Actor

Allison Janney

November 19, 1959 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Notable work

7.8
Finding Nemo (2003)
as Peach (voice)
8
American Beauty (1999)
as Barbara Fitts
7
Finding Dory (2016)
as Peach (voice)
6.4
Minions (2015)
as Madge Nelson (voice)
8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Julia (voice)
6.8
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
as Dr. Golan
8.2
The Help (2011)
as Charlotte Phelan
7.6
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
as Ms. Perky
7.1
Juno (2007)
as Bren MacGuff
6.8
Spy (2015)
as Elaine Crocker
7.5
I, Tonya (2017)
as LaVona
6.4
The Girl on the Train (2016)
as Detective Sgt. Riley

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