Allison Janney

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Allison Janney
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Janney in 2014
Born
Allison Brooks Janney[1]

(1959-11-19) November 19, 1959 (age 61)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationKenyon College (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Works
Filmography
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Partner(s)Richard Jenik
(2002–2006)
AwardsFull list

Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959)[3] is an American actress. In a career spanning across film, television and theatre, Janney is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, six Critics' Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, seven Screen Actors Guild 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 Arts 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 Featured Actress in a Play 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), 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). In 2017, for her portrayal of LaVona Golden in the black comedy I, Tonya, Janney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Early life and education[]

Kenyon College, which Janney attended

Janney was born on November 19, 1959, in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Dayton, Ohio.[4] She is the daughter of Macy Brooks Janney (née Putnam), a former actress, and Jervis Spencer Janney, Jr., a real estate developer and jazz musician.[5][6][7] She has two brothers—Hal and Jay.[4][8]

She attended the Miami Valley School in Dayton, where she was named a distinguished alumna in 2005,[9] and the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where she was named Alumna of the Year in 2016.[9] Janney initially aspired to a career in figure skating, but her tall stature and a freak accident when she was a teenager put an end to that dream.[10] She attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where she majored in theatre.[8] During her freshman year, Janney met actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward at a play for the inaugural event of the college's newly built Bolton Theater, which Newman was directing. The couple encouraged her to continue acting and offered her guidance during the early days in her career.[11] She went on to train at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York and then received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in mid-1984.[9][12][13]

Career[]

Television[]

1990s: Television debut and early work[]

Janney's first role on television was in the short-lived black-and-white faux-1940s comedy Morton & Hayes; she appeared in two episodes of the 1991 CBS series as Eddie Hayes' wife. She then moved on to soap operas; she first played Vi Kaminski for a short time on As the World Turns, following up with a two-year role as Ginger, one of the Spaulding maids, on Guiding Light. In the spring of 1994, she appeared in the season-four finale of Law & Order, titled "Old Friends", as a reluctant witness against a member of the Russian mob. She was also a cast member on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion.

Janney at The Heart Truth Fashion Show in 2008

1999–2007: Critical recognition and The West Wing[]

After a decade of small and uncredited parts, Janney had her breakthrough when she was cast as White House Press Secretary C. J. Cregg in the NBC political drama The West Wing. Creator Aaron Sorkin called Janney to audition for the role after seeing her in the film Primary Colors.[14] Loosely based on Dee Dee Myers, the press secretary during Clinton administration, C. J. is a National Merit Scholar, who succeeds Leo McGarry as White House Chief of Staff. Writing for The Atlantic, John Reid says that "her capability and combination of strength and simple compassion represented the fantasy of the Bartlet White House better than anyone." The publication also ranks her as the best character from the series.[15] In their ranking of the best characters from all the television series created by Sorkin, Vulture, ranks C. J. at No. 2 and says; "If all the Sorkin women were as classy, self-assured, and legitimately funny (the turkey pardon!) as C. J., we'd never have had the Sorkin woman argument in the first place".[16] For her portrayal of C. J. Cregg, Janney won four Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award and four nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, making her the most awarded cast member of the series.[17]

2002–2011: Continued guest roles[]

Janney guest starred on the sitcom Frasier in a 2002 episode Three Blind Dates and appeared in the short-lived Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip in a guest appearance as herself in the episode "The Disaster Show". In late 2009, she was chosen to play the role of Sheila Jackson in the pilot episode of Shameless, but when Showtime picked up the series, she was replaced after the pilot by Joan Cusack. In 2010, Janney appeared as Allison Pearson in In Plain Sight. In May 2010, she appeared in the antepenultimate episode of the ABC television series Lost as the adoptive mother of the show's two mythological opponents, Jacob and The Man in Black. She starred in the ABC network comedy Mr. Sunshine. The series, which was created by Matthew Perry, was a mid-season replacement for the 2010–11 television season.[18][19]

2013–2021: Mom, Masters of Sex, and other roles[]

Following few short-lived shows and a brief sabbatical from television, Janney returned to the small screen with the CBS sitcom Mom (2013-2021). Janney plays Bonnie Plunkett, a self-centered, cynical recovering addict who tries to regain the love and trust of her daughter (played by Anna Faris). She was influenced to take on the role following the death of her younger brother from drug addiction, as well as her longtime desire to work on multicam comedy.[20] For her performance on the series, Janney has received critical acclaim and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and six nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards winning twice for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[21]

From 2014 to 2016, Janney guest-starred in Showtime's period drama Masters of Sex, portraying a sexually repressed homemaker in 1950s who struggles to understand the disintegration of her marriage.[22][23] Her performance received praise with Janney receiving three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winning one in 2014, and winning the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series. [21]

Janney appeared as herself, in an episode of the second season of the Netflix series The Kominsky Method.[24][25] On the Disney Channel animated show Phineas and Ferb, Janney voiced Charlene.

