
Allison Brooks Janney, born on 19 November 1959 [2] in America is an American actress. Her name is well-known due to her performance across many genres on stage and screen in a career that spans three decades. Janney was awarded numerous awards, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award. She has also received seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Janney was also nominated to the two Tony Awards. Janney was born in Boston and grew up in Dayton (Ohio). Her career began when she earned a scholarship to studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art following her graduation from Kenyon College. Janney earned credit for many small and rare film and television appearances through the years. Her most famous performance in the role of C. J. Cregg on The West Wing on NBC The West Wing (1999-2006) resulted in the award of four Primetime Emmy Awards. Because of her character Margaret Scully, a Showtime actress on the period drama Masters of Sex, Janney was awarded this year's Primetime Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She was recognized for her performance as Bonnie Plunkett,
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