Janelle James

Acting

Born: 1979-09-23

From: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Gender: Female

Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

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Biography

Janelle James is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her role as Ava Coleman in the ABC television series Abbott Elementary, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an NAACP Image Award, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

Awards & Nominations0 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series/Musical-Comedy or Drama

Abbott Elementary

2023

Janelle James

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations0 won · 1 nominated

Acting31 titles

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Emmy Awards

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Super Duper Bunny League

Abbott Elementary

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Monsters at Work

Golden Globe Awards

The Garfield Movie

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Strip Law

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Black Monday

One of Them Days

Central Park

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

The Jennifer Hudson Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Gotham Comedy Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Tom of Your Life

Teenage Euthanasia

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Comedy Lineup

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Hollywood Squares

Sherri

The Final Straw

Sixteen Thousand Dollars

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025

Writing2 titles

Black Monday

History of the World: Part II