• Allison Janney is an Emmy Award-winning actress, who portrayed White House Press Secretary C.J. Cregg on the NBC television series The West Wing for five years. In 2007, Janney starred in the popular films Juno and Hairspray.

  Janney was nominated for a Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award for her role in 9 to 5: The Musical.Tony Awards: Nominations

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Allison Brooks Janney
  2. Born: November 19, 1959
  3. Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
  4. College: Kenyon College
  5. Height: 6'
  6. Four-time Emmy winner for The West Wing
  7. Tony Award nomination in 1998 for A View from the Bridge and again in 2009 for Pal Joey

• Before West Wing

  Before her success on West Wing Janney appeared in several soap operas including As The World Turns and Guiding Light. Janney also gain critical acclaim for her stage work in A View From the Bridge on Broadway.

• Quotes

  1. "Years ago, one casting agent told me that the only roles I could play were lesbians and aliens" - Allison Janney, IMDb
  2. "Listen, I'm an actor. I can make anyone believe anything. I don't have to know what the hell I'm talking about." - Allison Janney, IMDb

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