Janelle James
Born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands — Sep 23 1979
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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.
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Janelle James's Credits
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ava Coleman
Abbott Elementary
Ava Coleman
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Katrot (voice)
Teenage Euthanasia
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Black Monday
Joyce
Monsters at Work
Joy (voice)
The Garfield Movie
Olivia (voice)
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Comic
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Queen of Fables (voice)
Hollywood Squares
Self
Central Park
Fran (voice)
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
Strip Law
Sheila Flambé (voice)
Super Duper Bunny League
Narrator (voice)
The Emmy Awards
Self
One of Them Days
Ruby
The Comedy Lineup
Self
The Final Straw
Self - Host
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Catherine
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
Tom of Your Life