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