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Janelle James
AKA: 자넬 제임스
Acting
Born: 1979
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
23 Global Credits
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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.
Known For
Strip Law
Sheila Flambé (voice)
2026 · US
Super Duper Bunny League
Narrator (voice)
2025 · US
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025 · US
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Queen of Fables (voice)
2024 · US
History of the World: Part II
Writer
2023 · US
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022 · US
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022 · US
Abbott Elementary
Ava Coleman
2021 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Strip Law | 2026 | Sheila Flambé (voice) |
| Super Duper Bunny League | 2025 | Narrator (voice) |
| Hollywood Squares | 2025 | Self |
| Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | 2024 | Queen of Fables (voice) |
| History of the World: Part II | 2023 | Writer |
| Sherri | 2022 | Self - Guest |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | 2022 | Self |
| Abbott Elementary | 2021 | Ava Coleman |
| Teenage Euthanasia | 2021 | Contributor |
| Monsters at Work | 2021 | Joy (voice) |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | 2021 | Self - Contestant |
| Star Trek: Lower Decks | 2020 | Katrot (voice) |
| Central Park | 2020 | Fran (voice) |
| Black Monday | 2019 | Joyce |
| Black Monday | 2019 | Executive Story Editor |
| The Comedy Lineup | 2018 | Self |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | Self |
| @midnight with Chris Hardwick | 2013 | Self |
| Gotham Comedy Live | 2012 | Self - Comic |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | 2012 | Self - Guest Judge |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | Self |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | 1988 | Self - Guest |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Nominee |