Janelle James
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Sep 23, 1979 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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
| 2026 | Strip LawSheila Flambé (voice) | |
| 2025 | One of Them DaysRuby | |
| 2025 | The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025 | |
| 2025 | Super Duper Bunny LeagueNarrator (voice) | |
| 2025 | Hollywood SquaresSelf | |
| 2024 | The Garfield MovieOlivia (voice) | |
| 2024 | Kite Man: Hell Yeah!Queen of Fables (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | |
| 2022 | The Final StrawSelf - Host | |
| 2022 | SherriSelf - Guest | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf | |
| 2021 | Abbott ElementaryAva Coleman | |
| 2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant | |
| 2021 | Monsters at WorkJoy (voice) | |
| 2020 | Sixteen Thousand DollarsCatherine | |
| 2020 | Tom of Your Life | |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower DecksKatrot (voice) | |
| 2020 | Central ParkFran (voice) | |
| 2019 | Black MondayJoyce | |
| 2018 | The Comedy LineupSelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2013 | @midnight with Chris HardwickSelf | |
| 2012 | Gotham Comedy LiveSelf - Comic | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaAva Coleman | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |
| 2019 | Black MondayStaff Writer | |
| 2019 | Black MondayWriter | |
| 2019 | Black MondayExecutive Story Editor |