Allison 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 g
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Personal Info

Id

19

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-11-19

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

  • Allison Brooks Janney
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    Known For

    Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo

    American Beauty

    American Bea

    The Hours

    The Hours

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    Prop 8: The

    Wolf

    Wolf

    Hairspray

    Hairspray

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Drop Dead Go

    10 Things I Hate About You

    10 Things I

    The Associate

    The Associat

    Juno

    Juno

    Six Days Seven Nights

    Six Days Sev

    Over the Hedge

    Over the Hed

    Pretty Ugly People

    Pretty Ugly

    Primary Colors

    Primary Colo

    Celebrity

    Celebrity

    ...First Do No Harm

    ...First Do

    Strangers with Candy

    Strangers wi

    The Chumscrubber

    The Chumscru

    Margaret

    Margaret

    How to Deal

    How to Deal

    Walking and Talking

    Walking and

    The Object of My Affection

    The Object o

    Life During Wartime

    Life During

    Everything's Going to Be Great

    Everything's

    The Creator

    The Creator

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnet

    Big Night

    Big Night

    The Help

    The Help

    Away We Go

    Away We Go

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    Winter Solst

    A Thousand Words

    A Thousand W

    Mr. Peabody & Sherman

    Mr. Peabody

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    Our Very Own

    Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

    Struck by Lightning

    Struck by Li

    Julian Po

    Julian Po

    The Oranges

    The Oranges

    Touchy Feely

    Touchy Feely

    The Way Way Back

    The Way Way

    Trust Me

    Trust Me

    Bad Words

    Bad Words

    Anita Liberty

    Anita Libert

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to J

    Tammy

    Tammy

    Brightest Star

    Brightest St

    Days and Nights

    Days and Nig

    Spy

    Spy

    True Love: Making The Creator

    True Love: M

    The Rewrite

    The Rewrite

    Faithful

    Faithful

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    Flux

    Dead Funny

    Dead Funny

    The DUFF

    The DUFF

    Get On Up

    Get On Up

    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

    Miss Peregri

    Minions & More 2

    Minions & Mo

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    Celia

    Minions

    Minions

    Tallulah

    Tallulah

    Another Simple Favor

    Another Simp

    Binky Nelson Unpacified

    Binky Nelson

    The Impostors

    The Impostor

    David and Lisa

    David and Li

    The Girl on the Train

    The Girl on

    The Cowboy Way

    The Cowboy W

    Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

    Sun Dogs

    Sun Dogs

    Nurse Betty

    Nurse Betty

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    Rooftop Kiss

    A Happening of Monumental Proportions

    A Happening

    The Night Is Young

    The Night Is

    I, Tonya

    I, Tonya

    Private Parts

    Private Part

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    Who Shot Pat

    Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly J

    The Addams Family

    The Addams F

    Troop Zero

    Troop Zero

    Bad Education

    Bad Educatio

    The Ice Storm

    The Ice Stor

    Bombshell

    Bombshell

    Breaking News in Yuba County

    Breaking New

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 3

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    Heading Home

    Ma

    Ma

    Expedition Amelia

    Expedition A

    Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

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    Rescuing Des

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    Path to Para

    Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    Beyond Bound

    Lazy Susan

    Lazy Susan

    Lou

    Lou

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    Chicken Part

    Love and Distrust

    Love and Dis

    A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

    A West Wing

    The People We Hate at the Wedding

    The People W

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    It's Still M

    To Leslie

    To Leslie

    Still Working 9 to 5

    Still Workin

    The Roses

    The Roses

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    2025

    Everything's Going to Be Great

    asMacy Smart

    2025

    Another Simple Favor

    asAunt Linda McLanden

    2023

    True Love: Making The Creator

    asSelf

    2023

    The Creator

    asColonel Howell

    2023

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    asSelf - Guest

    2022

    Minions & More 2

    asMadge Nelson (voice)

    2021

    Breaking News in Yuba County

    asSue Buttons

    2019

    Bombshell

    asSusan Estrich

    2019

    Expedition Amelia

    asNarrator (voice)

    2019

    The Addams Family

    asMargaux Needler (voice)

    2019

    Bad Education

    asPam Gluckin

    2019

    Ma

    asDoctor Brooks

    2019

    Troop Zero

    asMiss Massey

    2018

    The Night Is Young

    asWanda

    2017

    I, Tonya

    asLaVona

    2017

    Sun Dogs

    asRose Chipley

    2017

    A Happening of Monumental Proportions

    asPrincipal Nichols

    2016

    The Girl on the Train

    asDetective Sgt. Riley

    2016

    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

    asDr. Golan

    2016

    Finding Dory

    asPeach (voice)

