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Biography

Allison comes from a family of performers -- her mother was an actress and her father and brother are musicians. Her youthful dreams of…more

Born

11/19/1960, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Birth Name

Allison Brooks Janney

Gender

Female

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Star (4)

Role
- Mr. Sunshine
  Crystal Cohen
  - S 1: Ep 9 Ben and Vivian
    4/6/11
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Assistant
    3/30/11
  - S 1: Ep 7 Celebrity Tennis
    3/23/11
  - S 1: Ep 6 Lingerie Football
    3/16/11
  - S 1: Ep 5 Crystal on Ice
    3/9/11
  - + 4 More Credits
- The West Wing
  Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
  - S 7: Ep 22 Tomorrow
    5/14/06
  - S 7: Ep 21 Institutional Memory
    5/7/06
  - S 7: Ep 20 The Last Hurrah
    4/30/06
  - S 7: Ep 19 Transition
    4/23/06
  - S 7: Ep 18 Requiem
    4/16/06
  - + 150 More Credits
- Guiding Light
  Ginger (1993 - 1995)
  - S 52: Ep 131 Ep. #14322
    1/6/04
  - S 51: Ep 197 Ep. #14138
    4/15/03
  - S 41: Ep 150 Friday, February 5, 1993
    2/5/03
  - S 50: Ep 2 Wednesday December 19, 2001
    12/19/01
  - S 50: Ep 1 Wednesday December 5, 2001
    12/5/01
  - + 343 More Credits
- Mr. Sunshine
  Crystal
  - S 1: Ep 0 Family Business
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Phineas and Ferb
  The Lady of the Lake
  - S 3: Ep 31 Excaliferb
    1/15/12
- Phineas and Ferb
  Charlene Doofenshmirtz
  - S 2: Ep 32 Finding Mary McGuffin
    10/31/09
  - S 2: Ep 13 Thaddeus and Thor
    6/15/09
  - S 1: Ep 47 Hail Doofania!
    11/7/08
  - S 1: Ep 22 I Scream, You Scream
    2/17/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 158 Cast of The West Wing
    5/11/06
  - S 2: Ep 106 Allison Janney/Laura Linney/Loretta Lynn
    2/14/05
  - S 2: Ep 53 Allison Janney/Alicia Keys
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 111 Allison Janney/Liev Schreiber
    2/25/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  herself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Allison Janney/ Donnie Wahlberg
    9/24/03
Guest Star (41)

