
Allison Brooks Janney was born on November 19, 1959. 2] She is an American actress. Through a long career that spans thirty years, she's known for her performances across different genres of screen and stage. Janney was nominated twice for Tony Awards and has been recognized with one Academy Award as well as the British Academy Film Award. Janney was born in Boston but was raised in Dayton (Ohio). The actress was awarded a scholarship to studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art following her graduation from Kenyon College. Following years of minor, uncredited film and television appearances Her breakthrough came when she played the part of C. J. Cregg in the NBC the political show The West Wing (1999-2006), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Awards. The show won her the Primetime Emmy Award in 2014 for Outstanding Guest Actress in the lead in a drama Series, for playing Margaret Scully's character in Masters of Sex. She was recognized for her performance as Bonnie Plunkett,
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