Janelle James
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 23, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Janelle James: How Romantic
Movie · as Self
Strip Law
TV · as Sheila Flambé (voice) · 10 eps
One of Them Days
Movie · as Ruby
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
Movie
Super Duper Bunny League
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 26 eps
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Garfield Movie
Movie · as Olivia (voice)
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
TV · as Queen of Fables (voice) · 10 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Final Straw
TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Abbott Elementary
TV · as Ava Coleman · 101 eps
Teenage Euthanasia
TV · 2 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Monsters at Work
TV · as Joy (voice) · 4 eps
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Movie · as Catherine
Tom of Your Life
Movie
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as Katrot (voice) · 1 ep
Central Park
TV · as Fran (voice) · 1 ep
Black Monday
TV · as Joyce · 4 eps
The Comedy Lineup
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gotham Comedy Live
TV · as Self - Comic · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Ava Coleman · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep