Allison Janney

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-11-19 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Allison Janney

Biography

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 wit...

Acting

2003

Finding Nemo

as Peach (voice)

1999

American Beauty

as Barbara Fitts

2002

The Hours

as Sally Lester

2008

Prop 8: The Musical

as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife

1994

Wolf

as Party Guest

2007

Hairspray

as Prudy Pringleton

1999

1996

2007

Juno

as Bren MacGuff

1998

2006

Over the Hedge

as Gladys (voice)

2008

1998

Primary Colors

as Miss Walsh

1998

Celebrity

as Evelyn Isaacs

1997

...First Do No Harm

as Dr. Melanie Abbasac

2005

The Chumscrubber

as Allie Stiffle

2011

Margaret

as Monica Patterson

2003

How to Deal

as Lydia Martin

1996

Walking and Talking

as Gum Puller

1998

The Object of My Affection

as Constance Miller

2010

Life During Wartime

as Trish Maplewood

2023

The Creator

as Colonel Howell

1996

Big Night

as Ann

2011

The Help

as Charlotte Phelan

2009

Away We Go

as Lily

2004

Winter Solstice

as Molly Ripkin

2012

A Thousand Words

as Samantha Davis

2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as Ms. Grunion (voice)

2005

Our Very Own

as Joan Whitfield

2012

Liberal Arts

as Professor Judith Fairfield

2013

Struck by Lightning

as Sheryl Phillips

1997

Julian Po

as Lilah Leech

2011

The Oranges

as Carol Ostroff

2013

Touchy Feely

as Bronwyn

2013

The Way Way Back

as Betty Thompson

2013

Trust Me

as Meg

2013

Bad Words

as Dr. Bernice Deagan

1997

Anita Liberty

as Gynecologist

2014

Tammy

as Deb

2013

Brightest Star

as The Astronomer

2014

Days and Nights

as Elizabeth

2015

Spy

as Elaine Crocker

2014

The Rewrite

as Mary Weldon

1996

Faithful

as Saleslady

1996

Flux

as Heather

1994

Dead Funny

as Jennifer

2015

The DUFF

as Dottie Piper

2014

Get on Up

as Kathy

2022

Minions & More Volume 2

as Madge Nelson (voice)

2012

Celia

as Celia

2015

Minions

as Madge Nelson (voice)

2016

Tallulah

as Margo

2025

Another Simple Favor

as Aunt Linda McLanden

2015

Binky Nelson Unpacified

as Madge Nelson (voice)

1998

The Impostors

as Maxine (Max)

1998

2016

The Girl on the Train

as Detective Sgt. Riley

1994

The Cowboy Way

as NYPD Computer Operator

2016

Finding Dory

as Peach (voice)

2017

Sun Dogs

as Rose Chipley

2000

2002

Rooftop Kisses

as Melissa

2018

2017

I, Tonya

as LaVona

1997

Private Parts

as Dee Dee

1989

Who Shot Pat?

as Miss Penny

2004

Piccadilly Jim

as Eugenia Crocker

2019

The Addams Family

as Margaux Needler (voice)

2019

Troop Zero

as Miss Massey

2019

Bad Education

as Pam Gluckin

1997

The Ice Storm

as Dot Halford

2019

Bombshell

as Susan Estrich

1994

Miracle on 34th Street

as Woman in Christmas Shop

2001

A Girl Thing

as Kathy McCormack

1995

Heading Home

as Mary Polanski

2019

Ma

as Doctor Brooks

2019

Expedition Amelia

as Narrator (voice)

1993

Blind Spot

as Doreen

1996

2020

Lazy Susan

as Velvet

2022

Lou

as Lou

2003

Chicken Party

as Barbara Strasser

2010

Love and Distrust

as Grechen (segment "Auto Motives")

2010

Backwash

as Self

2009

It's Still Me!

as Narrator (voice)

2022

To Leslie

as Nancy

2025

The Roses

as Eleanor

Production

2022

Lou

as Executive Producer

2021

Breaking News in Yuba County

as Executive Producer

© All Rights Reserved 2025