Actress Allison Brooks Janney is from the United States. She is well known for her performances on stage and in films, and among the honors she has garnered are two Tony Award nominations, an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Who is Allison Janney?
Born on November 19, 1959, in Boston, Massachusetts, Janney was raised in Dayton, Ohio. She is the daughter of jazz musician and real estate entrepreneur Jervis Spencer Janney Jr. and former actress Macy Brooks Janney.
Janney was honored as a distinguish alumna in 2005 at Miami Valley School in Dayton, and also named alumna of the year in 2006 at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Having earlier aspired to a career in figure skating, that desire was dashed by her tall stature and unexpected accident when she was a teenager.
At a play for the opening of the college’s newly constructed Bolton Theater, which Newman was directing during Janney’s Freshman year at the Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, she first met actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. They gave her support and advice in the early stages of her acting career, encouraging her to keep doing it.
Janney’s Career
Having appeared in television shows, theatre, films etc, Janney is famous American actress who has received several awards in her career.
Janney’s first appearance on television was in the brief black-and-white faux-1940s comedy Morton & Hayes, when she played Eddie Hayes’ wife in two episodes of the 1991 CBS series.
With a small role in Who Shot Pat? (1989), Janney also made her film debut. After that, he appeared in a number of small roles in movies during the 1990s, including Wolf, The Object of My Affection, and many others.
In her theater work, with an uncredited role in the Off-Broadway show Ladies, Janney made her professional theatrical debut in 1989. She portrayed the principal character’s estranged wife, Liz Essendine. The New York Times praised her performance, calling it “the most fully accomplished performance on the stage,” despite the fact that it was in a minor role.
How Tall is Allison Janney?
Allison Janney’s height is 6 feet tall and her body weight is 64 kilograms.