Allison Janney
Allison Janney
Allison Brooks Janneyis 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. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth19 November 1959
CountryUnited States of America
I have such fond memories of Annabelle ... just her whole personality, ... We loved to make her laugh; her laugh made us laugh.
I'm not as smart as CJ. I love playing her because I can fool people into believing I'm incredibly bright and witty,
I don't think any of us thought for a moment it was going to do what it did.
I also went on a tour of the White House, visited the tourist's spots, including all the monuments, then went to New York to have lunch with former press secretary, Dede Myers.
I walk on the set every day since his ... you know, since his death, and feel a great loss. It feels like a very organic ending to the show with him gone because I just can't imagine doing it without him.
Someone said I wasn't attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha.
I guess my height has hurt me as much as it's helped me. In comedy people don't mind casting tall women next to shorter men. It adds to the humour.
Don't ever underestimate the power of mentoring someone, or helping some young actor, doing a favor for them, or introducing- everyone needs somebody to help them along when they're first starting out.
If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet.
I can access emotions very easily.
I love wasting time and learning to lip-sync to songs; it's a silly hobby of mine.
I'm afraid of flying.
I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.
I like people trying to do two things at once.