Film[]

1989–2005: Early roles and beginnings[]

Janney made her film debut with a minor part in Who Shot Patakango? (1989). This was followed by a series of minor roles in numerous films throughout the 90s, including; Wolf, The Object of My Affection, Big Night, The Impostors, Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Ice Storm, Primary Colors, 10 Things I Hate About You, Private Parts, and American Beauty. For the last of these she won the Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble. She also appeared in Nurse Betty (2000), The Hours (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), How to Deal (2003), The Chumscrubber (2005), Winter Solstice (2004), and Our Very Own (2005). For the last of these, she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female.

2007–2016: Established character actress[]

In 2007, Janney starred in Jason Reitman's comedy-drama Juno, playing Bren MacGuff, the titular character's stepmother. In the same year, she appeared in the musical Hairspray, and won the Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble.[26][27][28] In 2010, Janney earned praise for her performance in Todd Solondz's comedy-drama Life During Wartime.[29][30]

In 2011, Janney appeared in Tate Taylor's period drama The Help, which won the Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble.[31] She also appeared in Margaret (2011), Struck by Lightning (2012), Liberal Arts (2012), Spy (2015), The DUFF (2015), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Tallulah (2016), and The Girl on the Train (2016).[32][33]

2017–2021: Awards success and continued work[]

In 2017, Janney starred in Craig Gillespie's black comedy I, Tonya, based on the life of figure skater Tonya Harding.[34] Screenwriter Steven Rogers wrote the role of LaVona specifically for Janney and refused to sell his screenplay until Janney was cast in the film. Janney would consider the part as one of the most challenging of her career.[35] Janney earned numerous accolades for her performance in the film including the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, Independent Spirit Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.[36][37]

Janney at the TIFF premiere of Bad Education in 2019

Janney appeared in five movies in 2019. She had cameo appearances in the family comedy Troop Zero, the psychological thriller Ma, and Bombshell. For the last of these she received nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Acting Ensemble.[38][39] Janney also voiced for the role of Margaux Needler in the animated version of The Addams Family.[40][41][42] Janney also appeared in Bad Education.[43]

Upcoming projects[]

Janney is currently in production with two films; Tate Taylor's comedy-drama Breaking News in Yuba County and J. J. Abrams's thriller Lou.[44][45]

Theater[]

1989–1996: Career beginnings in theatre[]

Janney made her professional stage debut in 1989 with an uncredited part in the Off-Broadway production Ladies. Following minor roles in similar productions like; Prescribed Laughter In The Emergency Café, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress and Blue Window, Janney made her Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter. She played Liz Essendine, the estranged wife of the lead character (played by Frank Langella). Although a minor role, her performance garnered praise and attention with The New York Times calling it "The most fully accomplished performance on the stage".[46] For her performance in the play, Janney won the Theatre World Award, Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Female, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play.

1998–2009: A View from the Bridge and 9 to 5[]

Janney starred in the 1998 revival of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge[47] to positive reviews.[48] For her performance, Janney won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

In 2009, Janney starred in the musical 9 to 5 alongside Stephanie J. Block and Megan Hilty.[49] Her performance garnered positive reviews,[50][51] and Janney earned the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[52]

2017: Return to theatre and critical acclaim[]

In 2017, Janney returned to Broadway with the revival of John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation in the role of Ouisa Kittredge.[53] Janney received nominations for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.

Personal life[]

Janney has never been married and has no children, of which she said: "I’ve never had that instinct to have kids, I’m at peace with it".[54] She was romantically involved with computer programmer Dennis Gagomiros. The couple began dating in 1994, and were interested in getting married but ended their relationship after seven years together in 2001.[55] In 2002, she met actor Richard Jenik (her co-star in Our Very Own). The couple got engaged in 2004 but broke up two years later in 2006.[56][57] In 2012, Janney met production manager Philip Joncas. The two met on the set of The Way, Way Back and began dating soon after. The couple dated for five years before ending their relationship in 2017.[58][59]

Janney in 2014

In interviews related to her role on Mom, Janney discussed her brother, Hal, who fought drug addiction for years before his suicide. She has credited playing her character on Mom to people fighting addiction.[60] On March 4, 2018, Janney dedicated her Academy Award win to him during her acceptance speech.[61][62]

