• Name: Allison Janney
  • Date of Birth: November 19, 1960
  • Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Mini-bio: Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation
in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen.
Early in her career Janney got comedic roles in the soap ope...( read more)ras , but later
on she gave memorable movie performances in supporting roles in Drop Dead
Gorgeous (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), American Beauty (1999)
and Nurse Betty (2000), and in the made-for-TV movie ...First Do No Harm
(1997) (TV), among others.
In 1999 Janney became part of the original cast of the acclaimed TV series
"The West Wing" (1999) where she played CJ Cregg, the President's press
secretary who eventually gets promoted to the White House Chief of Staff.
Her impressive work during the six seasons of that renowned series earned
her four Emmys and two SAG Awards. With her reputation becoming more broadly
established during her work on "The West Wing" Janney won more substantive
roles in feature films, in the acclaimed The Hours (2002) where she was
Meryl Streep's lesbian lover, and in How to Deal (2003) where she played
Mandy Moore's mother.
Being almost six feet tall, a casting agent once told her that the only
roles she would ever get would be lesbians and aliens.
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Replace this image with an actor photoAllison Janney mini-bio: Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen. Early in her career Janney got comedic roles in the soap operas , but later on she gave memorable movie performances in supporting roles in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), American Beauty (1999) and Nurse Betty (2000), and in the made-for-TV movie ...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV), among others. In 1999 Janney became part of the original cast of the acclaimed TV series "The West Wing" (1999) where she played CJ Cregg, the President's press secretary who eventually gets promoted to the White House Chief of Staff. Her impressive work during the six seasons of that renowned series earned her four Emmys and two SAG Awards. With her reputation becoming more broadly established during her work on "The West Wing" Janney won more substantive roles in feature films, in the acclaimed The Hours (2002) where she was Meryl Streep's lesbian lover, and in How to Deal (2003) where she played Mandy Moore's mother. Being almost six feet tall, a casting agent once told her that the only roles she would ever get would be lesbians and aliens.

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  • jamesbondcrazy007
    She is incredible!!! Allison Janney rocks and she was awesome in The West Wing!

    Jj.
    posted 313 days ago
  • chicagoisthebest
    Hey Allison Janney I am A Big Fan I Love your new movie Hairspray!!!!
    posted 647 days ago
  • ryanxox
    Great in Hairspray!
    You are fantastic in those sort of comedic parts.
    posted 762 days ago
  • paulbr11
    i swear you were so funny in hairspray. i like when you trap your daughter in her room and she has to listen o holy music.
    posted 814 days ago
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    posted 839 days ago
  • linklarkensgirl
    You were in Hairspray? Cool! Love it!
    posted 840 days ago

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