Allison Janney signs with CAA

EXCLUSIVE: CAA announced on Tuesday the signing of Allison Janney – the Oscar-winning actress who has also won six Emmys, a Golden Globe, 7 SAG Awards, 2 Critics’ Choice Awards, a BAFTA, an Independent Spirit Award and others received awards.

Janney recently produced and starred in the action thriller alongside Jurnee Smollett and Logan Marshall-Green. Lou, produced for Netflix by JJ Abrams. She also appears in the Michael Morris drama To Lesleywhich recently earned Andrea Riseborough her first Academy Award nomination, and she starred in eight seasons of the award-winning CBS sitcom from 2013 to 2021. Mothercreated by Gemma Baker, Eddie Gorodetsky and Chuck Lorre.

The actress received two Emmys and six nominations for her work on the show, a supporting actress win at the Oscars and a slew of other major awards for her portrayal of Tonya Harding’s (Margot Robbie) abusive mother LaVona in the Craig Gillespie -directed Neon film. I’m Tonya.

Other film credits for Janney include Adam Shankman hair sprayJason Reitman JunoStephen Daldry doorsTodd Solondz life in times of warJay Roach bombTate Taylor’s The help and Sam Mendes’ american beauty. On the television side, she is otherwise best known for her career-building and award-winning role in Aaron Sorkin’s iconic NBC political drama series. The west wingand partly on Showtime’s master of sex it also earned her an Emmy.

Janney made her Broadway debut in 1996 in a Noel Coward production present laughter, which earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award and the Clarence Derwent Award. The actress won another Outer Critics Circle Award and received her first Tony nomination for Arthur Miller’s A view from the bridge and after starting her film and television career, she returned to Broadway for the musical 9 to 5, for which she received both a Drama Desk Award and another Tony nomination award. She returned to Broadway in 2017, starring opposite John Benjamin Hickey in the revival of John Guares Six degrees of separation.

Janney next stars in Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi film opposite John David Washington Real love for New Regency, to be released by 20th Century Studios on October 6. The Apple TV+ series is also on the show for the actress Miss American Piewho will merge Janney back into her The help Director Taylor. Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Leslie Bibb, Carol Burnett and Ricky Martin also star in the show created by Abe Sylvia, which adapts the novel Mr. and Mrs. American Pie by Julia McDaniel.

Janney will continue to be represented by Thruline Entertainment, Peter Martin Nelson of Nelson Davis LLP and Slate PR.