Allison Janney bio

Allison Brooks Janney was born in America. Allison Brooks Janey is an actress from America. After more than twenty years in the regional theatre, actress Allison Janney became a household actor playing White House press secretary C.J. Gregg in The West Wing (1999-2006) an acclaimed and well-loved television drama. Allison Janney was always a late bloomer. The actress didn't obtain her driver's licence until she was 17 - a full year older than her classmates in Ohio. When she first went out on a date was when she attended university. Even though she began auditioning in the age of 23, Faris wasn't able to start starring onscreen until she reached her 30s. Since stepping away from Mom in the year 2020, Faris has been very specific about the roles she plays, mostly appearing in animated work aside from the 2022 film The Estate. Faris has, in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE stated that her decision wasn't made deliberately. Anna Faris had left CBS's popular sitcom Mom just prior to the finale of its eighth season. Faris stated at the time that she would be leaving the show in order to pursue different career options. Now, Faris is opening up on the motivations behind her decision. She didn't make the decision she had planned. Janney, who has been wearing a wig since the beginning of the series, was not worried. "I'm saying, 'Guys! I've worn a wig since the first season, but nobody realized it,' she explained to Fallon, adding, So everyone on the planet knows the wig now. Janney plans to keep her wig as a memory. The actress reportedly earned anywhere between $125,000 and $125,000 on early seasons of the series. According to reports, by the third or fourth season however that Faris as well as her fellow co-star Allison Janey were earning $200,000 each episode.