    2016

    Tallulah

    asMargo

    2015

    Binky Nelson Unpacified

    asMadge Nelson (voice)

    2015

    Minions

    asMadge Nelson (voice)

    2015

    Spy

    asElaine Crocker

    2015

    The DUFF

    asDottie Piper

    2014

    Days and Nights

    asElizabeth

    2014

    Get On Up

    asKathy

    2014

    Tammy

    asDeb

    2014

    The Rewrite

    asMary Weldon

    2014

    Mr. Peabody & Sherman

    asMs. Grunion (voice)

    2013

    Brightest Star

    asThe Astronomer

    2013

    Touchy Feely

    asBronwyn

    2013

    Bad Words

    asDr. Bernice Deagan

    2013

    Struck by Lightning

    asSheryl Phillips

    2013

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    asSelf - Narrator (voice)

    2013

    The Way Way Back

    asBetty Thompson

    2013

    Trust Me

    asMeg

    2012

    Celia

    asCelia

    2012

    Liberal Arts

    asProfessor Judith Fairfield

    2012

    A Thousand Words

    asSamantha Davis

    2011

    Margaret

    asMonica Patterson

    2011

    The Oranges

    asCarol Ostroff

    2011

    The Help

    asCharlotte Phelan

    2010

    Life During Wartime

    asTrish Maplewood

    2009

    Away We Go

    asLily

    2008

    Prop 8: The Musical

    asProp 8 Leader's #1 Wife

    2008

    Pretty Ugly People

    asSuzanna

    2007

    Juno

    asBren MacGuff

    2007

    Hairspray

    asPrudy Pringleton

    2006

    Strangers with Candy

    asAlice

    2006

    Over the Hedge

    asGladys (voice)

    2005

    Our Very Own

    asJoan Whitfield

    2005

    The Chumscrubber

    asAllie Stiffle

    2004

    Piccadilly Jim

    asEugenia Crocker

    2004

    Winter Solstice

    asMolly Ripkin

    2003

    How to Deal

    asLydia Martin

    2003

    Finding Nemo

    asPeach (voice)

    2002

    The Hours

    asSally Lester

    2002

    Rooftop Kisses

    asMelissa

    2000

    Nurse Betty

    asLyla

    1999

    American Beauty

    asBarbara Fitts

    1999

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

    asLoretta

    1999

    10 Things I Hate About You

    asMs. Perky

    1998

    David and Lisa

    asAlix

    1998

    The Impostors

    asMaxine (Max)

    1998

    Celebrity

    asEvelyn Isaacs

    1998

    Six Days Seven Nights

    asMarjorie

    1998

    The Object of My Affection

    asConstance Miller

    1998

    Primary Colors

    asMiss Walsh

    1997

    The Ice Storm

    asDot Halford

    1997

    Julian Po

    asLilah Leech

    1997

    Private Parts

    asDee Dee

    1997

    ...First Do No Harm

    asDr. Melanie Abbasac

    1997

    Anita Liberty

    asGynecologist

    1996

    The Associate

    asSandy

    1996

    Big Night

    asAnn

    1996

    Walking and Talking

    asGum Puller

    1996

    Faithful

    asSaleslady

    1996

    Flux

    asHeather

    1995

    Heading Home

    asMary Polanski

    1994

    The Cowboy Way

    asNYPD Computer Operator

    1994

    Dead Funny

    asJennifer

    Miss You, Love You

    as

    1994

    Miracle on 34th Street

    asWoman in Christmas Shop

    1994

    Wolf

    asParty Guest

    1989

    Who Shot Pat?

    asMiss Penny

    The Heart

    as

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    The Roses

    asEleanor

    2022

    The People We Hate at the Wedding

    asDonna

    2022

    To Leslie

    asNancy

    2022

    Lou

    asLou

    2022

    Still Working 9 to 5

    asSelf

    2020

    A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

    asC.J. Cregg

    2020

    Lazy Susan

    asVelvet

    2018

    Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2010

    Love and Distrust

    asGrechen (segment "Auto Motives")

    2009

    It's Still Me!

    asNarrator (voice)

    2003

    Chicken Party

    asBarbara Strasser

    2000

    Auto Motives

    asGrechen

    1997

    Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

    asAssistant D.A.

    1996

    Rescuing Desire

    asBetsy

    1993

    Blind Spot

    asDoreen

    Fonda

    as

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