Janelle James

Actress

Born: September 23, 1979 (46 years old)

Place of birth: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Biography

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.

Filmography (14)

• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005, ★ 8.3)
• The Garfield Movie (2024, ★ 7)
• One of Them Days (2025, ★ 6.6)
• Abbott Elementary (2021, ★ 7.5)
• Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (2024, ★ 6.7)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020, ★ 7.6)
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021, ★ 7)
• Monsters at Work (2021, ★ 7.2)
• Black Monday (2019, ★ 7)
• Central Park (2020, ★ 6.3)
• Strip Law (2026, ★ 7.1)
• Tom of Your Life (2020, ★ 5.2)
• The Comedy Lineup (2018, ★ 5.1)
• Teenage Euthanasia (2021, ★ 5.2)