Janelle James
Acting Born Sep 23, 1979 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 24 credits
Biography
Janelle James is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her role as Ava Coleman in the ABC television series Abbott Elementary, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an NAACP Image Award, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
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- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) as Ava Coleman
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Abbott Elementary (2021) as Ava Coleman
- Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) as Katrot (voice)
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick (2013) as Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012) as Self - Guest Judge
- Monsters at Work (2021) as Joy (voice)
- Black Monday (2019) as Joyce
- The Garfield Movie (2024) as Olivia (voice)
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021) as Self - Contestant
- Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (2024) as Queen of Fables (voice)
- Gotham Comedy Live (2012) as Self - Comic
- Hollywood Squares (2025) as Self
- Central Park (2020) as Fran (voice)
- Teenage Euthanasia (2021)
- Strip Law (2026) as Sheila Flambé (voice)
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self