Janelle James
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Janelle James

Sep 23, 1979 - Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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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Movie2020Sixteen Thousand DollarsCatherine
Movie2024The Garfield MovieOlivia (voice)
Movie2025One of Them DaysRuby
Movie2020Tom of Your Life
TV Show2021Abbott ElementaryAva Coleman73
TV Show2018The Comedy LineupSelf1
TV Show2021Teenage Euthanasia2
TV Show2012Gotham Comedy LiveSelf - Comic1
TV Show2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!Queen of Fables (voice)10
TV Show2020Star Trek: Lower DecksKatrot (voice)1
TV Show2022The Jennifer Hudson Show1
TV Show2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant1
TV Show1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest1
TV Show2022The Final StrawSelf - Host10
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1
TV Show2022SherriSelf - Guest1
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self1
TV Show2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf2
TV Show2021Monsters at WorkJoy (voice)4
TV Show2019Black MondayJoyce4
TV Show2013@midnight with Chris HardwickSelf1
TV Show2020Central ParkFran (voice)1
TV Show2025Super Duper Bunny LeagueNarrator (voice)26
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee1
TV Show2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaAva Coleman1
TV Show2026Strip LawSheila Flambé (voice)10
TV Show1949The Emmy AwardsSelf1

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TV Show2019Black MondayStaff WriterWriting
TV Show2019Black MondayWriterWriting
TV Show2019Black MondayExecutive Story EditorWriting