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.
Born: 19 November 1959
Played In
Not Alone
(voice)
The Dog Stars
Minions & Monsters
Olivia (voice)
Miss You, Love You
Diane Patterson
The Roses
Eleanor
Everything's Going to Be Great
Macy Smart
Another Simple Favor
Aunt Linda McLanden
Palm Royale
Evelyn Rollins
True Love: Making The Creator
Self
The Creator
Colonel Howell
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
The Diplomat
Vice President Grace Penn
The Diplomat
President Grace Penn
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Donna
Minions & More 2
Madge Nelson (voice)
To Leslie
Nancy
Lou
Lou
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest
Still Working 9 to 5
Self
Breaking News in Yuba County
Sue Buttons
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
C.J. Cregg
Celebrity IOU
Self
Lazy Susan
Velvet
Bombshell
Susan Estrich
Expedition Amelia
Narrator (voice)
The Addams Family
Margaux Needler (voice)
Bad Education
Pam Gluckin
Human Discoveries
The Mighty Karen (voice)
Ma
Doctor Brooks
Troop Zero
Miss Massey
The Kominsky Method
Self
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
The Night Is Young
Wanda
I, Tonya
LaVona
DuckTales
Goldie O'Gilt (voice)
Sun Dogs
Rose Chipley
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Principal Nichols
The Girl on the Train
Detective Sgt. Riley
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Dr. Golan
Finding Dory
Peach (voice)
Tallulah
Margo
Chelsea
Self
Binky Nelson Unpacified
Madge Nelson (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Minions
Madge Nelson (voice)
Spy
Elaine Crocker
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The DUFF
Dottie Piper
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Days and Nights
Elizabeth
Get On Up
Kathy
Tammy
Deb
The Rewrite
Professor Weldon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Ms. Grunion (voice)
Brightest Star
The Astronomer
Masters of Sex
Margaret Scully
Mom
Bonnie Plunkett
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self
Touchy Feely
Bronwyn
Bad Words
Dr. Bernice Deagan
Hollywood Game Night
Self
Struck by Lightning
Sheryl Phillips
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Way Way Back
Betty Thompson
Trust Me
Meg
Celia
Celia
Liberal Arts
Professor Judith Fairfield
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Veep
Janet Ryland
A Thousand Words
Samantha Davis
Margaret
Monica Patterson
The Oranges
Carol Ostroff
The Help
Charlotte Phelan
Web Therapy
Judith Frick
Mr. Sunshine
Crystal Cohen
Love and Distrust
Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
Life During Wartime
Trish Maplewood
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Away We Go
Lily
It's Still Me!
Narrator (voice)
Prop 8: The Musical
Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
Pretty Ugly People
Suzanna
Web Therapy
Judith Frick
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self
In Plain Sight
Allison Pearson
Juno
Bren MacGuff
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
Phineas and Ferb
Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)
Hairspray
Prudy Pringleton
The EcoZone Project
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
Strangers with Candy
Alice
Over the Hedge
Gladys (voice)
Weeds
Ms. Greenstein
Our Very Own
Joan Whitfield
The Chumscrubber
Allie Stiffle
American Dad!
Aunt Jesse (voice)
Piccadilly Jim
Eugenia Crocker
Lost
Mother
The Soup
Self
Winter Solstice
Molly Ripkin
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self
Chicken Party
Barbara Strasser
Two and a Half Men
Beverly
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
How to Deal
Lydia Martin
Finding Nemo
Peach (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Hours
Sally Lester
Rooftop Kisses
Melissa
A Girl Thing
Kathy McCormack
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cynthia
Nurse Betty
Lyla
Auto Motives
Grechen
The West Wing
C.J. Cregg
The Debtors
American Beauty
Barbara Fitts
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Loretta
10 Things I Hate About You
Ms. Perky
Family Guy
Teen People Editor (voice)
Family Guy
Mistress Vita (voice)
Family Guy
Crystal Quagmire (voice)
David and Lisa
Alix
The Impostors
Maxine (Max)
Celebrity
Evelyn Isaacs
Six Days Seven Nights
Marjorie
The Object of My Affection
Constance Miller
Primary Colors
Miss Walsh
LateLine
The Ice Storm
Dot Halford
Julian Po
Lilah Leech
The View
Self
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Assistant D.A.
Private Parts
Dee Dee
...First Do No Harm
Dr. Melanie Abbasac
Anita Liberty
Gynecologist
King of the Hill
Laura (voice)
The Associate
Sandy
Big Night
Ann
The Daily Show
Self
Walking and Talking
Gum Puller
Rescuing Desire
Betsy
Faithful
Saleslady
Aliens in the Family
Flux
Heather
Heading Home
Mary Polanski
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
Miracle on 34th Street
Woman in Christmas Shop
New York Undercover
Vivian
Wolf
Party Guest
The Cowboy Way
NYPD Computer Operator
Dead Funny
Jennifer
Intimate Portrait
Self
Frasier
Susanna
Frasier
Phyllis (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Blind Spot
Doreen
Law & Order
Nora
Law & Order
Ann Madsen
The Simpsons
Julia (voice)
Who Shot Pat?
Miss Penny
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
The Oscars
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Heart
Fonda