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