Janelle James
Acting
Born 1979-09-23 · Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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
7.4
Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV
7.7
Super Duper Bunny League
2025 · TV
6.8
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024 · TV
7.0
Strip Law
2026 · TV
2.0
The Final Straw
2022 · TV
7.2
Monsters at Work
2021 · TV
6.9
Black Monday
2019 · TV
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV
5.2
Teenage Euthanasia
2021 · TV
7.6
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · TV
7.0
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · TV
7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV
6.7
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · TV
6.3
Central Park
2020 · TV
5.5
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · TV
5.1
The Comedy Lineup
2018 · TV
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
2.7
Sherri
2022 · TV
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · TV
5.1
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · TV
6.2
Hollywood Squares
2025 · TV