Name:
Allison
Janney (pronounced like "fanny") Reference
B
Date
of birth: 19
November 1960,
(Also
born this day, Meg Ryan and Jodie Foster Reference
C
Place
of birth: Dayton,
Ohio, USA
Major
Awards: Emmy, Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, The West Wing,
2000 (Ref.
E)
Education:
Kenyon College, Royal Academy of Dramatic
Arts (RADA)
Height:
6' 0"
Parents:
Her dad is a jazz musician. She has
two brothers who are both musicians (Ref.
D). Her mother was
a budding actress in New York, attended the Academy of Dramatic
Arts in New York and roomed with Eileen Brennan and Rue McClanahan.
Relationship:
Dennis Gagomiros (Ref.
E)
Shoe
Size: 11 (Ref.
F)
Major
Childhood Trauma:
From
age six she trained to be a figure skater in the Olympics. A
freak accident shattered that dream when she was 16. Dancing
at an outdoor party, someone stepped accidentally on her strapless
gown, and as it slipped she dashed for the house. She broke
through a sliding glass door she thought was open, and suffered
severe injuries and blood loss. She was hospitalized for eight
weeks, but finds the bloody memory helps her acting. (Ref.
F)
Excerpt
from NBC's official Bio:
The
only daughter of a former actress and a jazz musician, Allison
Janney was raised in Dayton, Ohio, like her "The West Wing"
castmates Martin Sheen and Rob Lowe. It was Janney's mother,
in particular, who encouraged Allison to pursue her dream of
acting.
C.J.
Cregg on "The West Wing" is Janney's first television role since
she starred in the short-lived television series "Morton and
Hayes." Predominantly a film and theatre actress, Janney counts
among her feature film credits "Big Night," "Private Parts,"
"Primary Colors," "The Object of My Affection," "Six Days Seven
Nights," "The Ice Storm," "Celebrity," "10 Things I Hate About
You," "Drop Dead Gorgeous," the Academy Award-winning film "American
Beauty" with Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening and the upcoming
feature film "Nurse Betty" with Morgan Freeman and Renée Zellweger.
In
1998, Janney was nominated for a Tony Award, and she won the
Outer Critics Circle award and the Drama Desk award for Best
Supporting Actress for her performance in Arthur Miller's "A
View From The Bridge" on Broadway.
In
the summer of 1999, Janney starred in the New York Public Theater
production of William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" in
the Shakespeare in the Park series.
In
what little free time she has, Janney likes to relax in Vermont.
She resides in New York City. Reference
A
Fan
Mail Address:
The
West Wing
c/o Allison Janney
4000 Warner Blvd. Trailer 8
Burbank, CA 91522
