Janelle James
Department: Acting
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
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
2020
The Garfield Movie
2024
One of Them Days
2025
Tom of Your Life
2020
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2025
Abbott Elementary
2021
The Comedy Lineup
2018
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Final Straw
2022
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Sherri
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Monsters at Work
2021
Black Monday
2019
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
Central Park
2020
Super Duper Bunny League
2025
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Golden Globe Awards
1944
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Strip Law
2026
The Emmy Awards
1949
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
Hollywood Squares
2025