Janelle James
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
23 Sep 1979
Age
47 Years
Born In
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Total Projects
32
Years Active
82 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.2 ★
Overview
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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Abbott Elementary
2021
Filmography
tv
Strip Law
Strip Law
as Sheila Flambé (voice)
movie
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
tv
Super Duper Bunny League
Super Duper Bunny League
as Narrator (voice)
movie
One of Them Days
One of Them Days
as Ruby
tv
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
as Self
tv
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
as Queen of Fables (voice)
movie
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
as Olivia (voice)
tv
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
tv
Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest
tv
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
tv
The Final Straw
The Final Straw
as Self - Host
tv
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary
as Ava Coleman
tv
Teenage Euthanasia
Teenage Euthanasia
tv
Monsters at Work
Monsters at Work
as Joy (voice)
tv
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
movie
Tom of Your Life
Tom of Your Life
tv
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Katrot (voice)
tv
Central Park
Central Park
as Fran (voice)
movie
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
as Catherine
tv
Black Monday
Black Monday
as Joyce
tv
The Comedy Lineup
The Comedy Lineup
as Self
tv
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
tv
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
tv
Gotham Comedy Live
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Comic
tv
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
tv
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
tv
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Ava Coleman
tv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
tv
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
as Self
tv
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
tv
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
as Self
tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee