Allison Janney | |
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Born | Allison Brooks Janney November 19, 1959 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989–present |
Partner | Richard Jenik (2002–2006) |
Awards | Full list |
Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. Known for her performances across the screen and stage, she 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 in London following her graduation from Kenyon College. After years of minor and uncredited film and television appearances, Janney's breakthrough came with the role of C. J. Cregg in the NBC political drama series The West Wing (1999–2006), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2014, for her guest role of Margaret Scully, a sexually repressed 1950s housewife on Showtime's period drama series Masters of Sex , she won a fifth Emmy. For her portrayal of Bonnie Plunkett, a cynical recovering addict on the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–2021), Janney won two more Emmys. In 2024, she starred in the Netflix drama series The Diplomat .
Janney made her professional stage debut with the Off-Broadway production Ladies (1989), and followed with numerous bit parts in various similar productions, before making her Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of Present Laughter . She won two Drama Desk Awards and has been nominated for two Tony Awards: for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge (1997), and for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the original Broadway production of the musical 9 to 5 (2009).
Janney has also played character roles in various films, including Primary Colors (1998), American Beauty (1999), The Hours (2002), Juno (2007), Hairspray (2007), The Help (2011), Spy (2015), Bad Education (2019), and Bombshell (2019). For her portrayal of LaVona Golden in the film I, Tonya (2017), Janney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Allison Brooks Janney [1] was born on November 19, 1959, [2] in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio. [3] She is the daughter of Macy Brooks Janney (née Putnam), a former actress, and Jervis Spencer Janney Jr., a real estate developer and jazz musician. [4] [5] She has an older brother, Jay, and had a younger brother, Hal (1961–2011). [3] [6] Hal, who had battled depression and addiction for many years, died by suicide in 2011 at the age of 49. [7]
She attended the Miami Valley School in Dayton, where she was named a distinguished alumna in 2005, [8] and the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where she was named Alumna of the Year in 2016. [8] Janney initially aspired to a career in figure skating, but her height of 6 ft (183cm) and a freak accident when she was a teenager put an end to that dream. [9]
She attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where she majored in theatre. [6] During her freshman year, Janney met actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward at a play for the inaugural event of the college's newly built Bolton Theater, which Newman was directing. The couple encouraged her to continue acting and offered her guidance during the early days in her career. [10] She went on to train at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York and then received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in mid-1984. [8] [11] [12]
Janney's first role on television was in the short-lived black-and-white faux-1940s comedy Morton & Hayes . [13] She moved on to soap operas; she played the short-term role of Vi Kaminski on As the World Turns , and then played the recurring role of Ginger, one of the Spaulding maids, on Guiding Light for nearly two years. [14] In the spring of 1994, she appeared in the season-four finale of Law & Order , titled "Old Friends", as a reluctant witness against a member of the Russian mob. [15] [16] She was also a cast member on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion . Janney made her professional stage debut in 1989 with an uncredited part in the Off-Broadway production Ladies. [17] Following minor roles in similar productions like; Prescribed Laughter In The Emergency Café, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress and Blue Window. [18] [19] [20]
Janney made her Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter . She played Liz Essendine, the estranged wife of the lead character (played by Frank Langella). Although a minor role, her performance garnered praise and attention with The New York Times calling it "The most fully accomplished performance on the stage". [21] For her performance in the play, Janney won the Theatre World Award, Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Female, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. [22] [23] Janney made her film debut with a minor part in Who Shot Pat? (1989). [24] This was followed by a series of minor roles in numerous films throughout the 1990s, including; Wolf (1994), Big Night (1996), Private Parts (1997), The Ice Storm (1997), The Object of My Affection (1998), The Impostors (1998), Primary Colors (1998), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), and American Beauty (1999). [25]
