6.9
Movie
Acting
Janelle James
- Born
- (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Credits
- 32 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.9
Movie
8.3
TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
7.2
TV
Monsters at Work
7.6
TV
Star Trek: Lower Decks
7.5
TV
Abbott Elementary
6.7
Movie
One of Them Days
5.3
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
7.3
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
4.9
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.7
TV
History of the World: Part II
6.8
TV
Black Monday
6.4
TV
Central Park
5.6
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
6.6
TV
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
5.6
TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
7.0
TV
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
TV
Strip Law
2.6
TV
Sherri
Acting credits 31
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Strip Law TV | Sheila Flambé (voice) (10 ep) |
| 2025 | The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025 Film | |
| 2025 | Super Duper Bunny League TV | Narrator (voice) (26 ep) |
| 2025 | One of Them Days Film | Ruby |
| 2025 | Hollywood Squares TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 2024 | Kite Man: Hell Yeah! TV | Queen of Fables (voice) (10 ep) |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie Film | Olivia (voice) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2022 | The Final Straw TV | Self - Host (10 ep) |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary TV | Ava Coleman (101 ep) |
| 2021 | Teenage Euthanasia TV | (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work TV | Joy (voice) (4 ep) |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV | Self - Contestant (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Tom of Your Life Film | |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks TV | Katrot (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Central Park TV | Fran (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Sixteen Thousand Dollars Film | Catherine |
| 2019 | Black Monday TV | Joyce (4 ep) |
| 2018 | The Comedy Lineup TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2013 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Gotham Comedy Live TV | Self - Comic (1 ep) |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars TV | Self - Guest Judge (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV | Ava Coleman (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self, Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee (1 ep) |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | History of the World: Part II TV | Writer (8 ep) |
| 2020 | Central Park TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Black Monday TV | Staff Writer, Executive Story Editor (10 ep) |