Allison Janney

About Allison Janney

Allison Janney is an American actress known for a long career across television, film, and stage, and for performances that combine authority, comic sharpness, vulnerability, and emotional directness. Born Allison Brooks Janney in Boston on 19 November 1959 and raised largely in Ohio, she studied theatre at Kenyon College, trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, and received a scholarship to study at the…