Janelle James
Acting
Born: 1979-09-23 · Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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.
🎬 Movies (5)
📺 TV Shows (20)
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)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self
The Final Straw
2022
Self - Host
Abbott Elementary
2021
Ava Coleman
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
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
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