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Allison Janney is an acclaimed American actress who has won numerous awards, including an Oscar, for her work on stage, TV, and in films. She’s best known for her iconic role as C.J. Cregg on the political drama The West Wing, as well as her more recent role as Bonnie Plunkett on the sitcom Mom.
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About the Allison Janney
Allison Brooks Janneyis an American actress. Known for her performances across the screen and stage, she 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 in London 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 series The West Wing (1999-2006), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2014, for her guest role of Margaret Scully, a sexually repressed 1950s housewife on Showtime’s period drama series Masters of Sex, she won a fifth Emmy. For her portrayal of Bonnie Plunkett, a cynical recovering addict on the CBS sitcom Mom (2013-2021), Janney won two more Emmys.
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).
Janney has also played character roles in various films, including Primary Colors (1998), American Beauty (1999), The Hours (2002), Juno (2007), Hairspray (2007), The Help (2011), Spy (2015), Bad Education (2019), and Bombshell (2019). For her portrayal of LaVona Golden in the film I, Tonya (2017), Janney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Allison Janney has won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. She has also been nominated for two Tony Awards.
Allison Janney was born in Boston and raised in Dayton, Ohio.
Allison Janney’s breakthrough role was as C.J. Cregg in the NBC political drama series The West Wing, for which she received four Primetime Emmy Awards.
Allison Janney has played character roles in various films, including Primary Colors, American Beauty, The Hours, Juno, Hairspray, The Help, Spy, Bad Education, and Bombshell. She also won an Emmy for her guest role in the Showtime series Masters of Sex.
Allison Janney made her professional stage debut with the Off-Broadway production Ladies in 1989, and later made her Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of Present Laughter.
Allison Janney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of LaVona Golden in the film I, Tonya.
Allison Janney’s most recent TV series role was as Bonnie Plunkett, a cynical recovering addict, on the CBS sitcom Mom, for which she won two more Emmys.
17 Quotes by Allison Janney
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I’m afraid of flying.
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One out of forty American men wears women’s clothing. We’ve had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress.
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Great drama is all about conflict, and what’s a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?
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I can tell when men are threatened by my height.
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I like people trying to do two things at once.
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It is a very difficult job, being the servant of two masters.
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I’d like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.
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Someone said I wasn’t attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha.
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Everyone couldn’t be happier and more terrified.
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I can access emotions very easily.
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If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals’ behinds, I would be a vet.
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I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all.
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I am lucky enough to have Aaron Sorkin write what I have to say.
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It’s a great way to start the day, hearing you’ve been nominated for an Emmy. It’s just thrilling.
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I grew up with brothers. I love men. Of course it’s hard to be a woman in a man’s world.
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An agent said he didn’t know what to do with me, I wouldn’t be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens.
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Most Republicans call the show ‘The Left Wing.’
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