Janelle James
Acting
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.
TV Shows(26)
Strip Law
Sheila Flambé (voice)
2026
Super Duper Bunny League
Narrator (voice)
2025
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Queen of Fables (voice)
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
The Final Straw
Self - Host
2022
Abbott Elementary
Ava Coleman
2021
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Monsters at Work
Joy (voice)
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Katrot (voice)
2020
Central Park
Fran (voice)
2020
Black Monday
Joyce
2019
The Comedy Lineup
Self
2018
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Comic
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ava Coleman
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
