Allison Brooks Janney born November 19, is an American actress. Known for her performances across the screen and stage, she has received various accolades , including an Academy Award , a British Academy Film Award , a Golden Globe Award , and seven Primetime Emmy Awards , in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards. After years of minor and uncredited film and television appearances, Janney's breakthrough came with the role of C.
In , for her guest role of Margaret Scully , a sexually repressed s housewife on Showtime 's period drama series Masters of Sex , she won a fifth Emmy. In , she guest starred in the Netflix drama series The Diplomat. Janney made her professional stage debut with the Off-Broadway production Ladies , and followed with numerous bit parts in various similar productions, before making her Broadway debut with the revival of Present Laughter.
She won two Drama Desk Awards and has been nominated for two Tony Awards : for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge , and for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the original Broadway production of the musical 9 to 5 She attended the Miami Valley School in Dayton, where she was named a distinguished alumna in , [ 8 ] and the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where she was named Alumna of the Year in She attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio , where she majored in theatre.
The couple encouraged her to continue acting and offered her guidance during the early days in her career. Janney made her professional stage debut in with an uncredited part in the Off-Broadway production Ladies. She played Liz Essendine, the estranged wife of the lead character played by Frank Langella. Although a minor role, her performance garnered praise and attention with The New York Times calling it "The most fully accomplished performance on the stage".
Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Janney writing, "Allison Janney is splendid as Beatrice, a loving, patient woman of backbone who looks on helplessly but not quietly as her husband heads into the darkness". After a decade of small and uncredited parts, Janney had her breakthrough when she was cast as White House Press Secretary C.