Janney starred in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 1998 revival of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge to positive reviews. [26] [27] Janney starred opposite Anthony LaPaglia, Stephen Spinella, and Brittany Murphy. Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Janney writing, "Allison Janney is splendid as Beatrice, a loving, patient woman of backbone who looks on helplessly but not quietly as her husband heads into the darkness". [28] Charles Isherwood of Variety agreed describing her performance as "affecting". [29] For her performance, Janney won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. [23] [30]
After a decade of small and uncredited parts, Janney had her breakthrough when she was cast as White House Press Secretary C. J. Cregg in the NBC political drama The West Wing . Creator Aaron Sorkin called Janney to audition for the role after seeing her in the film Primary Colors . [31] Loosely based on Dee Dee Myers, the press secretary during Clinton administration, C. J. is a National Merit Scholar who ultimately succeeds Leo McGarry as White House Chief of Staff. Writing for The Atlantic , John Reid says that "her capability and combination of strength and simple compassion represented the fantasy of the Bartlet White House better than anyone." The publication also ranks her as the best character from the series. [32] In their ranking of the best characters from all the television series created by Sorkin, Vulture , ranks C. J. at No. 2 and says; "If all the Sorkin women were as classy, self-assured, and legitimately funny (the turkey pardon!) as C. J., we'd never have had the Sorkin woman argument in the first place". [33] For her portrayal of C. J. Cregg, Janney won four Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award and four nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, making her the most awarded cast member of the series. [34] For the last of these she won the Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble.[ citation needed ]
She also appeared in Nurse Betty (2000), The Hours (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), How to Deal (2003), The Chumscrubber (2005), Winter Solstice (2004), and Our Very Own (2005). [35] For the last of these, she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. During this time Janney guest starred on the sitcom Frasier in the 2002 episode "Three Blind Dates". [36]
Janney appeared in the short-lived Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2007) as a guest. [37] In 2010, Janney appeared as Allison Pearson in In Plain Sight . [38] In May 2010, she appeared in the antepenultimate episode of the ABC television series Lost as the adoptive mother of the show's two mythological opponents, Jacob and The Man in Black. [39] She starred in the ABC network comedy Mr. Sunshine . The series, which was created by Matthew Perry, was a mid-season replacement for the 2010–11 television season. [40] [41]
In 2007, Janney starred in Jason Reitman's comedy-drama Juno , playing Bren MacGuff, the titular character's stepmother. In the same year, she appeared in the musical Hairspray , and won the Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble. [42] [43] [44] In 2010, Janney earned praise for her performance in Todd Solondz's comedy-drama Life During Wartime . [45] [46] In 2009, Janney starred in the musical 9 to 5 alongside Stephanie J. Block and Megan Hilty. [47] Her performance garnered positive reviews, [48] [49] and Janney earned the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. [50]
In 2011, Janney appeared in Tate Taylor's period drama The Help alongside Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Mary Steenburgen and others. She won the Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble. [51] The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. [52] She also appeared in the drama Margaret (2011), the coming-of-age comedy Struck by Lightning (2012), and the comedy Liberal Arts (2012).[ citation needed ]
Following few short-lived shows and a brief sabbatical from television, Janney returned to the small screen with the CBS sitcom Mom , which ran from 2013 until 2021. [53] Janney played Bonnie Plunkett, a self-centered, cynical recovering addict who tries to regain the love and trust of her daughter (played by Anna Faris). She was influenced to take on the role following the death of her younger brother from drug addiction, as well as her longtime desire to work on multicam comedy. [54] For her performance on the series, Janney garnered critical acclaim and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also received six nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards winning twice for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. [55] From 2014 to 2016, Janney guest-starred in Showtime's period drama Masters of Sex , portraying a sexually repressed homemaker in 1950s who struggles to understand the disintegration of her marriage. [56] [57] Her performance received praise with Janney receiving three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winning one in 2014, and winning the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series. [55]
Janney later acted in the summer comedy The Way Way Back (2013), the spy comedy Spy (2015), the high school teen comedy The DUFF (2015), the fantasy film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), the comedy-drama Tallulah (2016), and psychological mystery thriller The Girl on the Train (2016). [58] [59] She voiced Julia in The Simpsons episode "Friends and Family" (2016)[ citation needed ] and acted as herself in the IFC sketch series Comedy Bang! Bang!" episode "Allison Janney Wears a Chambray Western Shirt and Suede Fringe Boots". [60]
