Janelle James
September 23, 1979 (45 years old) in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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
Credits
- 2025 · One of Them Days as
- 2025 · Abbott Elementary x It's Always Sunny Crossover Event as Ava Coleman
- 2024 · Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Queen of Fables (voice)
- 2024 · The Garfield Movie as Olivia (voice)
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Final Straw as Self - Host
- 2021 · Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman
- 2021 · Teenage Euthanasia as
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Joy (voice)
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Tom of Your Life as
- 2020 · Star Trek: Lower Decks as Katrot (voice)
- 2020 · Central Park as Fran (voice)
- 2020 · Sixteen Thousand Dollars as Catherine
- 2019 · Black Monday as Joyce
- 2018 · The Comedy Lineup as Self
- 2013 · @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- 2012 · Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Comic
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Future · Super Duper Bunny League as Narrator (voice)