Janelle James
Birthday
1979/09/23 (46 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Also know as
자넬 제임스
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.
Acting
(2020) Sixteen Thousand Dollars
as Catherine
(2024) The Garfield Movie
as Olivia (voice)
(2025) One of Them Days
as Ruby
(2020) Tom of Your Life
as ---
(2025) The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
as ---
(2021) Abbott Elementary
as Ava Coleman
(2018) The Comedy Lineup
as Self
(2021) Teenage Euthanasia
as ---
(2012) Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Comic
(2024) Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
as Queen of Fables (voice)
(2020) Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Katrot (voice)
(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show
as ---
(2021) Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2022) The Final Straw
as Self - Host
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2022) Sherri
as Self - Guest
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
(2021) Monsters at Work
as Joy (voice)
(2019) Black Monday
as Joyce
(2013) @midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
(2020) Central Park
as Fran (voice)
(2025) Super Duper Bunny League
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(2005) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Ava Coleman
(2026) Strip Law
as Sheila Flambé (voice)
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self