In 2017, Janney returned to Broadway with the revival of John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation in the role of Ouisa Kittredge. [61] Marilyn Stasio of Variety praised Janney's performance writing, "[Her] wicked, smart delivery is perfect for Guare's witty dialogue." [62] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter concurred writing, "I found I couldn't take my eyes off her...she looks spectacular in costumer Clint Ramos' sleek socialite outfits, and she nails both the initial poise and the despairing needed [for the role]". [63] Janney received nominations for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.[ citation needed ]
In 2017, Janney starred in Craig Gillespie's black comedy I, Tonya , based on the life of figure skater Tonya Harding. [64] Screenwriter Steven Rogers wrote the role of LaVona specifically for Janney and refused to sell his screenplay until Janney was cast in the film. Janney would consider the part as one of the most challenging of her career. [65] Janney's performance received widespread acclaim with Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post writing: 'Janney steals every scene she's in, playing LaVona, a harridan whose nodding goes beyond tough love.' She earned numerous accolades for her performance in the film including the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, Independent Spirit Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. [66] [67]
Janney appeared as herself, in a 2019 episode of the second season of the Netflix series The Kominsky Method . [68] [69] On the Disney Channel animated show Phineas and Ferb , Janney voiced Charlene. Janney appeared in five films in 2019. She had cameo appearances in the family comedy Troop Zero , the psychological thriller Ma , and Bombshell . For the last of these she received nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Acting Ensemble. [70] [71] Janney also voiced Margaux Needler in the animated version of The Addams Family . [72] [73] [74] Janney also appeared in Bad Education and Tate Taylor's comedy-drama Breaking News in Yuba County . [75] She also had the title role in J. J. Abrams's thriller Lou . [76] In 2022, Janney appeared in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? in which she learned she was descended from Stephen Hopkins, one of the settlers on the Mayflower . [77] Janney subsequently appeared in the romantic comedy film The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022), and the science fiction film The Creator (2023). [78]
In 2024, Janney began portraying Evelyn Rollins, a socialite in the 1950s in Apple TV+'s period comedy series Palm Royale . [79] The same year she guest starred in the final season of the sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm . [80] In 2024, Janney began starring in Netflix's political drama The Diplomat as Vice President of the United States Grace Penn. Her first foray into the genre since The West Wing, Janney's performance garnered critical acclaim and nominations at the Critics Choice Awards, and Golden Globe Awards, with Rolling Stone ranking her performance amongst the "The 10 Best TV Performances of 2024". [81] Janney is currently in production with two films: A Simple Favor 2 [82] and Everything's Going to Be Great . [83]
Janney has never been married and has no children, of which she said: "I've never had that instinct to have kids, I'm at peace with it". [84] She was romantically involved with computer programmer Dennis Gagomiros. The couple began dating in 1994, and were interested in getting married but ended their relationship after seven years together in 2001. [85] In 2002, she met actor Richard Jenik (her co-star in Our Very Own ). The couple got engaged in 2004 but broke up two years later in 2006. [86] [87] In 2012, Janney met production manager Philip Joncas. The two met on the set of The Way, Way Back and began dating soon after. The couple dated for five years before ending their relationship in 2017. [88] [89]
In interviews related to her role on Mom, Janney discussed her brother, Hal, who fought drug addiction for years before his suicide. She has credited playing her character on Mom to people fighting addiction. [90] On March 4, 2018, Janney dedicated her Academy Award win to him during her acceptance speech. [91] [92]
In 2004, she began lending her voice to television and radio spots created by Kaiser Permanente in the health maintenance organization's broad "Thrive" media campaign, and in a radio campaign for the American Institute of Architects. [93] In September 2010, it was announced that Janney would be the voice of the Aly San San spokesdroid in the Disney attraction Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. [94] The attraction later opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland. In October 2016, Janney became the first woman to receive the Alumni Award of The Hotchkiss School [95] and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the entertainment industry, located at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard. [96] [97]
Janney has campaigned for numerous issues like women's rights, LGBTQ rights, mental health, animal rights, and addiction recovery. In 2018, Janney participated in the 2018 Women's March in Los Angeles, part of a larger national movement for women's rights, human rights, and social justice. [98] [99] She supports various charities including American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and GLAAD. [100]