Role
- The Insider
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 3557 The Insider 12/07/2011
    12/7/11
- The Talk
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 193 Episode 193
    8/9/11
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 260 Episode #4.260
    7/5/11
- Lost
  Woman
  - S 6: Ep 15 Across The Sea
    5/11/10
- Family Guy
  Teen People Editor
  - S 8: Ep 11 Dial Meg for Murder
    1/31/10
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 58: Ep 99 May 19, 2009
    5/19/09
- The View
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 166 May 1, 2009
    5/1/09
  - S 8: Ep 38 Janney/Watson
    10/20/04
  - S 6: Ep 90 January 17, 2003
    1/17/03
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 164 April 27, 2009
    4/27/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 12 Allison Janney/Wolfgang Puck/The Pussycat Dolls
    9/23/08
  - S 5: Ep 66 Allison Janney, Chace Crawford, Bonnie Brown
    12/10/07
  - S 4: Ep 29 Allison Janney/Emeril Lagasse/Chingy
    10/11/06
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 75 December 4, 2007
    12/4/07
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Disaster Show
    5/24/07
- Two and a Half Men
  Beverly
  - S 4: Ep 15 My Damn Stalker
    2/12/07
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/04
  - S 54: Ep 1 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/22/02
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 110 Allison Janney, Morgan Spurlock, Jurassic 5
    7/21/06
- Strangers with Candy
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 11 Strangers With Candy: The Movie
    7/7/06
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 76 Allison Janney/John C. McGinley/the 88
    1/16/06
  - S 1: Ep 100 Allison Janney/Julian Sands/Rilo Kiley
    6/20/05
- Weeds
  Attorney
  - S 1: Ep 5 Lude Awakening
    9/5/05
- Celebrity Poker Showdown
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Tournament 5 Game 2
    2/1/05
  - S 1: Ep 2 Tournament 1 Game 2
    12/9/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 29 Allison Janney, James Ellroy, The Black Keys
    10/19/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 11 1/23/04
    1/23/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  herself
  - S 1: Ep 45 Allison Janney/ John Ratzenberger/ Alexander Gould *Finding Nemo Cast Reunion*
    11/7/03
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 149 Allison Janney, Ron Livingston, Hot Hot Heat
    7/18/03
  - S 10: Ep 61 Allison Janney, Ryan Seacrest, Sean Paul
    1/17/03
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 164 Show #2009
    7/15/03
  - S 10: Ep 57 Show #1920
    12/12/02
  - S 9: Ep 151 Show #1806
    5/14/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 167 Allison Janney, Clea Duvall, and Blur
    4/25/03
  - S 4: Ep 161 Allison Janney, Scott Patterson, and Art Alexakis
    3/19/02
- King of The Hill
  Laura
  - S 7: Ep 8 Full Metal Dust Jacket
    1/5/03
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 28: Ep 8 Al Gore/Phish
    12/14/02
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 142 Allison Janney
    5/16/02
- Frasier
  Suzanne
  - S 9: Ep 17 Three Blind Dates
    3/5/02
- Frasier
  Phyllis
  - S 9: Ep 8 The Two Hundredth
    11/13/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 179 Show #991
    5/31/01
  - S 5: Ep 11 Show #823
    9/19/00
- LateLine (1998)
  Helen Marschant
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Minister of Television
    1/14/99
- Cosby
  Podiatric Nurse
  - S 1: Ep 4 Happily Ever Hilton
    10/7/96
- Aliens in the Family
  Principal Sherman
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Very Brody Tweeznax
    8/31/96
- New York Undercover
  Vivian
  - S 2: Ep 5 Digital Underground
    9/28/95
- The Wright Verdicts
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sins of the Father
    4/23/95
- Law & Order
  Ann Madsen
  - S 4: Ep 22 Old Friends
    5/25/94
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Doreen
  - S 42: Ep 3 Blind Spot
    5/2/93
- Law & Order
  Nora
  - S 2: Ep 12 Star Struck
    1/7/92
- Morton & Hayes
  Mrs. Morton
  - S 1: Ep 6 Home Buddies
    8/28/91
- Morton & Hayes
  Beatrice Caldicott
  - S 1: Ep 3 Society Saps
    8/7/91
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Jay Leno Show
  Lashisse VO
  - S 1: Ep 7 7
    9/22/09
Special Guest Star (3)

Role
- The Big C
  Rita
  - S 3: Ep 6 Life Rights
    5/13/12
- In Plain Sight
  Allison Pearson
  - S 3: Ep 3 Coma Chameleon
    4/14/10
  - S 3: Ep 2 When Mary Met Marshall
    4/7/10
- Access Hollywood
  Self/Violet Newstead
  - S 12: Ep 137 William Petersen to end 'CSI' Life Of Crime
    7/15/08

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News Briefs: Jessica Lange Will Haunt American Horror Story Again

By Tim Surette, Feb 08, 2012

Plus: Face Off makes up a third season, the creator of Gilmore Girls sells a pilot, and Stephen Lang is In Plain Sight. read more
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Teletrivia Episode 8: Funny People

By Teletrivia, Feb 18, 2011

In the latest episode of Teletrivia, TV Guy quizzes you on some of the midseason's best comedies and the people who star in them, including Eagleheart's Chris Elliot, Mr. Sunshine's Matthew Perry, and Parks and Recreation's Rob Lowe. read more

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- Allison had a small role in the 2007 film musical Hairspray as Amanda Bynes' wacky mother. Film director Adam Shankman said that realistically, there was no way he could manage to give Allison's character a singing segment in the movie, but he regrets this because she allegedly has a beautiful voice.
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- Allison is the only cast member of The West Wing to win more than one Primetime Emmy for their work on the show. She won in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004.
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- While starring in The West Wing, Allison appeared in a public service announcement for teacher recruitment in NBC's The More You Know campaign.
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- Allison: Years ago, one casting agent told me that the only roles I could play were lesbians and aliens. When I said that Sigourney Weaver was tall, [the agent] replied, 'Well, she is drop-dead gorgeous.' I could feel the tears brimming in my eyes.
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