Allison Janney
Allison Janney
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.
Known For
Actor
as Macy
as Evelyn
as Self
as Colonel Howell
as Self - Guest
as Vice President Grace Penn
as Donna
as Madge Nelson (voice)
as Nancy
as Lou
as Self
as Sue Buttons
as C.J. Cregg
as Velvet
as Self
as Susan Estrich
as Narrator (voice)
as Margaux Needler (voice)
as Pam Gluckin
as Doctor Brooks
as Miss Massey
as The Mighty Karen (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as LaVona
as Rose Chipley
as Principal Nichols
as Goldie O'Gilt (voice)
as Detective Sgt. Riley
as Dr. Golan
as Peach (voice)
as Margo
as Self
as Madge Nelson (voice)
as Wanda
as Madge Nelson (voice)
as Elaine Crocker
as Dottie Piper
as Self - Guest
as Elizabeth
as Kathy
as Deb
as Mary Weldon
as Ms. Grunion (voice)
as The Astronomer
as Self
as Self
as Bronwyn
as Dr. Bernice Deagan
as Sheryl Phillips
as Narrator (voice)
as Betty Thompson
as Meg
as Margaret Scully
as Bonnie Plunkett
as Self
as Self
as Celia
as Professor Judith Fairfield
as Samantha Davis
as Self
as Janet Ryland
as Monica Patterson
as Carol Ostroff
as Charlotte Phelan
as Crystal Cohen
as Self
as Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
as Trish Maplewood
as Self
as Lily
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
as Suzanna
as Judith Frick
as Bren MacGuff
as Prudy Pringleton
as Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)
as Self
as Alice
as Gladys (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Joan Whitfield
as Allie Stiffle
as Ms. Greenstein
as Aunt Jesse (voice)
as Eugenia Crocker
as Molly Ripkin
as Mother
as Barbara Strasser
as Lydia Martin
as Peach (voice)
as Self
as Beverly
as Self
as Self
as Sally Lester
as Melissa
as Kathy McCormack
as Lyla
as Cynthia
as Barbara Fitts
as Loretta
as Ms. Perky
as C.J. Cregg
as Teen People Editor (voice)
as Mistress Vita (voice)
as Crystal Quagmire (voice)
as Alix
as Maxine (Max)
as Evelyn Isaacs
as Marjorie
as Constance Miller
as Miss Walsh
as Lilah Leech
as Assistant D.A.
as Dee Dee
as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
as Dot Halford
as Gynecologist
as Self
as Laura (voice)
as Sandy
as Ann
as Gum Puller
as Betsy
as Saleslady
as Heather
as Self
as Mary Polanski
as Woman in Christmas Shop
as Party Guest
as NYPD Computer Operator
as Jennifer
as Vivian
as Doreen
as Self
as Susanna
as Phyllis (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Nora
as Ann Madsen
as Miss Penny
as Julia (voice)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Self
as Self - Nominee
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer