
Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19th, 1959)[2] is an American actor. It is well-known for her roles in a wide range of types of screen and stage in a career that spans three decades. Janney was awarded numerous awards, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award. Her work also won seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Janney received nominations for Two Tony Awards. Janney was brought up in Dayton and Boston by her parents got a scholarship from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for her to study further after finishing Kenyon College. Following a string of minor and uncredited film and television appearances Her breakthrough came when she played the part of C. J. Cregg in the NBC dramatic drama The West Wing (1999-2006) and for which she was awarded the award of four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2014, she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding guest actor in Drama Series for her role as Margaret Scully on the Showtime period drama Masters of Sex. Her portrayal as Bonnie Plunkett
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