Allison Janney

65 years old 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. 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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Another Simple Favor (2025) Aunt Linda McLanden 7
2 The Roses (2025) Eleanor -
3 The Creator (2023) Colonel Howell 7.1
4 Minions & More Volume 2 (2022) Madge Nelson (voice) 6.5
5 The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022) Donna 6
6 To Leslie (2022) Nancy 7.5
7 Lou (2022) Lou 5.5
8 Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) Sue Buttons 6
9 Lazy Susan (2020) Velvet -
10 A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) C.J. Cregg -
11 The Addams Family (2019) Margaux Needler (voice) 6.2
12 Ma (2019) Doctor Brooks 6.4
13 Bad Education (2019) Pam Gluckin 7.2
14 Bombshell (2019) Susan Estrich 6.8
15 Troop Zero (2019) Miss Massey 8
16 The Night Is Young (2018) Wanda -
17 Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018) Self (archive footage) -
18 A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017) Principal Nichols -
19 Sun Dogs (2017) Rose Chipley 7
20 I, Tonya (2017) LaVona 7.7
21 Tallulah (2016) Margo 6.6
22 The Girl on the Train (2016) Detective Sgt. Riley 6.7
23 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) Dr. Golan 7.1
24 Finding Dory (2016) Peach (voice) 7.6
25 Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015) Madge Nelson (voice) 9
26 The DUFF (2015) Dottie Piper 6.2
27 Spy (2015) Elaine Crocker 7.4
28 Minions (2015) Madge Nelson (voice) 6.8
29 Tammy (2014) Deb 5.8
30 The Rewrite (2014) Mary Weldon 5.7
31 Get on Up (2014) Kathy 7.4
32 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) Ms. Grunion (voice) 6.9
33 Touchy Feely (2013) Bronwyn 5
34 Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013) Self - Narrator (voice) -
35 Trust Me (2013) Meg 6.3
36 Bad Words (2013) Dr. Bernice Deagan 6.9
37 The Way Way Back (2013) Betty Thompson 7.4
38 Struck by Lightning (2013) Sheryl Phillips 6.3
39 Liberal Arts (2012) Professor Judith Fairfield 6.9
40 A Thousand Words (2012) Samantha Davis 6.3
41 The Help (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Charlotte Phelan 8.3
42 Margaret (2011) Monica Patterson 7.5
43 The Oranges (2011) Carol Ostroff 6.8
44 Backwash (2010) Self -
45 Love and Distrust (2010) Grechen (segment "Auto Motives") 4
46 Life During Wartime (2010) Trish Maplewood 2.5
47 Away We Go (2009) Lily 7
48 Pretty Ugly People (2008) Suzanna 5
49 Hairspray (2007) Prudy Pringleton 6.8
50 Juno (2007)
Oscars 2008 		Bren MacGuff 7.4
51 Strangers with Candy (2006) Alice 5.5
52 Over the Hedge (2006) Gladys (voice) 6.8
53 The Chumscrubber (2005) Allie Stiffle 7.2
54 Piccadilly Jim (2004) Eugenia Crocker 6
55 Winter Solstice (2004) Molly Ripkin 4
56 Finding Nemo (2003)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Peach (voice) 8.1
57 How to Deal (2003) Lydia Martin 6
58 The Hours (2002)
Oscars 2003 		Sally Lester 7.1
59 A Girl Thing (2001) Kathy McCormack -
60 Nurse Betty (2000) Lyla 5.6
61 American Beauty (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Barbara Fitts 8.2
62 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Ms. Perky 7.4
63 Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) Loretta 6.9
64 Primary Colors (1998)
Oscars 1999 		Miss Walsh 6
65 Six Days Seven Nights (1998) Marjorie 6
66 David and Lisa (1998) Alix -
67 The Impostors (1998) Maxine (Max) 7
68 The Object of My Affection (1998) Constance Miller 7.3
69 Celebrity (1998) Evelyn Isaacs 5
70 Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997) Assistant D.A. -
71 ...First Do No Harm (1997) Dr. Melanie Abbasac 10
72 Private Parts (1997) Dee Dee 6.8
73 The Ice Storm (1997) Dot Halford 6.6
74 Big Night (1996) Ann 6.3
75 Walking and Talking (1996) Gum Puller 6
76 Faithful (1996) Saleslady -
77 The Associate (1996) Sandy 4.9
78 Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Woman in Christmas Shop 6.9
79 Wolf (1994) Party Guest 6.4
80 The Cowboy Way (1994) NYPD Computer Operator 7
81 Blind Spot (1993) Doreen -
82 Who Shot Pat? (1989) Miss Penny -