Allison Janney was born on November 19, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Janney won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the summer of 1984, following her graduation from Kenyon College. Janney made her Broadway debut in the 1996 revival of Present Laughter and received Drama Desk Awards for her performances in the 1997 Broadway revival of A View From the Bridge, and the 2009 original Broadway production of the musical 9 to 5. She also received Tony Award nominations for the latter two. Her film roles include Private Parts (1997), The Object of My Affection (1997), Primary Colors (1998), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), American Beauty (1999), Nurse Betty (2000), The Hours (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), Over the Hedge (2006), Hairspray (2007), Juno (2007), The Way, Way Back (2013), Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014), Tammy (2014), Get On Up (2014), Spy (2015), Minions (2015), Finding Dory (2016), The Girl on the Train (2016), and Tallulah (2016). In 2017, her performance as LaVona Golden in I, Tonya garnered widespread acclaim and earned her numerous accolades, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics Choice Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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