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Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. A seven-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for her television work, her first four Emmy wins were for her role as C.J. Cregg on the NBC drama The West Wing (1999–2006). In 2014, she won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Margaret Scully on the Showtime series Masters of Sex. In 2014 and 2015, she won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Bonnie Plunkett on the CBS sitcom Mom.
Janney, who won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the summer of 1984, made her Broadway debut in the 1996 revival of Present Laughter. She won Drama Desk Awards for the 1997 Broadway revival of A View From the Bridge, and the 2009 original Broadway production of the musical 9 to 5. She also received Tony Award nominations for both. Her film roles include Primary Colors (1998), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), American Beauty (1999), The Hours (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), Hairspray (2007), Juno (2007), The Help (2011), The Way Way Back (2013), Get On Up (2014), and Spy (2015).
Everybody Loved Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg on The West Wing
Allison Janney Surprises Press At White House Briefing | MSNBC
Allison Janney's Holiday Guests
Walk-and-Talk Monologue (w/ Allison Janney & Bradley Whitford)
Allison Janney’s Special Curse Word
Allison Janney Will Kick Your Ass! - CONAN on TBS
Never Have I Ever with Allison Janney
Allison Janney on how real life shaped her sitcom "Mom"
Allison Janney on Finding a Man
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