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.
Born: September 23, 1979 · Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Filmography (25)
TV
Strip Law
2026
Actor: Sheila Flambé (voi…
One of Them Days
2025
Actor: Ruby
TV
Hollywood Squares
2025
Actor
TV
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
Actor: Queen of Fables (v…
The Garfield Movie
2024
Actor: Olivia (voice)
TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Actor
TV
Sherri
2022
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
Abbott Elementary
2021
Actor: Ava Coleman
TV
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Actor
TV
Monsters at Work
2021
Actor: Joy (voice)
TV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Actor: Self - Contestant
TV
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Actor: Katrot (voice)
TV
Central Park
2020
Actor: Fran (voice)
TV
Black Monday
2019
Actor: JoyceStaff Writer+2
TV
The Comedy Lineup
2018
Actor
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Actor
TV
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
Actor
TV
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
Actor: Self - Comic
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Actor: Ava Coleman
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Actor
TV
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
Actor
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
The Emmy Awards
1949
Actor
TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Actor: Self - Nominee