In 2016, Janney was honored at the White House at the event "Champions of Change", which honored 10 accomplished individuals from across the country who were being recognized for advancing addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery. She also participated in a panel discussion with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to talk about the portrayal of addiction and recovery in the media. [101] [102] [103] In 2017, Janney donated $250,000 to Planned Parenthood. [104] In 2020 with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Janney donated $10,000 to the Dayton Foodbank, an organization providing food to the homeless. [105] [106]
Janney has also been an active supporter of voter registration, posting about voter ID issues and suggesting fans check VoteRiders for details. [107] She and her West Wing co-stars were part of Michelle Obama's When We All Vote initiative. [108] More recently, she participated in Divas for Democracy: United We Slay, a streaming variety show supporting voter registration. [109]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Who Shot Pat? | Miss Penny | |
1994 | Dead Funny | Jennifer | |
The Cowboy Way | NYPD computer operator | ||
Wolf | Party Guest | ||
Miracle on 34th Street | Woman in Christmas Shop | ||
Heading Home | Mary Polanski | ||
1996 | Flux | Heather | |
Rescuing Desire | Betsy | ||
Walking and Talking | Gum Puller | ||
Big Night | Ann | ||
Faithful | Saleswoman | ||
The Associate | Sandy | ||
1997 | Anita Liberty | Gynecologist | Short film |
Private Parts | Dee Dee | ||
The Ice Storm | Dot Halford | ||
Julian Po | Lilah Leech | ||
1998 | Primary Colors | Miss Walsh | |
The Object of My Affection | Constance Miller | ||
The Impostors | Maxine | ||
Six Days, Seven Nights | Marjorie Smith, Robin's Boss | ||
Celebrity | Evelyn Isaacs | ||
1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Ms. Perky | |
Drop Dead Gorgeous | Loretta | ||
American Beauty | Barbara Fitts | ||
The Debtors | |||
2000 | Leaving Drew | Paula | Short film |
Auto Motives | Gretchen | ||
Nurse Betty | Lyla Branch | ||
Rooftop Kisses | Melissa | Short film | |
2002 | The Hours | Sally Lester | |
2003 | Finding Nemo | Peach | Voice |
How to Deal | Lydia Martin | ||
Chicken Party | Barbara Strasser | Short film | |
2004 | Piccadilly Jim | Eugenia Crocker | |
Winter Solstice | Molly Ripkin | ||
2005 | Strangers with Candy | Alice | |
Our Very Own | Joan Whitfield | ||
The Chumscrubber | Allie Stifle | ||
2006 | Over the Hedge | Gladys Sharp | Voice |
2007 | Hairspray | Prudy Pingleton | |
Juno | Brenda "Bren" MacGuff | ||
2008 | Pretty Ugly People | Suzanna | |
Prop 8: The Musical | Prop 8 leader's wife | ||
2009 | Away We Go | Lily Anderson | |
Life During Wartime | Trish Maplewood | ||
2011 | Margaret | Wounded woman / Monica Patterson | |
The Help | Charlotte Phelan | ||
The Oranges | Cathy Ostroff | ||
2012 | A Thousand Words | Samantha Davis | |
Struck by Lightning | Sheryl Phillips | ||
Liberal Arts | Prof. Judith Fairfield | ||
2013 | The Way, Way Back | Betty Thompson | |
Days and Nights | Elizabeth | ||
Bad Words | Dr. Bernice Deagan | ||
Trust Me | Meg | ||
Brightest Star | The Astronomer | ||
2014 | Tammy | Deb | |
Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Mrs. Grunion | Voice | |
The Rewrite | Prof. Mary Weldon | ||
Get On Up | Kathy | ||
2015 | The DUFF | Dottie Piper | |
Spy | Elaine Crocker | ||
Minions | Madge Nelson | Voice | |
2016 | Tallulah | Margaret "Margo" Mooney | |
Finding Dory | Peach | Voice, cameo | |
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Dr. Nancy Golan / Mr. Barron | ||
The Girl on the Train | Detective Riley | ||
2017 | A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Principal Nichols | |
Sun Dogs | Rose Chipley | ||
I, Tonya | LaVona Golden | [110] | |
2019 | Troop Zero | Miss Massey | |
Ma | Dr. Brooks | Cameo | |
Bad Education | Pamela "Pam" Gluckin | ||
The Addams Family | Margaux Needler | Voice | |
Bombshell | Susan Estrich | ||
2020 | Lazy Susan | Velvet Swensen | |
2021 | Breaking News in Yuba County | Sue Buttons | Also executive producer |
2022 | To Leslie | Nancy | |
Lou | Lou Adell | Also executive producer | |
The People We Hate at the Wedding | Donna | ||
2023 | The Creator | Colonel Howell | |
TBA | Everything's Going to Be Great † | TBA | Post-production |
Untitled A Simple Favor sequel † | TBA | Post-production |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Morton & Hayes | Beatrice Caldicott-Hayes | 2 episodes |
1992 | Law & Order | Nora | Episode: "Star Struck" |
1993 | Blind Spot | Doreen | Television film |
1993–95 | Guiding Light | Ginger | Numerous episodes |
1994 | Law & Order | Ann Madsen | Episode: "Old Friends" |
1995 | The Wright Verdicts | Alice Klein | Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
1995 | New York Undercover | Vivian | Episode: "Digital Underground" |
1996 | Aliens in the Family | Principal Sherman | Episode: "A Very Brody Tweeznax" |
1996 | Cosby | Podiatric Nurse | Episode: "Happily Ever Hilton" |
1997 | ...First Do No Harm | Dr. Melanie Abbasac | Television film |
1997 | Path to Paradise | Assistant District Attorney | Television film |
1998 | David and Lisa | Alix | Television film |
1999 | LateLine | Helen Marschant | Episode: "The Minister of Television" |
1999–2006 | The West Wing | C. J. Cregg | Main cast; 155 episodes |
2000–03 | Scruff | Holly | Voice, main role |
