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Allison Janney

Born Nov 19, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio, USA

Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress. A character actress, Janney is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Filmography

Shows & movies
The Roses
The Roses
2025
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama
Another Simple Favor
Another Simple Favor as Linda McLinden
2025
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 2h
Palm Royale
Palm Royale as Evelyn
1 season • 2024 • Continuing
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy | 50m
The Creator
The Creator as Colonel Howell
2023
TVT Rating
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction | 2h 13m
The People We Hate At The Wedding
The People We Hate At The Wedding as Donna
2022
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 39m
To Leslie
To Leslie as Nancy
2022
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 59m
Lou
Lou as Lou
2022
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Action, Drama, Thriller | 1h 47m
The Addams Family 2
The Addams Family 2 as Margaux Needler
2021
TVT Rating
Animation, Family | 1h 33m
Breaking News In Yuba County
Breaking News In Yuba County as Sue Buttons
2021
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 56m
Lazy Susan
Lazy Susan as Velvet
2020
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 30m
Bad Education
Bad Education as Pam Gluckin
2020
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 46m
Troop Zero
Troop Zero as Miss Massey
2020
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 34m
The Addams Family
The Addams Family as Margaux Needler (voice)
2019
TVT Rating
Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 27m
Ma
Ma as Doctor Brooks
2019
TVT Rating
Horror, Thriller | 1h 39m
Bombshell
Bombshell as Susan Estrich
2020
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 49m
DuckTales (2017)
DuckTales (2017) as Goldie O’Gilt
3 seasons • 2017 • Ended
TVT Rating
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Family, Comedy, Children | 24m
Sun Dogs
Sun Dogs as Rose Chipley
2017
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy | 1h 33m
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Principal Nichols
2017
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 21m
I, Tonya
I, Tonya as LaVona Golden
2018
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 2h
Tallulah
Tallulah as Margo
2016
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 51m
The Girl On The Train
The Girl On The Train as Detective Sgt. Riley
2016
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 1h 52m
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Dr. Golan
2016
TVT Rating
Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 2h 7m
Finding Dory
Finding Dory as Peach (voice)
2016
TVT Rating
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 37m
The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young as Wanda
2015
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 31m
A Book of Common Prayer
A Book of Common Prayer as Grace Strasser-Mendana
2015
TVT Rating
Drama
Binky Nelson Unpacified
Binky Nelson Unpacified as Madge Nelson (voice)
2015
TVT Rating
Family, Animation | 4m
The DUFF
The DUFF as Dottie Piper
2015
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 40m
Spy
Spy as Elaine Crocker
2015
TVT Rating
Action, Comedy | 2h 30m
Minions
Minions as Madge Nelson (voice)
2015
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Animation, Children, Comedy | 1h 31m
Days and Nights
Days and Nights as Elizabeth
2014
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy | 1h 32m
Brightest Star
Brightest Star as The Astronomer
2014
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 20m
Get on Up
Get on Up as Kathy
2014
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 19m
The Rewrite
The Rewrite as Mary Weldon
2014
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 47m
Tammy
Tammy as Deb
2014
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 37m
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Ms. Grunion (voice)
2014
TVT Rating
Adventure, Animation, Family | 1h 32m
Mom
Mom as Bonnie Plunkett
8 seasons • 2013 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy, Romance | 21m
Masters of Sex
Masters of Sex as Margaret Scully
4 seasons • 2013 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama, Romance | 1h
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy as Narrator (voice)
2013
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 28m
Trust Me
Trust Me as Meg
2013
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 30m
Touchy Feely
Touchy Feely as Bronwyn
2013
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 29m
Bad Words
Bad Words as Dr. Bernice Deagan
2013
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 29m
The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back as Betty Thompson
2013
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 43m
Celia
Celia as Celia
2012
TVT Rating
Drama | 9m
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words as Samantha Davis
2012
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 31m
Struck by Lightning
Struck by Lightning as Sheryl Phillips
2012
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 30m
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts as Professor Judith Fairfield
2012
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 37m
Web Therapy (2011)
