Janelle James
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.
Known For
The Garfield Movie
Olivia (voice)
Abbott Elementary
Ava Coleman
One of Them Days
Ruby
Black Monday
Executive Story Editor
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Queen of Fables (voice)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ava Coleman
Monsters at Work
Joy (voice)
Strip Law
Sheila Flambé (voice)
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Filmography
Acting (31)
Movies (5)
Television (26)
Strip Law
2026as Sheila Flambé (voice)
Hollywood Squares
2025as Self
Super Duper Bunny League
2025as Narrator (voice)
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024as Queen of Fables (voice)
The Great American Baking Show
2023as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
The Final Straw
2022as Self - Host
Abbott Elementary
2021as Ava Coleman
Monsters at Work
2021as Joy (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021as Self - Contestant
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020as Katrot (voice)
Central Park
2020as Fran (voice)
Black Monday
2019as Joyce
The Comedy Lineup
2018as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013as Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012as Self - Comic
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005as Ava Coleman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self - Guest
The Emmy Awards
1949as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Nominee
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