After spending almost two decades struggling in regional theater, actress Allison Janney at long last... (Learn more)
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Allison Janney’s Milestones
| Appeared in productions at Williamstown Theatre Festival and in NYC theaters | |
| Aspired to be a competitive figure skater | |
| Raised in Dayton, OH | |
| Returned to Broadway opposite Anthony LaPaglia in "A View From the Bridge"; received Tony nomination | |
| While a student at Kenyon auditioned for and won role in a play directed by Paul Newman (a Kenyon alumnus) | |
| 1977 | Injured at a party when after someone stepped on her strapless gown, she ran through a glass door |
| 1982 | After graduation, moved to NYC to attend Neighborhood Playhouse |
| 1994 | Feature film debut, bit role in "The Cowboy Way" |
| 1994 | First prominent stage role, "Fat Men in Skirts" by Nicky Silver; first collaboration with Stanley Tucci |
| 1994 - 1995 | Had recurring role of wisecracking maid on the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" |
| 1996 | Breakthrough screen role as Ann, the floral shop owner, in "Big Night" a film co-written and co-directed by Tucci |
| 1996 | Broadway debut opposite Frank Langella in revival of Noel Coward's "Present Laughter" |
| 1997 | Had featured roles in "Private Parts" and "The Ice Storm" |
| 1998 | Reunited with Tucci for "The Impostors," playing a con artist aboard a luxury liner |
| 1999 | Portrayed Chris Cooper's emotionally-detached wife in "American Beauty" |
| 1999 - 2006 | Primetime series debut as C.J. Cregg, the presidential press secretary in the NBC series "The West Wing"; earned Golden Globe (2002, 2003), SAG (2002, 2004, 2005) and Emmy (2003, 2006) nominations for Best Actress |
| 1999 | Tackled first Shakespearean role as Kate in "The Taming of the Shrew," opposite Jay O Sanders in NYC's Central Park |
| 2000 | Had a memorable supporting role in "Nurse Betty" as an acerbic soap opera writer-producer |
| 2001 | Joined the all-female cast of the comedy-drama telepic "A Girl Thing" |
| 2002 | Played Sally Lester, the lesbian lover of Clarissa Vaughn (played by Streep) in the film version of the award-winning novel "The Hours" |
| 2003 | Played the mother in the feature "How To Deal" |
| 2003 | Voiced Peach in the Pixar animated feature "Finding Nemo" |
| 2005 | Co-starred in Arie Posin's ensemble "The Chumscrubber," a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia |
| 2005 | Co-starred in the drama "Our Very Own"; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Supporting Female |
| 2006 | Voiced Gladys, the president of the local homeowners' association in the animated comedy "Over the Hedge" |
| 2007 | Cast in the big-screen musical "Hairspray," as Prudy Pingleton, the overbearing mother of Penny (Amanda Bynes) |
| 2007 | Played the stepmother of a pregnant teen in Jason Reitman's quirky comedy, "Juno" |
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