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Allison Janney

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Allison Janney: Biography

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Birth Place: Dayton, OH
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/19/1959, Scorpio
Profession: Actor

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Allison Janney Fast Facts:

As a young woman, her mother, Macy, roomed with Eileen Brennan and Rue McClanahan while studying acting in New York.
Childhood ambition was to be an Olympic figure skater, but an accident ended that dream.
Played field hockey and ran track in high school.
A fear of laboratory rats derailed her plans to major in psychology at Kenyon College.
While in college, appeared in a play directed by Kenyon alumnus Paul Newman. Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward, became mentors to Janney, urging her to study at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
Despite playing White House press secretary C.J. Cregg on The West Wing, has never been a fan of politics.
News networks offered her work as a political pundit when The West Wing was on the air.
Says her height (6 ft.) has sometimes been an obstacle in landing parts, especially early on in her career.
Works with the charity Modest Needs, which helps low-income households.
Hobbies include painting, knitting and making stained-glass windows.

Allison Janney Relationships:
Hal Janney - Brother
Macy Janney - Mother
Jay Janney - Brother
Jervis Janney - Father
Richard Jenik - Ex-fiancé
Allison Janney Awards:
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1998 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
2009 Tony: Actress (Musical) - 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
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
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - 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
College:
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH (BA in Drama, 1982)