Janelle James
Acting
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
Acting31
tvStrip Law
2026
Sheila Flambé (voice)
tvSuper Duper Bunny League
2025
Narrator (voice)
tvKite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
Queen of Fables (voice)
movieThe Garfield Movie
2024
Olivia (voice)
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
tvThe Final Straw
2022
Self - Host
tvAbbott Elementary
2021
Ava Coleman
tvMonsters at Work
2021
Joy (voice)
tvCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Self - Contestant
tvStar Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Katrot (voice)
tvCentral Park
2020
Fran (voice)
movieSixteen Thousand Dollars
2020
Catherine
tvBlack Monday
2019
Joyce
tvGotham Comedy Live
2012
Self - Comic
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Self - Guest Judge
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Ava Coleman
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Writing2
tvBlack Monday
2019
Staff Writer, Writer, Executive Story Editor