Allison Janney

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Nov 19, 1959 (65 years old)

Allison Janney

Known For

The Roses
Movie 2025

The Roses

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Everything's Going to Be Great
1h 35m
Movie 2025

Everything's Going to Be Great

When they are unexpectedly forced to move in with an estranged relative, the Smart Family must navigate oversized dreams, identity struggles and regional theater in this warmly observant family comedy.

Another Simple Favor
2h 3m
Movie 2025

Another Simple Favor

Stephanie and Emily reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.

Palm Royale
TV Show 2024

Palm Royale

In 1969, an ambitious woman aspires to cross the line between the haves and have-nots to secure her seat at America's most exclusive, fashionable, and treacherous table: Palm Beach high society.

True Love: Making The Creator
0h 55m
Movie 2023

True Love: Making The Creator

Join director Gareth Edwards and crew for nearly an hour look behind the scenes. Hear from actors about the filming experience, and learn about the production's documentary-style approach, the innovative camera and lighting work, and much more.

The Creator
2h 14m
Movie 2023

The Creator

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
1h 24m
Movie 2023

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett’s illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of the most cherished comediennes in television history.

The People We Hate at the Wedding
1h 39m
Movie 2022

The People We Hate at the Wedding

A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect.

To Leslie
1h 59m
Movie 2022

To Leslie

A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.

Lou
1h 47m
Movie 2022

Lou

A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.

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.

Acting

2025
The Roses
2025
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025
Another Simple Favor
2024
Palm Royale
2023
True Love: Making The Creator
2023
The Creator
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2022
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
To Leslie
2022
Lou
2022
Still Working 9 to 5
2021
Breaking News in Yuba County
2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
Lazy Susan
2019
Bombshell
2019
Expedition Amelia
2019
The Addams Family
2019
Bad Education
2019
Ma
2019
Troop Zero
2018
The Night Is Young
2017
I, Tonya
2017
Sun Dogs
2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2016
The Girl on the Train
2016
Finding Dory
2016
Tallulah
2015
Binky Nelson Unpacified
2015
The DUFF
2014
The Rewrite
2013
Mom
2013
Bad Words
2013
Touchy Feely
2013
The Way Way Back
2013
Trust Me
2012
Celia
2012
Liberal Arts
2011
The Help
2011
Mr. Sunshine
2010
Love and Distrust
2010
Life During Wartime
2009
It's Still Me!
2007
Juno
2007
Hairspray
2007
The EcoZone Project
2006
Strangers with Candy
2005
Our Very Own
2004
Winter Solstice
2003
Chicken Party
2003
How to Deal
2003
Finding Nemo
2002
Rooftop Kisses
2001
A Girl Thing
2000
Nurse Betty
1999
American Beauty
1999
10 Things I Hate About You
1998
David and Lisa
1998
The Impostors
1998
Celebrity
1998
The Object of My Affection
1998
Primary Colors
1997
Private Parts
1996
The Associate
1996
Walking and Talking
1996
Rescuing Desire
1996
Faithful
1996
Flux
1995
Heading Home
1994
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
Wolf
1994
The Cowboy Way
1994
Dead Funny
1993
Blind Spot
1989
Who Shot Pat?

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