In 2004, she began lending her voice to television and radio spots created by Kaiser Permanente in the health maintenance organization's broad "Thrive" media campaign, and in a radio campaign for the American Institute of Architects.[63] In September 2010, it was announced that Janney would be the voice of the Aly San San spokesdroid in the Disney attraction Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.[64] The attraction later opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland. In October 2016, Janney became the first woman to receive the Alumni Award of The Hotchkiss School[65] and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the entertainment industry, located at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard.[66][67]

Activism[]

Janney has campaigned for numerous issues like same-sex marriage, gay rights, women's rights, mental health, and addiction recovery. In 2018, Janney participated in the 2018 Women's March in Los Angeles, part of a larger national movement for women's rights, human rights, and social justice.[68][69] She supports various charities including American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and GLAAD.[70]

In 2016, Janney was honored at the White House at the event "Champions of Change", which honored 10 accomplished individuals from across the country who were being recognized for advancing addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery. She also participated in a panel discussion with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to talk about the portrayal of addiction and recovery in the media.[71][72][73] In 2017, Janney donated $250,000 to Planned Parenthood.[74] In 2020 with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Janney donated $10,000 to the Dayton Foodbank, an organisation providing the food supply to the homeless.[75][76] She frequently promotes her charitable causes through her social media accounts.[77][78][79]

Janney has also been an active supporter of voter registration, posting about voter ID issues and suggesting fans check VoteRiders for details.[80] She and her West Wing costars were part of Michelle Obama's When We All Vote initiative.[81] More recently, she participated in Divas for Democracy: United We Slay, a streaming variety show supporting voter registration.[82]

