Allison Janney

American actress (born 1959)

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Allison Janney is an American actress born in 1959 who has had a career in film and television. She is known for her acting work in the entertainment industry.

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Commons category: Allison Janney
date of birth: 1959-11-19
start of work period: 1984-00-00
birth name: Allison Brooks Janney
name in native language: Allison Janney
social media followers: 361288
web feed URL: decodedarts.com/index.php/feed

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Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. Known for her performances across the screen and stage, she 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 in London 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 series The West Wing (1999–2006), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2014, for her guest role of Margaret Scully, a sexually repressed 1950s housewife on Showtime's period drama series Masters of Sex, she won a fifth Emmy. For her portrayal of Bonnie Plunkett, a cynical recovering addict on the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–2021), Janney won two more Emmys. In 2024 and 2025, she guest starred in the Netflix drama series The Diplomat.