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Allison Janney: Biography

Allison Janney
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  • Birth Place: Dayton, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/19/1960, Scorpio
  • Profession: Actor
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Allison Janney Fast Facts:
  • Her mother roomed with Eileen Brennan and Rue McClanahan while studying acting in New York.
  • Childhood ambition was to be an Olympic figure skater.
  • Played field hockey and ran track in high school.
  • A fear of laboratory rats derailed her plans to major in psychology at Kenyon.
  • While in college, she appeared in a play directed by Kenyon alum Paul Newman. Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward, became Janney's mentors, urging her to study at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
  • Voiced Peach, the starfish, in 2003's Finding Nemo.
  • Allison Janney Relationships:
  • Hal Janney - Brother
  • Jay Janney - Brother
  • Jervis Janney - Father
  • Macy Janney - Mother
  • Richard Jenik - Ex-fiancĂ©
  • Allison Janney Awards:
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1998 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
  • 2009 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee
  • College:
  • Kenyon College, Gambier, OH (BA in Drama, 1982)

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