Web Therapy (2011) as Judith Frick
4 seasons • 2011 • Ended
TVT Rating
Comedy | 30m
Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine as Crystal Cohen
1 season • 2011 • Ended
TVT Rating
Comedy | 25m
The Oranges
The Oranges as Carol Ostroff
2011
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 38m
Margaret
Margaret as Wounded Woman
2011
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 29m
The Help
The Help as Charlotte Phelan
2012
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 26m
Pretty Ugly People
Pretty Ugly People as Suzanna
2009
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 39m
Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime as Trish
2009
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 37m
Away We Go
Away We Go as Lily
2009
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 38m
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb as Charlene Doofenshmirtz
5 seasons • 2007 • Continuing
TVT Rating
Science Fiction, Family, Comedy, Children, Animation | 14m
Juno
Juno as Bren MacGuff
2007
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama, Indie | 1h 36m
Hairspray
Hairspray as Prudy Pringleton
2007
TVT Rating
Comedy, Family, Musical | 1h 57m
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy as Alice
2006
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 37m
Over the Hedge
Over the Hedge as Gladys (voice)
2006
TVT Rating
Comedy, Animation, Family | 1h 23m
Our Very Own
Our Very Own as Joan Whitfield
2005
TVT Rating
Drama, Family | 1h 46m
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim as Eugenia Crocker
2005
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 37m
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber as Allie Stiffle
2005
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 48m
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice as Molly Ripkin
2004
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 30m
How to Deal
How to Deal as Lydia Martin
2003
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy | 1h 39m
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo as Peach (voice)
2003
TVT Rating
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy | 1h 40m
Rooftop Kisses
Rooftop Kisses as Melissa
2002
TVT Rating
Drama | 23m
The Hours
The Hours as Sally Lester
2002
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 54m
A Girl Thing
A Girl Thing as Kathy McCormack
2001
TVT Rating
| 3h 57m
Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty as Lyla Branch
2000
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 1h 48m
The Debtors
The Debtors
1999
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 30m
The West Wing
The West Wing as C.J. Cregg
7 seasons • 1999 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama | 45m
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous as Loretta
1999
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 37m
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You as Ms. Perky
1999
TVT Rating
Comedy, Romance | 1h 40m
American Beauty
American Beauty as Barbara Fitts
1999
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 2m
David and Lisa
David and Lisa as Alix
1998
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 26m
The Impostors
The Impostors
1998
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 41m
Celebrity
Celebrity as Evelyn Isaacs
1998
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy | 1h 53m
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection as Constance Miller
1998
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 51m
Six Days Seven Nights
Six Days Seven Nights as Marjorie
1998
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Comedy | 2h 20m
Primary Colors
Primary Colors as Miss Walsh
1998
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 2h 23m
Anita Liberty
Anita Liberty as Gynecologist
1997
TVT Rating
| 15m
Julian Po
Julian Po as Lilah Leech
1997
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 24m
...First Do No Harm
...First Do No Harm as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
1997
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm as Dot Halford
1997
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 52m
Private Parts
Private Parts as Dee Dee
1997
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 49m
Walking and Talking
Walking and Talking as Gum Puller
1996
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 26m
Faithful
Faithful as Saleslady
1996
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime, Drama | 1h 31m
Big Night
Big Night as Ann
1996
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 47m
The Associate
The Associate as Sandy
1996
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 54m
Heading Home
Heading Home as Mary Polanski
1995
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 28m
Dead Funny
Dead Funny as Jennifer
2013
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 36m
The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way as NYPD Computer Operator
1994
TVT Rating
Action, Comedy, Western | 1h 55m
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street as Woman in Christmas Shop
1994
TVT Rating
Family, Fantasy | 1h 54m
Wolf
Wolf as Party Guest
1994
TVT Rating
Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 2h 5m
Who Shot Patakango?
Who Shot Patakango? as Miss Penny
1989
TVT Rating
| 1h 42m
Everything's Going to Be Great
Everything's Going to Be Great
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama