Acting
Allison Janney
EN, FR, PT cinema · 109 credits
Born
19 November 1959 (age 66)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Allison Brooks 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
Filmography
Fonda
Actor
Not Alone
as (voice)
Miss You, Love You
as Diane Patterson
Minions & Monsters
as Olivia (voice)
The Dog Stars
as Darlene
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Macy Smart
Another Simple Favor
as Aunt Linda McLanden
The Roses
as Eleanor
The Creator
as Colonel Howell
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
Minions & More Volume 2
as Madge Nelson (voice)
Lou
as Lou, Executive Producer
To Leslie
as Nancy
Breaking News in Yuba County
as Sue Buttons, Executive Producer
Lazy Susan
as Velvet
The Addams Family
as Margaux Needler (voice)
Troop Zero
as Miss Massey
Bad Education
as Pam Gluckin
Bombshell
as Susan Estrich
Ma
as Doctor Brooks
Expedition Amelia
as Narrator (voice)
The Night Is Young
as Wanda
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
Sun Dogs
as Rose Chipley
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Principal Nichols
I, Tonya
as LaVona
Tallulah
as Margo
The Girl on the Train
as Detective Riley
Finding Dory
as Peach (voice)
Spy
as Elaine Crocker
The DUFF
as Dottie Piper
Minions
as Madge Nelson (voice)
Binky Nelson Unpacified
as Madge Nelson (voice)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Ms. Grunion (voice)
Bad Words
as Dr. Bernice Deagan
Tammy
as Deb
Days and Nights
as Elizabeth
The Rewrite
as Professor Weldon
Get On Up
as Kathy
Struck by Lightning
as Sheryl Phillips
Touchy Feely
as Bronwyn
The Way Way Back
as Betty Thompson
Trust Me
as Meg
Brightest Star
as The Astronomer
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Thousand Words
as Samantha Davis
Liberal Arts
as Professor Judith Fairfield
Celia
as Celia
Margaret
as Monica Patterson
The Help
as Charlotte Phelan
The Oranges
as Carol Ostroff
Life During Wartime
as Trish Maplewood
Love and Distrust
as Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
Away We Go
as Lily
It's Still Me!
as Narrator (voice)
9 to 5: The Musical
as Violet Newstead
Prop 8: The Musical
as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
Pretty Ugly People
as Suzanna
Hairspray
as Prudy Pringleton
Juno
as Bren MacGuff
Over the Hedge
as Gladys (voice)
Strangers with Candy
as Alice
The Chumscrubber
as Allie Stiffle
Our Very Own
as Joan Whitfield
Winter Solstice
as Molly Ripkin
Piccadilly Jim
as Eugenia Crocker
Finding Nemo
as Peach (voice)
How to Deal
as Lydia Martin
Chicken Party
as Barbara Strasser
The Hours
as Sally Lester
Rooftop Kisses
as Melissa
Nurse Betty
as Lyla
Auto Motives
as Grechen
American Beauty
as Barbara Fitts
Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Loretta
10 Things I Hate About You
as Ms. Perky
Six Days Seven Nights
as Marjorie
Primary Colors
as Miss Walsh
Celebrity
as Evelyn Isaacs
The Object of My Affection
as Constance Miller
The Impostors
as Maxine (Max)
David and Lisa
as Alix
...First Do No Harm
as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
Julian Po
as Lilah Leech
Anita Liberty
as Gynecologist
Private Parts
as Dee Dee
The Ice Storm
as Dot Halford
The Associate
as Sandy
Walking and Talking
as Gum Puller
Big Night
as Ann
Faithful
as Saleslady
Flux
1996
Flux
as Heather
Rescuing Desire
as Betsy
Heading Home
as Mary Polanski
Wolf
as Party Guest
Dead Funny
as Jennifer
The Cowboy Way
as NYPD Computer Operator
Miracle on 34th Street
as Woman in Christmas Shop
Blind Spot
as Doreen
Who Shot Pat?
as Miss Penny