Allison Janney
Acting
Born: Nov 19, 1959
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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. Janney made her professional stage debut with the Off-Broadway production Ladies …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everything's Going to Be Great | Macy Smart | 2025 | 5.8 |
| The Creator | Colonel Howell | 2023 | 7.006 |
| Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | 2023 | 8.4 |
| Margaret | Monica Patterson | 2011 | 6.333 |
| The Help | Charlotte Phelan | 2011 | 8.2 |
| Life During Wartime | Trish Maplewood | 2010 | 5.9 |
| Away We Go | Lily | 2009 | 6.662 |
| Prop 8: The Musical | Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife | 2008 | 7.0 |
| Pretty Ugly People | Suzanna | 2008 | 4.3 |
| Hairspray | Prudy Pringleton | 2007 | 6.663 |
| Juno | Bren MacGuff | 2007 | 7.059 |
| Over the Hedge | Gladys (voice) | 2006 | 6.592 |
| Strangers with Candy | Alice | 2006 | 5.649 |
| The Chumscrubber | Allie Stiffle | 2005 | 6.455 |
| Winter Solstice | Molly Ripkin | 2004 | 5.857 |
| Finding Nemo | Peach (voice) | 2003 | 7.817 |
| How to Deal | Lydia Martin | 2003 | 5.463 |
| The Hours | Sally Lester | 2002 | 7.252 |
| American Beauty | Barbara Fitts | 1999 | 7.999 |
| Drop Dead Gorgeous | Loretta | 1999 | 6.452 |
| 10 Things I Hate About You | Ms. Perky | 1999 | 7.589 |
| Six Days Seven Nights | Marjorie | 1998 | 6.103 |
| Primary Colors | Miss Walsh | 1998 | 6.28 |
| Celebrity | Evelyn Isaacs | 1998 | 5.995 |
| The Object of My Affection | Constance Miller | 1998 | 5.837 |
| ...First Do No Harm | Dr. Melanie Abbasac | 1997 | 6.882 |
| The Associate | Sandy | 1996 | 6.254 |
| Walking and Talking | Gum Puller | 1996 | 6.054 |
| Big Night | Ann | 1996 | 6.972 |
| Wolf | Party Guest | 1994 | 6.1 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1959 |
| From | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |