Janelle James
Sep 23, 1979 (46 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
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ava Coleman
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Abbott Elementary
Ava Coleman
The Garfield Movie
Olivia (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Katrot (voice)
Monsters at Work
Joy (voice)
Black Monday
Joyce
One of Them Days
Ruby
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Comic
Credits
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Strip Law 2026Sheila Flambé (voice)★ NR -
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Narrator (voice)★ 7.7 -
One of Them Days 2025Ruby★ 6.7 -
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! 2024Queen of Fables (voice)★ 6.5 -
The Garfield Movie 2024Olivia (voice)★ 7 -
The Final Straw 2022Self - Host★ 2 -
Abbott Elementary 2021Ava Coleman★ 7.4 -
Teenage Euthanasia 2021★ 5.2 -
Monsters at Work 2021Joy (voice)★ 7.2 -
Self - Contestant★ 7 -
Tom of Your Life 2020★ 5.2 -
Katrot (voice)★ 7.6 -
Central Park 2020Fran (voice)★ 6.3 -
Catherine★ NR -
Black Monday 2019Joyce★ 7 -
The Comedy Lineup 2018Self★ 5.1 -
Gotham Comedy Live 2012Self - Comic★ 5.5 -
Ava Coleman★ 8.3 -
The Emmy Awards 1949Self★ 7.9 -
Golden Globe Awards 1944Self - Nominee★ 7.2