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
tv
5.0
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · tv
tv
5.2
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · tv
tv
2.7
2022
Sherri
2022 · tv
tv
5.6
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · tv
tv
5.6
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · tv
tv
7.2
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · tv
tv
8.3
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · tv
tv
5.4
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · tv
tv
7.5
2021
Abbott Elementary
2021 · tv
tv
5.1
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · tv
tv
7.7
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · tv
tv
7.3
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · tv
tv
7.2
2021
Monsters at Work
2021 · tv
tv
6.8
2019
Black Monday
2019 · tv
movie
7.0
2024
The Garfield Movie
2024 · movie
tv
7.0
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · tv
tv
5.5
2012
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · tv
tv
4.5
2025
Hollywood Squares
2025 · tv
tv
6.8
2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024 · tv
tv
6.3
2020
Central Park
2020 · tv
tv
7.0
2026
Strip Law
2026 · tv
tv
5.2
2021
Teenage Euthanasia
2021 · tv
tv
6.7
1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · tv
tv
7.9
1949
The Emmy Awards
1949 · tv
movie
6.7
2025
One of Them Days
2025 · movie
tv
7.7
2025
Super Duper Bunny League
2025 · tv
tv
5.1
2018
The Comedy Lineup
2018 · tv
tv
2.0
2022
The Final Straw
2022 · tv
movie
5.2
2020
Tom of Your Life
2020 · movie
movie
2020
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
2020 · movie