Acting credits[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Who Shot Patakango? Miss Penny
1994 Dead Funny Jennifer
1994 The Cowboy Way NYPD computer operator
1994 Wolf Party Guest
1994 Miracle on 34th Street Woman in Christmas Shop
1994 Heading Home Mary Polanski
1996 Flux Heather
1996 Rescuing Desire Betsy
1996 Walking and Talking Gum Puller
1996 Big Night Ann
1996 Faithful Saleswoman
1996 The Associate Sandy
1997 Anita Liberty Gynecologist Short film
1997 Private Parts Dee Dee
1997 The Ice Storm Dot Halford
1997 Julian Po Lilah Leech
1998 Primary Colors Miss Walsh
1998 The Object of My Affection Constance Miller
1998 The Impostors Maxine
1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Marjorie, Robin's boss
1998 Celebrity Evelyn Isaacs
1999 10 Things I Hate About You Ms. Perky
1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous Loretta
1999 American Beauty Barbara Fitts
1999 The Debtors
2000 Leaving Drew Paula Short film
2000 Auto Motives Gretchen Short film
2000 Nurse Betty Lyla Branch
2000 Rooftop Kisses Melissa Short film
2002 The Hours Sally Lester
2003 Finding Nemo Peach (voice)
2003 How to Deal Lydia Martin
2003 Chicken Party Barbara Strasser Short film
2004 Piccadilly Jim Eugenia Crocker
2004 Winter Solstice Molly Ripkin
2005 Strangers with Candy Alice
2005 The Chumscrubber Allie Stifle
2005 Our Very Own Joan Whitfield
2006 Over the Hedge Gladys Sharp (voice)
2007 Hairspray Prudy Pingleton
2007 Juno Brenda "Bren" MacGuff
2008 Pretty Ugly People Suzanna
2008 Prop 8: The Musical Prop 8 leader's wife
2009 Away We Go Lily
2009 Life During Wartime Trish Maplewood
2011 Margaret Wounded woman / Monica Patterson
2011 A Thousand Words Samantha Davis
2011 The Help Charlotte Phelan
2012 The Oranges Cathy Ostroff
2012 Struck by Lightning Sheryl Phillips
2012 Liberal Arts Prof. Judith Fairfield
2013 The Way, Way Back Betty Thompson
2013 Days and Nights Elizabeth
2013 Bad Words Dr. Bernice Deagan
2013 Trust Me Meg
2013 Brightest Star The Astronomer
2014 Tammy Deb
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Mrs. Grunion (voice)
2014 The Rewrite Prof. Mary Weldon
2014 Get on Up Kathy
2015 The DUFF Dottie Piper
2015 Spy Elaine Crocker
2015 Minions Madge Nelson (voice)
2016 Tallulah Margaret "Margo" Mooney
2016 Finding Dory Peach (voice) Cameo
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Dr. Nancy Golan / Mr. Barron
2016 The Girl on the Train Detective Riley
2017 A Happening of Monumental Proportions Principal Nichols
2017 Sun Dogs Rose Chipley
2017 I, Tonya LaVona Golden
2019 Troop Zero Miss Massey
2019 Ma Dr. Brooks
2019 Bad Education Pamela "Pam" Gluckin
2019 The Addams Family Margaux Needler (voice)
2019 Bombshell Susan Estrich
2020 Lazy Susan Velvet Swensen
2021 Breaking News in Yuba County Sue Buttons
TBA Lou TBA Pre-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Morton & Hayes Beatrice Caldicott-Hayes 2 episodes
1992 Law & Order Nora Episode: "Star Struck"
1993 Blind Spot Doreen Television film
1993–95 Guiding Light Ginger 2 episodes
1994 Law & Order Ann Madsen Episode: "Old Friends"
1995 The Wright Verdicts Alice Klein Episode: "Sins of the Father"
1995 New York Undercover Vivian Episode: "Digital Underground"
1996 Aliens in the Family Principal Sherman Episode: "A Very Brody Tweeznax"
1996 Cosby Podiatric Nurse Episode: "Happily Ever Hilton"
1997 ...First Do No Harm Dr. Melanie Abbasac Television film
1997 Path to Paradise Assistant District Attorney Television film
1998 David and Lisa Alix Television film
1999 LateLine Helen Marschant Episode: "The Minister of Television"
1999–06 The West Wing C. J. Cregg Main cast; 145 episodes
2000-03 Scruff Holly Main role
2000 A Girl Thing Kathy McCormack Television film
2001–02 Frasier Phyllis (voice) / Susanna 2 episodes
2003 King of the Hill Laura Episode: "Full Metal Dust Jacket"
2005 Weeds Ms. Greenstein Episode: "Lude Awakening"
2007 Two and a Half Men Beverly Episode: "My Damn Stalker"
2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Herself Episode: "The Disaster Show"
2008–13 Phineas and Ferb Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voice) 9 episodes
2010–15 Family Guy Various (voice) 3 episodes
2010 Lost "Mother" Episode: "Across the Sea"
2010 In Plain Sight Allison Pearson 2 episodes
2011 Glenn Martin, DDS Marcia Episode: "GlennHog Day"
2011 Mr. Sunshine Crystal Cohen Main cast; 13 episodes
2012 The Big C Rita Strauss Episode: "Life Rights"
2012 Robot Chicken Grammi Gummi / Woman (voice) Episode: "In Bed Surrounded by Loved Ones"
2013 Veep Janet Ryland Episode: "First Response"
2013–15 Masters of Sex Margaret Scully 9 episodes
2013–21 Mom Bonnie Plunkett Main role; 170 episodes
2014 Web Therapy Judith Frick 2 episodes
2015 Key and Peele Various "Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special"
2016 The Simpsons Julia (voice) Episode: "Friends and Family"
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Herself Episode: "Allison Janney Wears a Chambray Western Shirt and Suede Fringe Boots"
2017–18 F Is for Family Henrietta Van Horne (voice) 5 episodes[83]
2017 Nobodies Herself 2 episodes
2017 American Dad! Jessie (voice) Episode: "Family Plan"
2018–20 DuckTales Goldie O'Gilt (voice) 5 episodes
2019 The Kominsky Method Herself Episode: "Chapter 16. A Thetan Arrives"

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Venue Notes
1989 Ladies Performer Off-Broadway
1991 Prescribed Laughter In The Emergency Café
1992 Making Book Megan Chamber
1993 Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Mindy Manhattan Class Company, Off-Broadway
1993 Class One Acts Performer Off-Broadway
1993 Breaking Up Alice Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway
1995 New England Gemma Baker New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway
1996 Blue Window Boo Second Stage Theater, Off-Broadway
1996 Present Laughter Liz Essendine Playwrights Horizons, Broadway
1997 A View from the Bridge Beatrice Carbone Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
1999 The Taming of the Shrew Katherina Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Off-Broadway
2007 The Autumn Garden Constance Tuckerman Williamstown Theatre Festival
2009 9 to 5: The Musical Violet Newstead Marquis Theatre, Broadway
2017 Six Degrees of Separation Ouisa Kittredge Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway

Music video[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Let Me Be Your Girl[84] Clown Artist: Rachael Yamagata; Director: Josh Radnor

Awards and nominations[]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Allison Janney

See also[]

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