Acting
Janelle James
Born 23 September 1979 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
23 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 20
- 2026Strip LawSeriesSheila Flambé (voice)
- 2025One of Them DaysFilmRuby
- 2025Super Duper Bunny LeagueSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 2025The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025Film
- 2024The Garfield MovieFilmOlivia (voice)
- 2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!SeriesQueen of Fables (voice)
- 2022The Final StrawSeriesSelf - Host
- 2021Abbott ElementarySeriesAva Coleman
- 2021Monsters at WorkSeriesJoy (voice)
- 2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSeriesSelf - Contestant
- 2021Teenage EuthanasiaSeries
- 2020Star Trek: Lower DecksSeriesKatrot (voice)
- 2020Central ParkSeriesFran (voice)
- 2020Tom of Your LifeFilm
- 2020Sixteen Thousand DollarsFilmCatherine
- 2019Black MondaySeriesJoyce
- 2018The Comedy LineupSeriesSelf
- 2012Gotham Comedy LiveSeriesSelf - Comic
- 2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSeriesAva Coleman
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSeriesSelf
Writing 3
Filmography from TMDB.