Allison Janney
103 movies · 27 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 19, 1959 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Allison Brooks 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.
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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
Allison Janney: movies and TV shows
Acting (130)
- Upcoming Not Alone
as (voice)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Dog Stars
as Darlene
- 2026 Minions & Monsters
as Olivia (voice)
- 2026 Miss You, Love You
as Diane Patterson
- 2025 The Roses
as Eleanor
- 2025 Everything's Going to Be Great
as Macy Smart
- 2025 Another Simple Favor
as Aunt Linda McLanden
- 2024
- 2023 The Creator
as Colonel Howell
- 2023
- 2022 The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Donna
- 2022 Minions & More 2
as Madge Nelson (voice)
- 2022 To Leslie
as Nancy
- 2022 Lou
as Lou
- 2021 Breaking News in Yuba County
as Sue Buttons
- 2020 A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
as C.J. Cregg
- 2020 Lazy Susan
as Velvet
- 2019 Bombshell
as Susan Estrich
- 2019 Expedition Amelia
as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 The Addams Family
as Margaux Needler (voice)
- 2019 Bad Education
as Pam Gluckin
- 2019
- 2019 Ma
as Doctor Brooks
- 2019 Troop Zero
as Miss Massey
- 2018 The Night Is Young
as Wanda
- 2017 I, Tonya
as LaVona
- 2017
- 2017 Sun Dogs
as Rose Chipley
- 2017 A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Principal Nichols
- 2016 The Girl on the Train
as Detective Sgt. Riley
- 2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Dr. Golan
- 2016 Finding Dory
as Peach (voice)
- 2016 Tallulah
as Margo
- 2015 Binky Nelson Unpacified
as Madge Nelson (voice)
- 2015 Minions
as Madge Nelson (voice)
- 2015 Spy
as Elaine Crocker
- 2015 The DUFF
as Dottie Piper
- 2014 Days and Nights
as Elizabeth
- 2014 Get On Up
as Kathy
- 2014 Tammy
as Deb
- 2014 The Rewrite
as Professor Weldon
- 2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Ms. Grunion (voice)
- 2013 Brightest Star
as The Astronomer
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Touchy Feely
as Bronwyn
- 2013 Bad Words
as Dr. Bernice Deagan
- 2013 Struck by Lightning
as Sheryl Phillips
- 2013 The Way Way Back
as Betty Thompson
- 2013 Trust Me
as Meg
- 2012 Celia
as Celia
- 2012 Liberal Arts
as Professor Judith Fairfield
- 2012
- 2012 A Thousand Words
as Samantha Davis
- 2011 Margaret
as Monica Patterson
- 2011 The Oranges
as Carol Ostroff
- 2011 The Help
as Charlotte Phelan
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010 Love and Distrust
as Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
- 2010 Life During Wartime
as Trish Maplewood
- 2009 Away We Go
as Lily
- 2009 9 to 5: The Musical
as Violet Newstead
- 2009 It's Still Me!
as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 Prop 8: The Musical
as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
- 2008 Pretty Ugly People
as Suzanna
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007 Juno
as Bren MacGuff
- 2007
- 2007 Hairspray
as Prudy Pringleton
- 2006 Strangers with Candy
as Alice
- 2006 Over the Hedge
as Gladys (voice)
- 2005
- 2005 Our Very Own
as Joan Whitfield
- 2005 The Chumscrubber
as Allie Stiffle
- 2005
- 2004 Piccadilly Jim
as Eugenia Crocker
- 2004
- 2004 Winter Solstice
as Molly Ripkin
- 2003 Chicken Party
as Barbara Strasser
- 2003
- 2003 How to Deal
as Lydia Martin
- 2003 Finding Nemo
as Peach (voice)
- 2002 The Hours
as Sally Lester
- 2002 Rooftop Kisses
as Melissa
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Nurse Betty
as Lyla
- 2000 Auto Motives
as Grechen
- 1999
- 1999 American Beauty
as Barbara Fitts
- 1999
- 1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Loretta
- 1999 10 Things I Hate About You
as Ms. Perky
- 1999 Family Guy · TV
as Teen People Editor (voice) / Mistress Vita (voice) / Crystal Quagmire (voice) · 3 episodes
- 1998 David and Lisa
as Alix
- 1998 The Impostors
as Maxine (Max)
- 1998 Celebrity
as Evelyn Isaacs
- 1998 Six Days Seven Nights
as Marjorie
- 1998 The Object of My Affection
as Constance Miller
- 1998 Primary Colors
as Miss Walsh
- 1998
- 1997 The Ice Storm
as Dot Halford
- 1997 Julian Po
as Lilah Leech
- 1997 Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
as Assistant D.A.
- 1997 Private Parts
as Dee Dee
- 1997 ...First Do No Harm
as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
- 1997 Anita Liberty
as Gynecologist
- 1997
- 1996 The Associate
as Sandy
- 1996 Big Night
as Ann
- 1996 Walking and Talking
as Gum Puller
- 1996 Rescuing Desire
as Betsy
- 1996 Faithful
as Saleslady
- 1996
- 1996 Flux
as Heather
- 1995 Heading Home
as Mary Polanski
- 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
as Woman in Christmas Shop
- 1994
- 1994 Wolf
as Party Guest
- 1994 The Cowboy Way
as NYPD Computer Operator
- 1994 Dead Funny
as Jennifer
- 1993
- 1993 Blind Spot
as Doreen
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989 Who Shot Pat?
as Miss Penny
Behind the camera (2)
- 2022 Lou
Executive Producer
- 2021 Breaking News in Yuba County
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (40)
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022 Be My Guest with Ina Garten
1 episode
- 2022
- 2020 Celebrity IOU
1 episode
- 2018 The Kominsky Method
1 episode
- 2018
- 2016 Chelsea
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 episodes
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2 episodes
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
4 episodes
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2013 The Arsenio Hall Show
1 episode
- 2013 Hollywood Game Night
1 episode
- 2013
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang!
1 episode
- 2010 Who Do You Think You Are?
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4 episodes
- 2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show
1 episode
- 2007
- 2007 The EcoZone Project
1 episode
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
1 episode
- 2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
1 episode
- 2006 The Megan Mullally Show
1 episode
- 2004 The Soup
1 episode
- 2003 Celebrity Poker Showdown
1 episode
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
8 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
8 episodes
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1995 The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1 episode
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2 episodes
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
2 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
4 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
3 episodes