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 Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series The West Wing (1999).Entertainment Weekly magazine describes Janney's screen presence as "uncommonly beautiful and infinitely expressive". As an actor, the magazine deems her to be "one to watch".Janney was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Macy Brooks (Putnam), a former actress, and Jervis Spencer Janney, Jr., a real estate developer and jazz musician. While studying at Kenyon College, Janney answered a casting call for an on-campus play that was to be directed by Kenyon's most famous alumnus, the legendary actor Paul Newman. During her audition/interview, Janney played upon Newman's known passion for race car driving - she explained how she cut thirty minutes off of the 130 mile journey from her home town to the college. She got chosen for the play's cast.After earning her degree in drama, Janney took Joanne Woodward's suggestion to do further study at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. She also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.Early in her career Janney got comedic roles in the soap operas As the World Turns (1956) and Guiding Light (1952). Later, she gave memorable movie performances in supporting roles in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), American Beauty (1999) and Nurse Betty (2000), and in the made-for-TV movie ...First Do No Harm (1997), among others.Among her stage work, Janney has played in a revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge" on Broadway opposite Anthony LaPaglia, which earned her a Tony Award nomination, and a Drama League Award for outstanding artist for the 1997-98 season. She played in Noel Coward's "Present Laughter" opposite Frank Langella, which earned her the Outer Critics Circle Award and an Actors' Equity award. Janney also appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "The Taming of the Shrew".In 1999 Janney became part of the original cast of the acclaimed TV series The West Wing (1999) where she played the President's press secretary who eventually gets promoted to the White House Chief of Staff. Her impressive work during the seven seasons of that renowned series earned her four Emmys and two SAG Awards.With her reputation becoming more broadly established during her work on "The West Wing" Janney won more substantive roles in feature films, in the acclaimed The Hours (2002) where she was Meryl Streep's lesbian lover, and in How to Deal (2003) where she played Mandy Moore's mother.
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Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series The West Wing (1999).Entertainment Weekly magazine describes Janney's screen presence as "uncommonly beautiful and infinitely expressive". As an actor, the magazine deems her to be "one to watch".Janney was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Macy Brooks (Putnam), a former actress, and Jervis Spencer Janney, Jr., a real estate developer and jazz musician. While studying at Kenyon College, Janney answered a casting call for an on-campus play that was to be directed by Kenyon's most famous alumnus, the legendary actor Paul Newman. During her audition/interview, Janney played upon Newman's known passion for race car driving - she explained how she cut thirty minutes off of the 130 mile journey from her home town to the college. She got chosen for the play's cast.After earning her degree in drama, Janney took Joanne Woodward's suggestion to do further study at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. She also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.Early in her career Janney got comedic roles in the soap operas As the World Turns (1956) and Guiding Light (1952). Later, she gave memorable movie performances in supporting roles in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), American Beauty (1999) and Nurse Betty (2000), and in the made-for-TV movie ...First Do No Harm (1997), among others.Among her stage work, Janney has played in a revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge" on Broadway opposite Anthony LaPaglia, which earned her a Tony Award nomination, and a Drama League Award for outstanding artist for the 1997-98 season. She played in Noel Coward's "Present Laughter" opposite Frank Langella, which earned her the Outer Critics Circle Award and an Actors' Equity award. Janney also appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "The Taming of the Shrew".In 1999 Janney became part of the original cast of the acclaimed TV series The West Wing (1999) where she played the President's press secretary who eventually gets promoted to the White House Chief of Staff. Her impressive work during the seven seasons of that renowned series earned her four Emmys and two SAG Awards.With her reputation becoming more broadly established during her work on "The West Wing" Janney won more substantive roles in feature films, in the acclaimed The Hours (2002) where she was Meryl Streep's lesbian lover, and in How to Deal (2003) where she played Mandy Moore's mother.
