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.
2026Strip LawTV showas Sheila Flambé (voice) · 10 episodes
2025The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025Movie
2025Super Duper Bunny LeagueTV showas Narrator (voice) · 26 episodes2025One of Them DaysMovieas Ruby
2025Hollywood SquaresTV showas Self · 3 episodes2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!TV showas Queen of Fables (voice) · 10 episodes2024The Garfield MovieMovieas Olivia (voice)
2023History of the World: Part IITV showWriter · 8 episodes2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV showas Self · 2 episodes2022SherriTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes
2022The Final StrawTV showas Self - Host · 10 episodes2021Abbott ElementaryTV showas Ava Coleman · 101 episodes
2021Teenage EuthanasiaTV show2 episodes2021Monsters at WorkTV showas Joy (voice) · 4 episodes
2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneTV showas Self - Contestant · 1 episodes
2020Tom of Your LifeMovie2020Star Trek: Lower DecksTV showas Katrot (voice) · 1 episodes2020Central ParkTV showas Fran (voice) · Writer · 1 episodes
2020Sixteen Thousand DollarsMovieas Catherine2019Black MondayTV showas Joyce · Staff Writer · Writer · Executive Story Editor · 10 episodes2018The Comedy LineupTV showas Self · 1 episodes2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTV showas Self · 1 episodes2013@midnight with Chris HardwickTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2012Gotham Comedy LiveTV showas Self - Comic · 1 episodes2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsTV showas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episodes2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaTV showas Ava Coleman · 1 episodes2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV showas Self · as Self - Guest · 1 episodes
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRATV showas Self · 1 episodes1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes
1949The Emmy AwardsTV showas Self · 1 episodes1944Golden Globe AwardsTV showas Self - Nominee · 1 episodes