Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Early life and education. Career. 1989–1998: Early roles and Broadway debut. 1999–2006: The West Wing and acclaim. 2007–2016: Established actor. 2017–present: Career expansion. Upcoming projects. Personal life. Activism. Filmography. Television. Theatre. Music video. Awards and nominations. See also. References. External links. Allison Janney.

  2. www.biography.com › actors › allison-janneyAllison Janney Biography

    Aug 21, 2014 · Allison Janney is an Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actress known for a huge array of projects, ranging from series such as 'The West Wing' and 'Mom' to films like 'The Hours', 'Juno,' 'Hairspray ...

  3. People also ask

  4. May 13, 2024 · Allison Janney (born November 19, 1959, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American actress who won acclaim on stage, film, and television but is perhaps best known for her portrayal of C.J. Cregg, the White House press secretary on the hit TV show The West Wing (1999–2006).

    • Fred Frommer
  5. Oct 19, 2022 · Allison Janney may have been focused on figure skating as a child, but she was also developing a passion for comedy. As she told The Gentlewoman, this passion began when she saw "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." These women, particularly Burnett, became her lifelong idols.

  6. While struggling to succeed as an actress, she told people who inquired about what she did for a living that she was a photographer for "National Geographic". As of 2016, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: American Beauty (1999), The Hours (2002), Juno (2007) and The Help (2011).

    • November 19, 1959
  7. Jan 8, 2018 · 2. She’s fiercely loyal to Anna Faris. Janney and her Mom onscreen daughter are tight onscreen and off. Speaking about how they support one another through good times and bad, Janney previously ...

  8. Nov 13, 2005 · A Conversation with Allison Janney. Most would never peg Allison Janney as being the shy, unassertive type. As the 6-foot (sans heels) backbone behind C.J. Cregg, the whip-smart White House press ...