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Was discovered by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward while acting in a play, directed by Newman, at Kenyon College, Ohio. They encouraged her to head to New York City after graduation in order to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse.Her father is a jazz musician, and she has two brothers who are also both musicians. She had dreams of becoming an Olympic skater before a freak accident derailed that -- she ran blindly through a glass door and was severely injured. She was educated at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; Neighborhood Playhouse, New York and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London, England.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). Of those, American Beauty (1999) is a winner in the category.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 17, 2016.In the film The Object of My Affection (1998), she played Alan Alda's wife. In the early 1990s, she attended Kenyon College with Alda's daughter, Elizabeth Alda. Alda co-starred on The West Wing (1999) from 2005-06 with Janney, though they have not appeared together on camera.Allison provides the voice for the Star Tours Hostess Aly San San. The updated version of the Walt Disney World/Disneyland Attraction opened May/June 2011.Called Mariska Hargitay up on the stage with her after Janney won the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama, after noticing that they were both wearing similar green dresses. After Hargitay went up on stage with her, she called up the other nominees, who all declined.In 2009, she won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her performance as Violet Newstead in "9 to 5", the musical version of the film 9 to 5 (1980). She was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, but lost to Alice Ripley for her performance in "Next to Normal".In an article praising the most exceptional women of the year ("Those we loved in 2005", The Guardian, 16 December 2005), Laura Barton gave "a big thank you" to Allison Janney, "aka C.J. from The West Wing (1999) -- her mere existence is reason enough to give thanks".Resides across the street from her The West Wing (1999) co-star Janel Moloney.Counts This Is Spinal Tap (1984) as one of her all-time favorite films.Childhood celebrity crush was Davy Jones of The Monkees fame.Is one of 15 actresses to win the Critic's Choice Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar in the film I, Tonya (2017). The others to achieve this are Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich (2000), Ren��e Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003), Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005), Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006), Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006), Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008), Mo'Nique for Precious (2009), Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010), Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011), Anne Hathaway for Les Mis��rables (2012), Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (2013), Patricia Arquette for Boyhood (2014), Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014) and Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).Her character on The West Wing (1999), C.J. Cregg, also came from Dayton, Ohio.Is one of 105 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2008.Announced live on WCBM Radio's "Tom Marr Show" that she had accepted actor Richard Jenik's proposal and was engaged to be married around Christmas, 2004. The couple broke off their engagement in November 2006.Nominated for Broadway's 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actress in a Musical for "9 to 5: The Musical".Stepcousin of Michael Weatherly.Though she is known for often playing mother characters through her career, she herself has never been married or had kids.Her very close friend Steven Rogers wrote the biopic I, Tonya (2017) character LaVona Golden expressly for her, which brought her a degree of mixed amusement.Allison's mother, Macy Brooks Janney, once roomed with actress Eileen Brennan.Her great-uncle, Stuart Janney, owned many racehorses, including Ruffian.Has played Melissa McCarthy's mother in Tammy (2014) and later Melissa's boss in Spy (2015).Attended and graduated from Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.Nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge".She has English, and smaller amounts of German and Scottish, ancestry. Her lineage in the United States goes back to the 1600s, rooted in Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts.She won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for "Present Laughter" (1997). She shared the award with Deborah Findlay and Celia Weston.Most admires women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony.Attended and graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio (1982).Formerly resided with Dennis Gagomiros, a computer programmer, in a Manhattan loft (2001). They first met at the New York City Playhouse (1982).Won her only Oscar the same year as a former colleague won his only Oscar. They both won in 2018. Allison Janney for I, Tonya (2017), and Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), they both co-starred in The Way Way Back (2013).She was born on November 19, 1959 which was when The Bullwinkle Show (1959) debuted on television, and then she would go on to star in Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) which is based on the original segments from that old show.Is a lifelong supporter of the Democratic Party. Janney endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election.Is a huge fan of rap music.Born at 12:44 PM (EST). |
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Allison Janney |
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Actress,Producer,Music Department |
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| Biography: |
Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series Th |
