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