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Janelle James

Cast & creator

Janelle James

1979-09-23 (age 47) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin IslandsIMDb

Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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.

Also known as: 자넬 제임스

Movies

5

film credits

Series

33

television credits

Career

33

1944–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.0

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · 2009

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self · 2014

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self · 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest · 2003

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Acting · 2022

Across film & television

Filmography (38)

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

Sherri

Sherri

Self - Guest

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Ava Coleman

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Self

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary

Ava Coleman

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Katrot (voice)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Self - Guest Judge

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Self - Contestant

Monsters at Work

Monsters at Work

Joy (voice)

History of the World: Part II

History of the World: Part II

Writer

Black Monday

Black Monday

Joyce

Black Monday

Black Monday

Staff Writer

Black Monday

Black Monday

Writer

Black Monday

Black Monday

Executive Story Editor

Gotham Comedy Live

Gotham Comedy Live

Self - Comic

The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie

Olivia (voice)

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

Self

Central Park

Central Park

Fran (voice)

Central Park

Central Park

Writer

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Queen of Fables (voice)

Teenage Euthanasia

Teenage Euthanasia

Strip Law

Strip Law

Sheila Flambé (voice)

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

Self

One of Them Days

One of Them Days

Ruby

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

Self

The Comedy Lineup

The Comedy Lineup

Self

Super Duper Bunny League

Super Duper Bunny League

Narrator (voice)

The Final Straw

The Final Straw

Self - Host

Tom of Your Life

Tom of Your Life

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025

Sixteen Thousand Dollars

Sixteen Thousand Dollars

Catherine