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Was discovered by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward while acting in a play, directed by Newman, at Kenyon College, Ohio. They encouraged her to head to New York City after graduation in order to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse.Her father is a jazz musician, and she has two brothers who are also both musicians. She had dreams of becoming an Olympic skater before a freak accident derailed that -- she ran blindly through a glass door and was severely injured. She was educated at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; Neighborhood Playhouse, New York and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London, England.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). Of those, American Beauty (1999) is a winner in the category.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 17, 2016.In the film The Object of My Affection (1998), she played Alan Alda's wife. In the early 1990s, she attended Kenyon College with Alda's daughter, Elizabeth Alda. Alda co-starred on The West Wing (1999) from 2005-06 with Janney, though they have not appeared together on camera.Allison provides the voice for the Star Tours Hostess Aly San San. The updated version of the Walt Disney World/Disneyland Attraction opened May/June 2011.Called Mariska Hargitay up on the stage with her after Janney won the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama, after noticing that they were both wearing similar green dresses. After Hargitay went up on stage with her, she called up the other nominees, who all declined.In 2009, she won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her performance as Violet Newstead in "9 to 5", the musical version of the film 9 to 5 (1980). She was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, but lost to Alice Ripley for her performance in "Next to Normal".In an article praising the most exceptional women of the year ("Those we loved in 2005", The Guardian, 16 December 2005), Laura Barton gave "a big thank you" to Allison Janney, "aka C.J. from The West Wing (1999) -- her mere existence is reason enough to give thanks".Resides across the street from her The West Wing (1999) co-star Janel Moloney.Counts This Is Spinal Tap (1984) as one of her all-time favorite films.Childhood celebrity crush was Davy Jones of The Monkees fame.Is one of 15 actresses to win the Critic's Choice Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar in the film I, Tonya (2017). The others to achieve this are Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich (2000), Ren��e Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003), Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005), Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006), Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006), Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008), Mo'Nique for Precious (2009), Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010), Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011), Anne Hathaway for Les Mis��rables (2012), Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (2013), Patricia Arquette for Boyhood (2014), Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014) and Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).Her character on The West Wing (1999), C.J. Cregg, also came from Dayton, Ohio.Is one of 105 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2008.Announced live on WCBM Radio's "Tom Marr Show" that she had accepted actor Richard Jenik's proposal and was engaged to be married around Christmas, 2004. The couple broke off their engagement in November 2006.Nominated for Broadway's 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actress in a Musical for "9 to 5: The Musical".Stepcousin of Michael Weatherly.Though she is known for often playing mother characters through her career, she herself has never been married or had kids.Her very close friend Steven Rogers wrote the biopic I, Tonya (2017) character LaVona Golden expressly for her, which brought her a degree of mixed amusement.Allison's mother, Macy Brooks Janney, once roomed with actress Eileen Brennan.Her great-uncle, Stuart Janney, owned many racehorses, including Ruffian.Has played Melissa McCarthy's mother in Tammy (2014) and later Melissa's boss in Spy (2015).Attended and graduated from Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.Nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge".She has English, and smaller amounts of German and Scottish, ancestry. Her lineage in the United States goes back to the 1600s, rooted in Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts.She won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for "Present Laughter" (1997). She shared the award with Deborah Findlay and Celia Weston.Most admires women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony.Attended and graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio (1982).Formerly resided with Dennis Gagomiros, a computer programmer, in a Manhattan loft (2001). They first met at the New York City Playhouse (1982).Won her only Oscar the same year as a former colleague won his only Oscar. They both won in 2018. Allison Janney for I, Tonya (2017), and Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), they both co-starred in The Way Way Back (2013).She was born on November 19, 1959 which was when The Bullwinkle Show (1959) debuted on television, and then she would go on to star in Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) which is based on the original segments from that old show.Is a lifelong supporter of the Democratic Party. Janney endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election.Is a huge fan of rap music.Born at 12:44 PM (EST). |
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Towering height
Frequently portrays the mother of the main character |
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[on her towering height] Years ago, one casting agent told me that the only roles I could play were lesbians and aliens.
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[on staying sane and happy] Dogs tether you to the earth in some really good way. And exercise, of course. And martinis. And sexy high heels. That's it. Good work, a nice pair of heels, a martini, a dog and a man - not necessarily in that order. [Living Fit magazine]
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Listen, I'm an actor. I can make anyone believe anything. I don't have to know what the hell I'm talking about.
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I hate auditioning so much. I like people who go, "You know what? Allison can do this.".
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[2011, on making Mr. Sunshine (2011)] Oh my God. I mean, it was just a candy store for me. I had so much fun playing her, and I wish I could've gone on playing her, because she was really fun. I love to play those absurd women. And I got to sing with James Taylor! If nothing else, I got to do that. And Matthew Perry is pretty great to work with, too. I had a great time. I'm sorry and sad it didn't go, but, geez, I'm glad I got to do that. |
| Salaries: |
Mom (2013) - $125,000 per episode (2013-2014)
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The West Wing (1999) - $70,000 per episode |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Music Department |
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(1997) starred with Anthony LaPaglia on Broadway in a revival of Arthur Miller's play, "A View From The Bridge", for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress. LaPaglia eventually left the cast and was replaced by Ton |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Jervis Spencer Janney Jr.
Macy Brooks |
| Relatives: |
Hal Janney (Sibling)
Jay Janney (Sibling)
Jervis Janney (Sibling) |
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