Allison Janney bio

Allison Brooks Janney (born April 14th on the 14th of April, 1970) is an American actor. The actress from the United States is known for her performances on stage and screen. Allison Janney was a regional actress for almost twenty years before her fame was established for her role as White House Press secretary C.J. Gregg in the wildly popular and highly acclaimed drama on television The West Wing (NBC 1999-2006). Allison Janney is a natural late blossomer. She took a whole time longer than Ohio classmates to earn an driver's license. Following her graduation from the university and had her first date, it didn't happen. Her audition started at the age of 23, but she didn't get her first screen appearance until she was in her around her 30s, though she's been regularly appearing since. After separating from Mom in the year 2020, Faris has been very cautious about roles, mainly appearing in animated work aside of The Estate in 2022. The Estate. Faris told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that it wasn't her conscious decision. Anna Faris had left CBS's popular sitcom Mom just prior to the finale of its eighth season. Faris initially stated she quit to look for new possibilities. Now, she's sharing more details about why she decided to step away from acting. She says it wasn't an unintentional choice. Janney wears a wig throughout her time on the show since it began. The producers didn't need to worry. "I'm telling you guys, I've worn a wig from the beginning of season 1, but no one realized it,' she explained to Fallon, adding, So everybody in the world knows that it's there right now. Janney will keep the wig in her possession as an object of collection. The first few seasons of the show, she earned as much as $125,000 for each episode. Faris earned an estimated $200 per episode in the third and fourth seasons.