Janelle James
Acting • Born 1979-09-23
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
31 credits
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Movie • 2020
Catherine
The Garfield Movie
Movie • 2024
Olivia (voice)
One of Them Days
Movie • 2025
Ruby
Tom of Your Life
Movie • 2020
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
Movie • 2025
Abbott Elementary
TV • 2021
Ava Coleman
The Comedy Lineup
TV • 2018
Self
Teenage Euthanasia
TV • 2021
Gotham Comedy Live
TV • 2012
Self - Comic
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
TV • 2024
Queen of Fables (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV • 2020
Katrot (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Final Straw
TV • 2022
Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Monsters at Work
TV • 2021
Joy (voice)
Black Monday
TV • 2019
Joyce
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV • 2013
Self
Central Park
TV • 2020
Fran (voice)
Super Duper Bunny League
TV • 2025
Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Ava Coleman
Strip Law
TV • 2026
Sheila Flambé (voice)
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Self