Born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands — Sep 23 1979

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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Ava Coleman

Ava Coleman

Katrot (voice)


Self - Contestant

Joyce

Joy (voice)

Olivia (voice)

Self - Comic

Queen of Fables (voice)

Self

Fran (voice)

Self

Sheila Flambé (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Self

Ruby

Self

Self - Host

Catherine

