Janelle James
Acting
1979-09-23 · 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.
tvStrip Law
as Sheila Flambé (voice) · 2026 · 7.0
movieThe Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
as · 2025 · 0.0
tvSuper Duper Bunny League
as Narrator (voice) · 2025 · 7.7
movieOne of Them Days
as Ruby · 2025 · 6.7
tvHollywood Squares
as Self · 2025 · 4.0
tvKite Man: Hell Yeah!
as Queen of Fables (voice) · 2024 · 6.8
movieThe Garfield Movie
as Olivia (voice) · 2024 · 7.0
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
as · 2022 · 5.6
tvSherri
as Self - Guest · 2022 · 2.6
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self · 2022 · 5.6
tvThe Final Straw
as Self - Host · 2022 · 2.0
tvAbbott Elementary
as Ava Coleman · 2021 · 7.5
tvTeenage Euthanasia
as · 2021 · 5.2
tvMonsters at Work
as Joy (voice) · 2021 · 7.2
tvCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant · 2021 · 7.0
movieTom of Your Life
as · 2020 · 5.2
tvStar Trek: Lower Decks
as Katrot (voice) · 2020 · 7.7
tvCentral Park
as Fran (voice) · 2020 · 6.3
movieSixteen Thousand Dollars
as Catherine · 2020 · 0.0
tvBlack Monday
as Joyce · 2019 · 6.8
tvThe Comedy Lineup
as Self · 2018 · 5.1
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014 · 5.2
tv@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self · 2013 · 5.2
tvGotham Comedy Live
as Self - Comic · 2012 · 5.5