Janelle James
Acting
1979-09-23Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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.
Known For
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · tv
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · tv
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · tv
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · tv
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · tv
7.5
Abbott Elementary
2021 · tv
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · tv
2.7
Sherri
2022 · tv
7.6
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · tv
5.1
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · tv
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · tv
7.0
The Garfield Movie
2024 · movie
7.2
Monsters at Work
2021 · tv
7.0
Black Monday
2019 · tv
7.0
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · tv
6.7
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024 · tv
6.6
One of Them Days
2025 · movie
6.3
Central Park
2020 · tv
5.5
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · tv
5.2
Teenage Euthanasia
2021 · tv
6.2
Hollywood Squares
2025 · tv
7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949 · tv
7.1
Strip Law
2026 · tv
6.7
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · tv
5.1
The Comedy Lineup
2018 · tv
7.7
Super Duper Bunny League
2025 · tv
2.0
The Final Straw
2022 · tv
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
2020 · movie
5.2
Tom of Your Life
2020 · movie
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2025 · movie