Minions & Monsters2026
As Olivia (voice)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Allison Janney
Born
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 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 Actress in a Play for 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), The Rewrite (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). For her performance in the black comedy I, Tonya (2017), Janney won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Supporting Actress.
Filmography (110)
The Dog Stars2026
As Darlene
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Finding Nemo2003
As Peach (voice)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Over the Hedge2006
As Gladys (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Creator2023
As Colonel Howell
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Help2011
As Charlotte Phelan
TMDb 8.2 / 10
American Beauty1999
As Barbara Fitts
TMDb 8.0 / 10
10 Things I Hate About You1999
As Ms. Perky
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Finding Dory2016
As Peach (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Minions2015
As Madge Nelson (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Spy2015
As Elaine Crocker
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Another Simple Favor2025
As Aunt Linda McLanden
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Roses2025
As Eleanor
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2016
As Dr. Golan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Juno2007
As Bren MacGuff
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Addams Family2019
As Margaux Needler (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Girl on the Train2016
As Detective Sgt. Riley
TMDb 6.4 / 10
I, Tonya2017
As LaVona
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Minions & More 22022
As Madge Nelson (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Mr. Peabody & Sherman2014
As Ms. Grunion (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Ma2019
As Doctor Brooks
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Bombshell2019
As Susan Estrich
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Thousand Words2012
As Samantha Davis
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Six Days Seven Nights1998
As Marjorie
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Hairspray2007
As Prudy Pringleton
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Hours2002
As Sally Lester
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The DUFF2015
As Dottie Piper
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Wolf1994
As Party Guest
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Ice Storm1997
As Dot Halford
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Miracle on 34th Street1994
As Woman in Christmas Shop
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Lou2022
As Lou
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Miss You, Love You2026
As Diane Patterson
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Bad Words2013
As Dr. Bernice Deagan
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Nurse Betty2000
As Lyla
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Drop Dead Gorgeous1999
As Loretta
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bad Education2019
As Pam Gluckin
TMDb 6.7 / 10
To Leslie2022
As Nancy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Rewrite2014
As Professor Weldon
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Cowboy Way1994
As NYPD Computer Operator
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Private Parts1997
As Dee Dee
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Get On Up2014
As Kathy
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Way Way Back2013
As Betty Thompson
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Tammy2014
As Deb
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Celebrity1998
As Evelyn Isaacs
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Primary Colors1998
As Miss Walsh
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Associate1996
As Sandy
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Liberal Arts2012
As Professor Judith Fairfield
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Big Night1996
As Ann
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Object of My Affection1998
As Constance Miller
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Breaking News in Yuba County2021
As Sue Buttons
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Oranges2011
As Carol Ostroff
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The People We Hate at the Wedding2022
As Donna
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Away We Go2009
As Lily
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Margaret2011
As Monica Patterson
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Trust Me2013
As Meg
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Strangers with Candy2006
As Alice
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Not Alone2027
As (voice)
Troop Zero2019
As Miss Massey
TMDb 7.0 / 10
FondaRelease date TBA
How to Deal2003
As Lydia Martin
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Chumscrubber2005
As Allie Stiffle
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Love and Distrust2010
As Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Impostors1998
As Maxine (Max)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Rescuing Desire1996
As Betsy
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Struck by Lightning2013
As Sheryl Phillips
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Heading Home1995
As Mary Polanski
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Everything's Going to Be Great2025
As Macy Smart
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Life During Wartime2010
As Trish Maplewood
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Faithful1996
As Saleslady
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Debtors1999
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy2013
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Expedition Amelia2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Auto Motives2000
As Grechen
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tallulah2016
As Margo
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal2018
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"2007
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023
As Self - Guest
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Days and Nights2014
As Elizabeth
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Our Very Own2005
As Joan Whitfield
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Piccadilly Jim2004
As Eugenia Crocker
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Lazy Susan2020
As Velvet
TMDb 4.5 / 10
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote2020
As C.J. Cregg
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Blind Spot1993
As Doreen
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sun Dogs2017
As Rose Chipley
TMDb 6.5 / 10
It's 'Hairspray'!2007
As Self
Touchy Feely2013
As Bronwyn
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Julian Po1997
As Lilah Leech
TMDb 6.5 / 10
A Happening of Monumental Proportions2017
As Principal Nichols
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Winter Solstice2004
As Molly Ripkin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Still Working 9 to 52022
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
David and Lisa1998
As Alix
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Binky Nelson Unpacified2015
As Madge Nelson (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Heart
The HeartRelease date TBA
Pretty Ugly People2008
As Suzanna
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Dead Funny1994
As Jennifer
TMDb 6.0 / 10
...First Do No Harm1997
As Dr. Melanie Abbasac
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Prop 8: The Musical2008
As Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Night Is Young2018
As Wanda
TMDb 6.9 / 10
9 to 5: The Musical2009
As Violet Newstead
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing1997
As Assistant D.A.
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Walking and Talking1996
As Gum Puller
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Rooftop Kisses2002
As Melissa
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Brightest Star2013
As The Astronomer
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Who Shot Pat?1989
As Miss Penny
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Chicken Party2003
As Barbara Strasser
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Anita Liberty1997
As Gynecologist
TMDb 8.0 / 10
True Love: Making The Creator2023
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Celia2012
As Celia
TMDb 5.2 / 10
It's Still Me!2009
As Narrator (voice)
Flux
Flux1996
As Heather
TMDb 9.0 / 10
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