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Janelle James

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: Acting
Born: 23 Sep 1979
Age: 47
Place of birth: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Known for

The Garfield Movie2024
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005

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Monsters at Work2021

Star Trek: Lower Decks2020

Abbott Elementary2021

Actor
Writer

Strip Law2026
Strip Law
Season 1
S1E1Finally, A Show About Lawyers
S1E10Finale: A Show About Lawyers
S1E2Crypt Law Presents: Fearacle on 31st Day
S1E3The Bad News Bapples
S1E5The People Vs. Magicians Vs. Animals: Dawn of Justice: Whoever Wins...TA-DA!
S1E6Rocco Prosecco's Virtual Reality Workplace Sensitivity Experience
S1E7I Was a Teenage Lawbert
S1E8We Need to Talk About Heaven
S1E9Trophy Son (Or 'The Mother Wound')
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 20252025
Super Duper Bunny League2025
One of Them Days2025
Hollywood Squares2025
Hollywood Squares
Season 2
S2E11Thicker Than a 1st Grade Pencil
S2E17Please Don't Let It Be a Hawk
S2E1890s Fine Baby
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Season 1
S1E1Pilot, Hell Yeah!
S1E10Hero Stuff, Hell Yeah!
S1E2Grand Reopening, Hell Yeah!
S1E3Villigan's, Hell Yeah!
S1E4Portal Potty, Hell Yeah!
S1E5Prison Break, Hell Yeah!
S1E6Mother/Daughter Day, Hell Yeah!
S1E7Sexiest Villain Alive, Hell Yeah!
S1E8Just Right, Hell Yeah!
S1E9To Get to the Other Side, Hell Yeah!
The Garfield Movie2024
The Great American Baking Show2023
The Great American Baking Show
Season 0
S0E7Celebrity Holiday Special 2025
Sherri2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
The Final Straw2022
Abbott Elementary2021
Abbott Elementary
Season 1
S1E1Pilot
S1E10Open House
S1E11Desking
S1E12Ava vs. Superintendent
S1E13Zoo Balloon
S1E5Student Transfer
S1E6Gifted Program
S1E7Art Teacher
S1E8Work Family
S1E9Step Class
Season 2
S2E1Development Day
S2E10Holiday Hookah
S2E11Read-a-Thon
S2E12Fight
S2E13Fundraiser
S2E14Valentine's Day
S2E15Fire
S2E16Teacher Conference
S2E17Mural Arts
S2E18Teacher Appreciation
S2E19Festival
S2E2Wrong Delivery
S2E20Educator of the Year
S2E21Mom
S2E22Franklin Institute
S2E3Story Samurai
S2E4The Principal's Office
S2E5Juice
S2E6Candy Zombies
S2E7Attack Ad
S2E8Egg Drop
S2E9Sick Day
Season 3
S3E1Career Day (1) / Career Day (2)
S3E102 Ava 2 Fest
S3E11Double Date
S3E12Mother's Day
S3E13Smith Playground
S3E14Party
S3E3Gregory's Garden Goofballs
S3E4Smoking
S3E5Breakup
S3E6Willard R. Abbott
S3E8Panel
S3E9Alex
Season 4
S4E1Back to School
S4E10Testing
S4E11Strike
S4E12Girard Creek
S4E13The Science Fair
S4E14District Budget Meeting
S4E15100th Day of School
S4E16Books
S4E17Karaoke
S4E18Audit
S4E2Ringworm
S4E20Ava Fest: Tokyo Drift
S4E21Rally
S4E22Please Touch Museum
S4E3Class Pet
S4E4Costume Contest
S4E5Dad Fight
S4E6The Deli
S4E7Winter Show
S4E8Winter Break
S4E9Volunteers
Season 5
S5E1Team Building
S5E10Mall (2): Questions & Concerns
S5E11Mall (3): Heroes
S5E12Picture Day
S5E13Candygrams
S5E14Aide
S5E15Safety Day
S5E16Campaign
S5E17No Homework
S5E18April Fools
S5E19Trip
S5E20Night Out
S5E21Ava & Fest
S5E22Miami
S5E4Game Night
S5E6No Phones
S5E7Goofgirl
S5E8Birthday
S5E9Mall (1)
Teenage Euthanasia2021
Monsters at Work2021
Monsters at Work
Season 2
S2E10Powerless
S2E4Opening Doors
S2E6Field of Screams
S2E9Descent into Fear
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Season 3
S3E13Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Chris Perfetti
Tom of Your Life2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 4
S4E5Empathalogical Fallacies
Central Park2020
Central Park
Season 1
S1E10A Fish Called Snakehead
Sixteen Thousand Dollars2020
Black Monday2019
Black Monday
Season 2
S2E1Mixie-Dixie
S2E10I Don't Like Mondays
S2E2So Antoine
S2E4Fore!
The Comedy Lineup2018
The Comedy Lineup
Season 1
S1E9Janelle James
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Season 10
S10E32Lea Michele, Janelle James
@midnight with Chris Hardwick2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Season 4
S4E33Doug Benson, Nikki Glaser, Kyle Kinane
Gotham Comedy Live2012
Gotham Comedy Live
Season 6
S6E11Jon Lovitz
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Season 11
S11E6Too Many Daddies
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Season 21
S21E26Janelle James and Dylan McDermott
Season 22
S22E181Janelle James and Jerrod Carmichael
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Season 17
S17E1The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Season 20
S20E96Gillian Anderson, Janelle James, SYML
Season 22
S22E79Wed, Mar 20, 2024
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Season 32
S32E1The 32nd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Season 34
S34E213Live's 4th of July Party
Season 38
S38E49Michel Bublé and Janelle James
The Emmy Awards1949
The Emmy Awards
Season 77
S77E1The 77th Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards1944
Golden Globe Awards
Season 79
S79E1The 80th Golden Globe Awards