Allison Janney
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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Fonda
as Unknown
Not Alone
as (voice)
The Dog Stars
as Darlene
Miss You, Love You
as Diane Patterson
The Roses
as Eleanor
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Macy Smart
Another Simple Favor
as Aunt Linda McLanden
Palm Royale
as Evelyn Rollins
True Love: Making The Creator
as Self
The Creator
as Colonel Howell
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
The Diplomat
as Vice President Grace Penn
The Diplomat
as President Grace Penn
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Donna
Minions & More 2
as Madge Nelson (voice)
To Leslie
as Nancy
Lou
as Lou
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self - Guest
Still Working 9 to 5
as Self
Breaking News in Yuba County
as Sue Buttons
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
as C.J. Cregg
Celebrity IOU
as Self
Lazy Susan
as Velvet
Bombshell
as Susan Estrich
Expedition Amelia
as Narrator (voice)
The Addams Family
as Margaux Needler (voice)
Bad Education
as Pam Gluckin
Human Discoveries
as The Mighty Karen (voice)
Ma
as Doctor Brooks
Troop Zero
as Miss Massey
The Kominsky Method
as Self
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
The Night Is Young
as Wanda
I, Tonya
as LaVona
DuckTales
as Goldie O'Gilt (voice)
Sun Dogs
as Rose Chipley
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Principal Nichols
The Girl on the Train
as Detective Sgt. Riley
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Dr. Golan
Finding Dory
as Peach (voice)
Tallulah
as Margo
Chelsea
as Self
Binky Nelson Unpacified
as Madge Nelson (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Spy
as Elaine Crocker
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
The DUFF
as Dottie Piper
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Days and Nights
as Elizabeth
Get On Up
as Kathy
Tammy
as Deb
The Rewrite
as Professor Weldon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Ms. Grunion (voice)
Brightest Star
as The Astronomer
Masters of Sex
as Margaret Scully
Mom
as Bonnie Plunkett
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self
Touchy Feely
as Bronwyn
Bad Words
as Dr. Bernice Deagan
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
Struck by Lightning
as Sheryl Phillips
The Way Way Back
as Betty Thompson
Trust Me
as Meg
Celia
as Celia
Liberal Arts
as Professor Judith Fairfield
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
Veep
as Janet Ryland
A Thousand Words
as Samantha Davis
Margaret
as Monica Patterson
The Oranges
as Carol Ostroff
The Help
as Charlotte Phelan
Web Therapy
as Judith Frick
Mr. Sunshine
as Crystal Cohen
Love and Distrust
as Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
Life During Wartime
as Trish Maplewood
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Away We Go
as Lily
9 to 5: The Musical
as Violet Newstead
It's Still Me!
as Narrator (voice)
Prop 8: The Musical
as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
Pretty Ugly People
as Suzanna
Web Therapy
as Judith Frick
The Bonnie Hunt Show
as Self
In Plain Sight
as Allison Pearson
Juno
as Bren MacGuff
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self
Phineas and Ferb
as Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)
Hairspray
as Prudy Pringleton
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Self
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
Strangers with Candy
as Alice
Over the Hedge
as Gladys (voice)
Weeds
as Ms. Greenstein
Our Very Own
as Joan Whitfield
The Chumscrubber
as Allie Stiffle
American Dad!
as Aunt Jesse (voice)
Piccadilly Jim
as Eugenia Crocker
The Soup
as Self
Winter Solstice
as Molly Ripkin
Celebrity Poker Showdown
as Self
Chicken Party
as Barbara Strasser
Two and a Half Men
as Beverly
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
How to Deal
as Lydia Martin
Finding Nemo
as Peach (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Hours
as Sally Lester
Rooftop Kisses
as Melissa
A Girl Thing
as Kathy McCormack
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Cynthia
Nurse Betty
as Lyla
Auto Motives
as Grechen
The West Wing
as C.J. Cregg
American Beauty
as Barbara Fitts
The Debtors
as Unknown
Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Loretta
10 Things I Hate About You
as Ms. Perky
Family Guy
as Teen People Editor (voice)
Family Guy
as Crystal Quagmire (voice)
Family Guy
as Mistress Vita (voice)
David and Lisa
as Alix
The Impostors
as Maxine (Max)
Celebrity
as Evelyn Isaacs
Six Days Seven Nights
as Marjorie
The Object of My Affection
as Constance Miller
Primary Colors
as Miss Walsh
The Ice Storm
as Dot Halford
Julian Po
as Lilah Leech
The View
as Self
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
as Assistant D.A.
Private Parts
as Dee Dee
...First Do No Harm
as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
Anita Liberty
as Gynecologist
King of the Hill
as Laura (voice)
The Associate
as Sandy
Big Night
as Ann
The Daily Show
as Self
Walking and Talking
as Gum Puller
Rescuing Desire
as Betsy
Faithful
as Saleslady
Aliens in the Family
as Unknown
Heading Home
as Mary Polanski
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
as Self
Miracle on 34th Street
as Woman in Christmas Shop
New York Undercover
as Vivian
Wolf
as Party Guest
The Cowboy Way
as NYPD Computer Operator
Dead Funny
as Jennifer
Intimate Portrait
as Self
Frasier
as Susanna
Frasier
as Phyllis (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Blind Spot
as Doreen
Law & Order
as Nora
Law & Order
as Ann Madsen
The Simpsons
as Julia (voice)
Who Shot Pat?
as Miss Penny
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
The Oscars
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee