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Janelle James
Janelle James

Janelle James

ActingBorn September 23, 1979 (age 46)Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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.

Filmography

2026
Strip Law

as Sheila Flambé (voice)

TV
2025
Super Duper Bunny League

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2025Movie
2025TV
2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

as Queen of Fables (voice)

TV
2024
The Garfield Movie

as Olivia (voice)

Movie
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV
2022
The Final Straw

as Self - Host

TV
2021
Abbott Elementary

as Ava Coleman

TV
2021
Monsters at Work

as Joy (voice)

TV
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

TV
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks

as Katrot (voice)

TV
2020
Central Park

as Fran (voice)

TV
2020Movie
2019
Black Monday

as Joyce

TV
2018TV
2012
Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Comic

TV
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

TV
2003TV
1988TV
1949TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 23, 1979
Place of BirthSaint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Popularity0.9