Allison Janney
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…
Acting
- 2024Palm RoyaleEvelyn Rollins20 ep.
- 2023The DiplomatPresident Grace Penn14 ep.
- 2022Be My Guest with Ina GartenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2020Celebrity IOUSelf1 ep.
- 2019Human DiscoveriesThe Mighty Karen (voice)2 ep.
- 2018The Kominsky MethodSelf1 ep.
- 2017DuckTalesGoldie O'Gilt (voice)5 ep.
- 2016ChelseaSelf1 ep.
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf2 ep.
- 2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest4 ep.
- 2013Masters of SexMargaret Scully9 ep.
- 2013MomBonnie Plunkett170 ep.
- 2013The Arsenio Hall ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2013Hollywood Game NightSelf1 ep.
- 2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Self1 ep.
- 2011Web TherapyJudith Frick2 ep.
- 2011Mr. SunshineCrystal Cohen9 ep.
- 2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2008Web TherapyJudith Frick3 ep.
- 2008The Bonnie Hunt ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2008In Plain SightAllison Pearson2 ep.
- 2007Phineas and FerbCharlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)2 ep.
- 2007The EcoZone Project1 ep.
- 2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripSelf1 ep.
- 2004The SoupSelf1 ep.
- 2003Celebrity Poker ShowdownSelf1 ep.
- 2003Two and a Half MenBeverly1 ep.
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf8 ep.
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest8 ep.
- 2001A Girl ThingKathy McCormack4 ep.
- 1999The West WingC.J. Cregg154 ep.
- 1999Family GuyMistress Vita (voice)3 ep.
- 1998LateLine1 ep.
- 1996Aliens in the Family1 ep.
- 1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf1 ep.
- 1994New York UndercoverVivian1 ep.
- 1993FrasierSusanna2 ep.
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter2 ep.
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter4 ep.
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee3 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2006Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self, Self - Guest8 ep.
- 2026Be My Guest with Ina GartenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2026The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf1 ep.
- 2014Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest4 ep.
- 2024The DiplomatPresident Grace Penn, Vice President Grace Penn6 ep.
- 2025LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2001Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee3 ep.
- 2024Curb Your EnthusiasmCynthia1 ep.
- 2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf, Self - Guest4 ep.
- 2022Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2021Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1 ep.
- 2020Celebrity IOUSelf1 ep.
- 2018DuckTalesGoldie O'Gilt (voice)5 ep.
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf, Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2019The Kominsky MethodSelf1 ep.
- 2019Human DiscoveriesThe Mighty Karen (voice)2 ep.
- 2018The OscarsSelf1 ep.
- 2018The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2016Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf2 ep.
- 2018Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2017American Dad!Aunt Jesse (voice)1 ep.
- 2016Comedy Bang! Bang!Self1 ep.
- 2016The SimpsonsJulia (voice)1 ep.
- 2016ChelseaSelf1 ep.
- 2013Masters of SexMargaret Scully9 ep.
- 2010Family GuyCrystal Quagmire (voice), Mistress Vita (voice), Teen People Editor (voice)3 ep.
- 2015The SoupSelf1 ep.
- 2014People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host, Self - Presenter2 ep.
- 2014Web TherapyJudith Frick2 ep.
- 2014Web TherapyJudith Frick3 ep.
- 2004The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf8 ep.
- 2014Hollywood Game NightSelf1 ep.
- 2013The Arsenio Hall ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2013VeepJanet Ryland1 ep.
- 2010LostMother1 ep.
- 2010In Plain SightAllison Pearson2 ep.
- 2008Phineas and FerbCharlene Doofenshmirtz (voice)2 ep.
- 1991Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - Nominee / Performer, Self - Presenter4 ep.
- 2008The Bonnie Hunt ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2007Studio 60 on the Sunset StripSelf1 ep.
- 2007Two and a Half MenBeverly1 ep.
- 2007The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2005WeedsMs. Greenstein1 ep.
- 2003The ViewSelf2 ep.
- 2003Celebrity Poker ShowdownSelf1 ep.
- 2003Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2003The Daily ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2003King of the HillLaura (voice)1 ep.
- 2002Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2001FrasierPhyllis (voice), Susanna2 ep.
- 2001Intimate PortraitSelf1 ep.
- 1999LateLine1 ep.
- 1996Aliens in the Family1 ep.
- 1995New York UndercoverVivian1 ep.
- 1992Law & OrderAnn Madsen, Nora2 ep.
Also known as: Allison Brooks Janney