Portrait of Janelle James

Janelle James

Acting

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.

Born: September 23, 1979

Place of Birth: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Filmography

2026
Strip Law

as Sheila Flambé (voice)

2025
Super Duper Bunny League

as Narrator (voice)

2025
2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

as Queen of Fables (voice)

2024
The Garfield Movie

as Olivia (voice)

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
The Final Straw

as Self - Host

2021
Abbott Elementary

as Ava Coleman

2021
Monsters at Work

as Joy (voice)

2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks

as Katrot (voice)

2020
Central Park

as Fran (voice)

2020
2019
Black Monday

as Joyce

2012
Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Comic

1988
1949
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

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