Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 23, 1979
Place of Birth:
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Janelle James
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | One of Them Days | Ruby |
| 2025 | The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025 | |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | Olivia (voice) |
| 2020 | Sixteen Thousand Dollars | Catherine |
| 2020 | Tom of Your Life |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Strip Law | Sheila Flambé (voice) |
| 2025 | Super Duper Bunny League | Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | Queen of Fables (voice) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | |
| 2022 | The Final Straw | Self - Host |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary | Ava Coleman |
| 2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Joy (voice) |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Katrot (voice) |
| 2020 | Central Park | Fran (voice) |
| 2019 | Black Monday | Joyce |
| 2018 | The Comedy Lineup | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2013 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Self |
| 2012 | Gotham Comedy Live | Self - Comic |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Ava Coleman |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |