Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 23, 1979
Place of Birth
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Credits
32 titles
Janelle James
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.
Known For
Filmography
Strip Law
Sheila Flambé (voice)
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
Super Duper Bunny League
Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Squares
Self
One of Them Days
Ruby
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Queen of Fables (voice)
The Garfield Movie
Olivia (voice)
History of the World: Part II
Writer
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Final Straw
Self - Host
Abbott Elementary
Ava Coleman
Teenage Euthanasia
Monsters at Work
Joy (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Tom of Your Life
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Katrot (voice)
Central Park
Fran (voice)
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Catherine
Black Monday
Joyce
The Comedy Lineup
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Comic
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ava Coleman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Emmy Awards
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee