Allison Janney
Birthday: 1958-11-19
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 317
Drafted By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 2018 | 60 | I, Tonya (2017) | Supporting Actress | Win | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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Everything's Going to Be Great | Macy | |
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Miss You, Love You | ||
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The Heart | ||
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2025-08-27 | The Roses | |
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2025-03-07 | Another Simple Favor | |
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2023-09-27 | The Creator | Colonel Howell |
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2022-11-17 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Donna |
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2022-11-08 | Minions & More Volume 2 | Madge Nelson (voice) |
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2022-10-07 | To Leslie | Nancy |
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2022-09-23 | Lou | Lou |
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2021-01-28 | Breaking News in Yuba County | Sue Buttons |
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2020-10-15 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | C.J. Cregg |
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2020-04-03 | Lazy Susan | Velvet |
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2019-12-13 | Bombshell | Susan Estrich |
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2019-10-10 | The Addams Family | Margaux Needler (voice) |
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2019-09-08 | Bad Education | Pam Gluckin |
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2019-05-29 | Ma | Doctor Brooks |
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2019-02-01 | Troop Zero | Miss Massey |
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2018-01-24 | The Night Is Young | Wanda |
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2017-12-08 | I, Tonya | LaVona |
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2017-06-18 | Sun Dogs | Rose Chipley |
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2017-05-05 | A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Principal Nichols |
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2016-10-05 | The Girl on the Train | Detective Sgt. Riley |
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2016-09-27 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Dr. Golan |
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2016-06-16 | Finding Dory | Peach (voice) |
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2016-06-02 | Tallulah | Margo |
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2015-11-04 | Binky Nelson Unpacified | Madge Nelson (voice) |
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2015-06-17 | Minions | Madge Nelson (voice) |
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2015-05-06 | Spy | Elaine Crocker |
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2015-02-20 | The DUFF | Dottie Piper |
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2014-09-26 | Days and Nights | Elizabeth |
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2014-08-01 | Get on Up | Kathy |
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2014-07-02 | Tammy | Deb |
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2014-06-15 | The Rewrite | Mary Weldon |
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2014-02-07 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Ms. Grunion (voice) |
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2013-10-26 | Brightest Star | The Astronomer |
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2013-09-06 | Touchy Feely | Bronwyn |
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2013-09-06 | Bad Words | Dr. Bernice Deagan |
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2013-06-19 | Struck by Lightning | Sheryl Phillips |
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2013-06-06 | The Way Way Back | Betty Thompson |
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2013-04-20 | Trust Me | Meg |
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2012-10-26 | Celia | Celia |
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2012-09-14 | Liberal Arts | Professor Judith Fairfield |
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2012-03-07 | A Thousand Words | Samantha Davis |
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2011-09-30 | Margaret | Monica Patterson |
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2011-09-09 | The Oranges | Carol Ostroff |
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2011-08-09 | The Help | Charlotte Phelan |
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2010-08-16 | Love and Distrust | Grechen (segment "Auto Motives") |
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2010-04-16 | Life During Wartime | Trish Maplewood |
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2009-06-05 | Away We Go | Lily |
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2008-12-03 | Prop 8: The Musical | Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife |
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2008-11-14 | Pretty Ugly People | Suzanna |
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2007-12-05 | Juno | Bren MacGuff |
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2007-07-19 | Hairspray | Prudy Pringleton |
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2006-06-28 | Strangers with Candy | Alice |
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2006-05-17 | Over the Hedge | Gladys (voice) |
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2005-06-22 | Our Very Own | Joan Whitfield |
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2005-06-08 | The Chumscrubber | Allie Stiffle |
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2004-11-01 | Piccadilly Jim | Eugenia Crocker |
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2004-01-29 | Winter Solstice | Molly Ripkin |
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2003-10-14 | Chicken Party | Barbara Strasser |
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2003-07-18 | How to Deal | Lydia Martin |
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2003-05-30 | Finding Nemo | Peach (voice) |
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2002-12-27 | The Hours | Sally Lester |
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2002-06-23 | Rooftop Kisses | Melissa |
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2001-01-19 | A Girl Thing | Kathy McCormack |
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2000-08-30 | Nurse Betty | Lyla |
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1999-09-15 | American Beauty | Barbara Fitts |
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1999-07-23 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Loretta |
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1999-03-30 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Ms. Perky |
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1998-11-01 | David and Lisa | Alix |
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1998-10-02 | The Impostors | Maxine (Max) |
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1998-09-07 | Celebrity | Evelyn Isaacs |
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1998-06-12 | Six Days Seven Nights | Marjorie |
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1998-04-17 | The Object of My Affection | Constance Miller |
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1998-03-20 | Primary Colors | Miss Walsh |
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1997-09-27 | The Ice Storm | Dot Halford |
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1997-09-05 | Julian Po | Lilah Leech |
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1997-06-14 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Assistant D.A. |
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1997-03-07 | Private Parts | Dee Dee |
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1997-02-16 | ...First Do No Harm | Dr. Melanie Abbasac |
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1997-01-18 | Anita Liberty | Gynecologist |
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1996-10-25 | The Associate | Sandy |
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1996-09-20 | Big Night | Ann |
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1996-07-17 | Walking and Talking | Gum Puller |
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1996-05-14 | Rescuing Desire | Betsy |
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1996-04-03 | Faithful | Saleslady |
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1996-01-01 | Flux | Heather |
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1995-04-08 | Heading Home | Mary Polanski |
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1994-11-18 | Miracle on 34th Street | Woman in Christmas Shop |
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1994-06-17 | Wolf | Party Guest |
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1994-06-03 | The Cowboy Way | NYPD Computer Operator |
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1994-05-21 | Dead Funny | Jennifer |
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1993-05-02 | Blind Spot | Doreen |
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1989-08-01 | Who Shot Pat? | Miss Penny |