Allison Janney bio

Allison Brooks Janney (born April 14th in 1970) is an American actor. Her fame is based on her roles on stage and screen. Additionally, she's been nominated for two Tony Awards and has won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award as well as a Golden Globe Award, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. After nearly two decades in regional theater as an actress, Allison Janney became a household actor playing White House press secretary C.J. Gregg in The West Wing (1999-2006) an acclaimed and well-loved television drama. Allison Janney has always been an early to the party. The actress didn't obtain her driver's licence until she was 17 - a full year older than her peers from Ohio. Her first date didn't happen until she was enrolled in the university. When she began auditioning at 23, she did not appear in a film until she was in her 30s. Faris picked her roles cautiously since leaving Mom in the year 2020. Her main focus is on animated films including The Estate 2022 being an one of them. Faris says to PEOPLE specifically that it was not a choice she made. Anna Faris had left CBS's famous sitcom Mom before the end of the eighth season. Faris initially said she quit to look for other opportunities. But now, she is revealing more details regarding the reasons she chose to step away from acting. The actress says that it was not an intentional choice. Janney has been wearing an unreal wig since she started the series. Fallon revealed: "I told Fallon that she had been wearing her costume since season one, but that no one was aware of it. Since then, everyone is aware." Janney plans to keep the wig in her possession as an artifact. During the initial seasons of her series, Janney made anywhere from $125,000 to the amount of $250,000 for each episode. Faris and her fellow co-star Allison Janey, are estimated to have made $200,000 per episode in the fourth or third season.