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Allison Janney

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🎂 Nov 19, 1959 (66) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Allison Janney, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is an actor and producer. Made their debut in 1989 with Who Shot Pat?. Best known for Finding Nemo, playing Peach. Also starred in American Beauty and Finding Dory. Their filmography spans 104 movies and 70 TV shows over 37 years, across genres including drama, comedy.
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Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
as Peach (voice)
 I, Tonya
I, Tonya
as LaVona
 Minions
Minions
as Madge Nelson (voice)
 American Beauty
American Beauty
as Barbara Fitts
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Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
(voice)
2026
🎬 The Roses
The Roses
Eleanor
2025
🎬 Everything's Going to Be Great
Everything's Going to Be Great
Macy Smart
2025
🎬 Another Simple Favor
Another Simple Favor
Aunt Linda McLanden
2025
🎬 Palm Royale
Palm Royale
Evelyn Rollins
2024
TV The Creator
The Creator
Colonel Howell
2023
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How old is Allison Janney? Allison Janney is 66 years old. Born on November 19, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
How many movies has Allison Janney been in? Allison Janney has appeared in 104 movies and 70 TV shows.
What was Allison Janney's first movie? Allison Janney's first movie was Who Shot Pat? (1989).
What are Allison Janney's best movies? The highest-rated movies by Allison Janney are: Finding Nemo (2003), American Beauty (1999), Finding Dory (2016), Minions (2015), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
How long has Allison Janney been acting? Allison Janney has been active since 1989, 37 years with 104 movies.
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Allison Janney
Allison Janney
1959-11-19 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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