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 Janneys breakthrough came with the role of C J Cregg in the NBC political drama The West Wing 19992006 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 20132021 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 OffBroadway 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