 1997
Dr. Melanie Abbasac
... 1997
Gynecologist
... 1997
Sandy
... 1996
Ann
... 1996
Gum Puller
... 1996
Betsy
... 1996
Saleslady
... 1996
Heather
... 1996
Mary Polanski
... 1995
Woman in Christmas Shop
... 1994
Party Guest
... 1994
NYPD Computer Operator
... 1994
Jennifer
... 1994
Doreen
... 1993
Miss Penny
... 1989