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.
Known for
The Simpsons
Julia (voice)
Law & Order
Nora
Law & Order
Ann Madsen
Family Guy
Teen People Editor (voice)
Family Guy
Mistress Vita (voice)
Family Guy
Crystal Quagmire (voice)
Lost
Mother
American Dad!
Aunt Jesse (voice)
Two and a Half Men
Beverly
The West Wing
C.J. Cregg
King of the Hill
Laura (voice)
Frasier
Susanna
Frasier
Phyllis (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cynthia
Mom
Bonnie Plunkett
Weeds
Ms. Greenstein
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
DuckTales
Goldie O'Gilt (voice)
The Diplomat
Vice President Grace Penn
The Diplomat
President Grace Penn
Veep
Janet Ryland
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Performer
Finding Nemo
Peach (voice)
Masters of Sex
Margaret Scully
Palm Royale
Evelyn Rollins
The Roses
Eleanor
Intimate Portrait
Self
10 Things I Hate About You
Ms. Perky
The Help
Charlotte Phelan
In Plain Sight
Allison Pearson
Spy
Elaine Crocker
American Beauty
Barbara Fitts
The Creator
Colonel Howell
The Oscars
Self
Miracle on 34th Street
Woman in Christmas Shop
New York Undercover
Vivian
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Dr. Golan
Juno
Bren MacGuff
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Self
Over the Hedge
Gladys (voice)
Troop Zero
Miss Massey
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
The Addams Family
Margaux Needler (voice)
Liberal Arts
Professor Judith Fairfield
Finding Dory
Peach (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
Self
To Leslie
Nancy
Celebrity
Evelyn Isaacs
Tallulah
Margo
Bad Words
Dr. Bernice Deagan
Celebrity IOU
Self
Lou
Lou
Touchy Feely
Bronwyn
The Kominsky Method
Self
Everything's Going to Be Great
Macy Smart
Web Therapy
Judith Frick
Trust Me
Meg
Private Parts
Dee Dee
Minions
Madge Nelson (voice)
Wolf
Party Guest
The Chumscrubber
Allie Stiffle
Another Simple Favor
Aunt Linda McLanden
Hairspray
Prudy Pringleton
Primary Colors
Miss Walsh
Piccadilly Jim
Eugenia Crocker
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Ms. Grunion (voice)
The Associate
Sandy
Sun Dogs
Rose Chipley
The Impostors
Maxine (Max)
Rescuing Desire
Betsy
Faithful
Saleslady
Blind Spot
Doreen
Web Therapy
Judith Frick
The Ice Storm
Dot Halford
Brightest Star
The Astronomer
Nurse Betty
Lyla
Mr. Sunshine
Crystal Cohen
A Thousand Words
Samantha Davis
I, Tonya
LaVona
The Girl on the Train
Detective Sgt. Riley
The DUFF
Dottie Piper
Ma
Doctor Brooks
Bombshell
Susan Estrich
LateLine
Chicken Party
Barbara Strasser
Six Days Seven Nights
Marjorie
Winter Solstice
Molly Ripkin
The Hours
Sally Lester
Minions & More Volume 2
Madge Nelson (voice)
Celia
Celia
Our Very Own
Joan Whitfield
Struck by Lightning
Sheryl Phillips
Tammy
Deb
Strangers with Candy
Alice
David and Lisa
Alix
Flux
Heather
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Loretta
The Heart
Expedition Amelia
Narrator (voice)
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Donna
The Way Way Back
Betty Thompson
Human Discoveries
The Mighty Karen (voice)
The Cowboy Way
NYPD Computer Operator
Pretty Ugly People
Suzanna
Heading Home
Mary Polanski
Love and Distrust
Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
Big Night
Ann
Rooftop Kisses
Melissa
Aliens in the Family
Bad Education
Pam Gluckin
Margaret
Monica Patterson
Breaking News in Yuba County
Sue Buttons
The Oranges
Carol Ostroff
It's Still Me!
Narrator (voice)
Get on Up
Kathy
A Girl Thing
Kathy McCormack
The Rewrite
Mary Weldon
Binky Nelson Unpacified
Madge Nelson (voice)
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
Self - Winner
Away We Go
Lily
The Object of My Affection
Constance Miller
How to Deal
Lydia Martin
...First Do No Harm
Dr. Melanie Abbasac
True Love: Making The Creator
Self
The Night Is Young
Wanda
Miss You, Love You
Auto Motives
Grechen
Lazy Susan
Velvet
Walking and Talking
Gum Puller
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
Life During Wartime
Trish Maplewood
Days and Nights
Elizabeth
The EcoZone Project
Dead Funny
Jennifer
Julian Po
Lilah Leech
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Principal Nichols
Who Shot Pat?
Miss Penny
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
C.J. Cregg
Prop 8: The Musical
Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
Still Working 9 to 5
Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Assistant D.A.
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Anita Liberty
Gynecologist
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The View
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Soup
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Chelsea
Self
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self