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Janelle James

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
32

Gender
Female

Birthday
September 23, 1979 (46 years old)

Place of Birth
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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

Acting

2026Strip Lawas Sheila Flambé (voice)
2025The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025as
2025Super Duper Bunny Leagueas Narrator (voice)
2025One of Them Daysas Ruby
2025Hollywood Squaresas Self
2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!as Queen of Fables (voice)
2024The Garfield Movieas Olivia (voice)
2022Sherrias Self - Guest
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self
2022The Final Strawas Self - Host
2021Abbott Elementaryas Ava Coleman
2021Teenage Euthanasiaas
2021Monsters at Workas Joy (voice)
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortuneas Self - Contestant
2020Tom of Your Lifeas
2020Star Trek: Lower Decksas Katrot (voice)
2020Central Parkas Fran (voice)
2020Sixteen Thousand Dollarsas Catherine
2019Black Mondayas Joyce
2018The Comedy Lineupas Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwickas Self
2012Gotham Comedy Liveas Self - Comic
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest Judge
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphiaas Ava Coleman
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRAas Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
1949The Emmy Awardsas Self
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee

Production

2023History of the World: Part II...Writer
2019Black Monday...Staff Writer
2019Black Monday...Writer
2019Black Monday...Executive Story Editor