Janelle James
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.
Filmography (31)
Strip Law
Super Duper Bunny League
One of Them Days
Hollywood Squares
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
The Garfield Movie
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
The Final Straw
Abbott Elementary
Monsters at Work
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Teenage Euthanasia
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Central Park
Tom of Your Life
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Black Monday
The Comedy Lineup
Late Night with Seth Meyers
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Gotham Comedy Live
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards