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
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV
7.6
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · TV
7.5
Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV
7.2
Monsters at Work
2021 · TV
6.8
Black Monday
2019 · TV
7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV
6.6
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024 · TV
7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · TV
7.0
Strip Law
2026 · TV
6.3
Central Park
2020 · TV
7.7
Super Duper Bunny League
2025 · TV
6.0
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · TV
5.5
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · TV
2.0
The Final Straw
2022 · TV
5.4
Teenage Euthanasia
2021 · TV
5.3
The Comedy Lineup
2018 · TV
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
4.0
Hollywood Squares
2025 · TV
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · TV
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV
5.2
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · TV
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
2.6
Sherri
2022 · TV