Allison Janney

Acting

Born: 1959-11-19

From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gender: Female

Height: 1.83 m

Popularity: 2.5

Also Known As

Allison Brooks Janney

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations23 won · 37 nominated

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Awards

2018

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

I, Tonya

2018

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

I, Tonya

2018

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

I, Tonya

2018

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Mom

2015

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Masters of Sex

2014

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Mom

2014

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Mom

2014

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Masters of Sex

2014

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

The Help

2012

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

The Help

2012

🏆 Won

Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture

The Help

2011

🏆 Won

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

The Help

2011

🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Cast

The Help

2011

Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Life During Wartime

2011

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

The Help

2011

🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

2009

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical

2009

Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

2009

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Hairspray

2008

🏆 Won

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

Hairspray

2007

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

Hairspray

2007

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

Juno

2007

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2006

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2006

Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Our Very Own

2006

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2005

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2005

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2004

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2004

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2004

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2004

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2003

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2003

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2003

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The West Wing

2003

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The West Wing

2003

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

The Hours

2003

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2002

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2002

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2002

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2002

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The West Wing

2002

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2002

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2002

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2001

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2001

🏆 Won

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The West Wing

2001

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2001

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2001

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2001

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2001

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The West Wing

2001

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

American Beauty

2000

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2000

Nominated

TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama

The West Wing

2000

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

American Beauty

2000

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The West Wing

2000

🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1998

Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1998

Allison Janney

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations23 won · 37 nominated

Acting162 titles

Heading Home

Still Working 9 to 5

People's Choice Awards

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

The West Wing

The Help

American Beauty

Anita Liberty

True Love: Making The Creator

Chicken Party

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Simpsons

Lost

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Phineas and Ferb

Finding Nemo

DuckTales

Frasier

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

10 Things I Hate About You

The Diplomat

Rooftop Kisses

I, Tonya

Weeds

Two and a Half Men

Web Therapy

Veep

The Kominsky Method

A Girl Thing

Minions & More 2

Family Guy

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

King of the Hill

The Hours

Law & Order

New York Undercover

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Mom

The Graham Norton Show

Golden Globe Awards

Juno

The Way Way Back

Masters of Sex

In Plain Sight

The Creator

Big Night

Finding Dory

Troop Zero

To Leslie

Aliens in the Family

Celebrity Poker Showdown

American Dad!

The Oscars

Prop 8: The Musical

...First Do No Harm

The Night Is Young

The Ice Storm

Who Do You Think You Are?

Saturday Night Live

Spy

The DUFF

Get On Up

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Bombshell

Miracle on 34th Street

Hairspray

Away We Go

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Tallulah

Bad Education

Expedition Amelia

The Roses

Web Therapy

Over the Hedge