2000 | A Girl Thing | Kathy McCormack | Television film |
2001–02 | Frasier | Phyllis / Susanna | 2 episodes |
2003 | King of the Hill | Laura | Episode: "Full Metal Dust Jacket" |
2005 | Weeds | Ms. Greenstein | Episode: "Lude Awakening" |
2007 | Two and a Half Men | Beverly | Episode: "My Damn Stalker" |
2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Herself | Episode: "The Disaster Show" |
2008–13 | Phineas and Ferb | Charlene Doofenshmirtz | Voice, 9 episodes |
2010–15 | Family Guy | Various | Voice, 3 episodes |
2010 | Lost | "Mother" | Episode: "Across the Sea" |
2010 | In Plain Sight | Allison Pearson | 2 episodes |
2011 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Marcia | Episode: "GlennHog Day" |
2011 | Mr. Sunshine | Crystal Cohen | Main cast; 13 episodes |
2012 | The Big C | Rita Strauss | Episode: "Life Rights" |
2012 | Robot Chicken | Grammi Gummi / Woman | Voice, episode: "In Bed Surrounded by Loved Ones" |
2013 | Veep | Janet Ryland | Episode: "First Response" |
2013–15 | Masters of Sex | Margaret Scully | 9 episodes |
2013–21 | Mom | Bonnie Plunkett | Main role; 170 episodes |
2014 | Web Therapy | Judith Frick | 2 episodes |
2015 | Key & Peele | Various | Episode: "Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special" |
2016 | The Simpsons | Julia | Voice, episode: "Friends and Family" |
2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Herself | Episode: "Allison Janney Wears a Chambray Western Shirt and Suede Fringe Boots" |
2017–18 | F Is for Family | Henrietta Van Horne | Voice, 5 episodes [111] |
2017 | Nobodies | Herself | 2 episodes |
2017 | American Dad! | Jessie | Voice, episode: "Family Plan" |
2018–20 | DuckTales | Goldie O'Gilt | Voice, 5 episodes |
2019 | The Kominsky Method | Herself | Episode: "Chapter 16. A Thetan Arrives" |
2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | C. J. Cregg | Television special |
2020 | Celebrity IOU | Herself | Episode: "Alison Janney Gifts A Showstopper" |
2021 | Q-Force | Unknown | Voice, episode: "WeHo Confidential" |
2022 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | Episode: "Allison Janney" |
2024 | Palm Royale | Evelyn Rollins | Main role |
2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Cynthia | Episode: "No Lessons Learned" |
2024-present [112] | The Diplomat | Grace Penn | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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1989 | Ladies | Performer | Off-Broadway | |
1991 | Prescribed Laughter In The Emergency Café | |||
1992 | Making Book | Megan Chamber | ||
1993 | Five Women Wearing the Same Dress | Mindy | Manhattan Class Company, Off-Broadway | |
1993 | Class One Acts | Performer | Off-Broadway | |
1993 | Breaking Up | Alice | Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway | |
1995 | New England | Gemma Baker | New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway | |
1996 | Blue Window | Boo | Second Stage Theater, Off-Broadway | |
1996 | Present Laughter | Liz Essendine | Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | |
1997 | A View from the Bridge | Beatrice Carbone | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | |
1999 | The Taming of the Shrew | Katherina | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | |
2007 | The Autumn Garden | Constance Tuckerman | Williamstown Theatre Festival | |
2009 | 9 to 5: The Musical | Violet Newstead | Marquis Theatre, Broadway | |
2017 | Six Degrees of Separation | Ouisa Kittredge | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | "Let Me Be Your Girl" [113] | Clown | Artist: Rachael Yamagata; Director: Josh Radnor |
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Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role.
Danielle Brooks is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role prison inmate Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). In 2015, Brooks made her Broadway debut in the musical revival of The Color Purple as Sofia, for which she received a nomination for a Tony Award and won a Grammy Award. In 2023, Brooks reprised her role as Sofia in the film adaptation of The Color Purple and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2021, she played gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the made-for-television biographical film Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie as an executive producer.
I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical sports film directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay by Steven Rogers. It follows the life and career of American figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 assault on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. The film states it is based on "contradictory" and "totally true" interviews with Harding and her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, suggesting they are unreliable narrators. It features darkly comedic interviews with the characters, set in the modern day, and breaks the fourth wall. Margot Robbie stars as Harding, Sebastian Stan as Gillooly, and Allison Janney as Harding's mother LaVona Golden. Julianne Nicholson, Caitlin Carver, Paul Walter Hauser, and Bobby Cannavale also star.
I was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, with two brothers and a lot of animals.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Note: Sources including Biography.com, TVGuide.com, and The Broadway League's Internet Broadway Database list birthplace as Dayton, Ohio.