Janelle James

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Black Monday

(2019) Executive Story Editor

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The Comedy Lineup

(2018) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	N/A	The Jennifer Hudson Show 2022-09-12 TV Show
	Self - Host	The Final Straw 2022-07-10 TV Show
2021	Ava Coleman	Abbott Elementary 2021-12-07 TV Show
	N/A	Teenage Euthanasia 2021-09-06 TV Show
2020	N/A	Tom of Your Life 2020-09-01 Movie
	Katrot (voice)	Star Trek: Lower Decks 2020-08-06 TV Show
	Fran (voice)	Central Park 2020-05-29 TV Show
	Catherine	Sixteen Thousand Dollars 2020-02-20 Movie
2019	Joyce	Black Monday 2019-01-20 TV Show
2018	Self	The Comedy Lineup 2018-07-03 TV Show
2012	Self - Comic	Gotham Comedy Live 2012-11-15 TV Show
1988	Self - Guest	LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988-09-05 TV Show
	Queen of Fables (voice)	Kite Man: Hell Yeah! TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Writer	Black Monday 2019-01-20 TV Show
	Staff Writer	Black Monday 2019-01-20 TV Show
	Executive Story Editor	Black Monday 2019-01-20 TV Show
2018	Writer	The Comedy Lineup 2018-07-03 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv