
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.
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.
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.
She made her voice acting as Laura in King of the Hill seventh season episode in "Full Metal Dust Jacket."
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(1) Eliza Dushku • (1) Milla Jovovich • (1) Debra Messing • (1) Elizabeth Perkins • (2) Pamela Anderson • (2) Jeff Garlin • (2) Kid Rock • (2/21) James Sie • (3) Lucy Liu • (4) Mary Scheer • (5) Scott Hamilton • (6) Michael Clarke Duncan • (6) Betty White • (7/15) Phil Hendrie • (7/10) Chuck Mangione • (8) Amanda Carlin • (8) Peri Gilpin • (8) Allison Janney • (8) Nicky Katt • (8) Joel McCrary • (8) Dan McGrath (uncredited) • (8) Mike McShane • (9) Michael Keaton • (9) Marcelo Tubert • (10) Tom Arnold • (10) Topher Grace • (10) Danny Masterson • (11) Bruce Dern • (11) Carmen Electra • (11) Freeda Foreman • (11) George Foreman • (11) George Foreman III • (12) Norwood Cheek • (12) Kyle Howard • (13) Jennifer Aniston • (13) Jamie Kennedy • (17) Beth Grant • (17) Bru Muller (uncredited) • (18/21) Monica Keena • (18) Martin Starr • (20) Bernie Mac • (21) Janeane Garofalo • (22) Amy Hill • (23) David Cross • (23) Ernie Grunwald • (23) John Ritter |