Allison Janney

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Born: 11/19/1959

Biography: One of the most talented -- and often underappreciated -- character actresses of the late 1990s, Allison Janney first began courting critical attention with roles in such acclaimed films as Big Night (1996) and American Beauty (1998). Able to play characters ranging from a n …

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Away We Go [Movie] as Lily

2009

Juno [Movie] as Bren MacGuff

2007

Hairspray [Movie] as Prudy Pingleton

2007

Over the Hedge [Movie] as Gladys

2006

Weeds: Lude Awakening [TV Series] as Attorney

2005

Our Very Own [Movie] as Joan Whitfield

2005

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Mini reviews of movies currently in theaters

07/02/09 Here are selected minireviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically. | The Denver Post - Denver CO
TV talk shows for June 30

06/28/09 Actor Josh Duhamel ("Transformers"); a taxi driver who asks his passengers to create art; chef Bobby Flay. 7 a.m. | St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
Movie review: Away We Go **1/2

06/25/09 Away We Go feels like notes toward a draft of a screenplay. | The Blade - Toledo OH
MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES

06/25/09 Young married expecting their first child ("The Office's" John Krasinski, "Saturday Night Live" alumna Maya Rudolph) hit the road to connect with friends and family -- and find the perfect place to start their own family. | Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas NV
New movies for June 26

06/25/09 LaBeouf, Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey and John Turturro. | St Petersburg Times - St Petersburg FL
Movie review: Away We Go -- 4 out of 5 stars

06/24/09 Her parents are dead, but his (the hysterical Jeff Daniels and Catherine O'Hara) are the first clue. | Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL
A Bawdy Broadway Bares

06/22/09 Hosted by Daniel Reichard ( "Jersey Boys" ) and Heidi Blickenstaff ( "[title of show]" ), the event, with performances at 9:30 p.m. and midnight, was a risque variety show of bawdy skits (written by Hunter Bell, the co-creator of "[title of show]"), Beyonc�-style dance routines, aerial whirligigging and neo-burlesque. | ArtsBeat - The New York Times
Serious Actress Found With Stripper!!!

06/22/09 Members of the Broadway community came together for a very high-profiled and very naked event at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City yesterday called Broadway Bares Strip-A-Thon . | Perez Hilton
Passing parade of fools

06/18/09 Maya Rudolph's subtle, lyrical portrait of a patient wife and expectant mother enlivens and elevates Away We Go , an erratic couple-on-a-quest film. | The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD
Mini reviews of movies currently in theaters

06/18/09 Here are selected minireviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically. | The Denver Post - Denver CO
Movie Review: Away We Go at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2009

06/17/09 Director Sam Mendes - when he's not in war (i.e. Jarhead ) or gangster (i.e. Road To Perdition ) mode - he is known for very serious films that deal with real life issues and are presented in sometimes shockingly uncompromising ways (see American Beauty and Revolutionary Road as examples). | Blogcritics.org Video
Away We Go to Edinburgh

06/17/09 John Krasinski was spotted heading to a presser there in advance of his Away We Go opening the Edinburgh Film Festival tonight. | Lainey Gossip
Review: Away We Go: A Sweet, Strange, and Sentimental Journey

06/16/09 Take a plane-train-and-automobile tour of your friends' dysfunctional child-rearing skills. | Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
B'way ticket availability through Sunday, June 21

06/14/09 Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of June 15. | The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
'Away We Go'-- 2 1/2 stars

06/11/09 Glib and charming in roughly equal measure, the road-tripping " Away We Go" is worth seeing for Maya Rudolph, best known for being underutilized on " Saturday Night Live." Her performance as a pregnant medical illustrator living in Colorado with an insurance salesman portrayed by John Krasinski of " The Office, " reminds you just how interesting an eternal supporting player can be, given the opportunity. | Talking Pictures - Chicago Tribune
Well Played, Allison Janney

06/09/09 There is a dude back there on the right who is looking straight at the camera and, presumably, thinking, "You're seeing this, too, right? This goddess in purple? Tall, legs for days, radiant, shoulders I'd like to gnaw on like a chicken drumstick? I would TOTALLY TAP THAT. And so would you. And you KNOW IT." | Go Fug Yourself
"Billy Elliot" Named Best Musical

06/07/09 (CBS) "Billy Elliot" has won the Tony as Broadway's best musical. | TheShowBuzz
Oh Dolly!: Parton On Her Tony Nod

06/05/09 The singer, composer, actress, author, TV star, philanthropist, and theme park owner has won seven Grammys. | TheShowBuzz
PODCAST: Allison Janney

06/04/09 The Musical , Emmy Award winner and Tony nominee Allison Janney ( Juno , TV's The West Wing ) can also be seen, beginning this weekend, in Away We Go . | GreenCine Daily
Kate Helps Sam, Maya and John Send Off Away We Go

06/01/09 The cast of Away We Go and some special loved ones hit the red carpet at a screening in NYC last night. | PopSugar

Year
Result
Award
Movie

2007
Nominated
Austin Film Critics
Best Supporting Actress
Juno

2006
Won
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The West Wing: Season 07

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