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