Allison Janney bio

Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress. The American actress is well-known for her work on stage and screen. After nearly two decades in regional theater as an actress, Allison Janney became a household star as White House press secretary C.J. Gregg, the well-known and acclaimed character on The West Wing by NBC (NBC 1999-2006), is well-known and popular. Allison Janney is a natural late flowerer. It took her a full year more than her Ohio classmates to earn an driver's license. Her first date was not until she was enrolled in at university. When she began auditioning at 23, she did not appear in a film until her mid 30s. Since stepping away from Mom in 2020, Faris has been very selective about her roles mostly being in animation, aside from 2022's The Estate. Faris said to PEOPLE in an interview with them she didn't make the decision. Anna Faris is leaving her CBS sitcom Mom in the middle of its eighth season. Faris was announcing at the time she'd be resigning from the show to explore possibilities for a new career. Today, Faris is opening up about her reasons for making the decision. This wasn't a decision she did consciously. Janney had been sporting fake hair when she began the series. Fallon stated "'Guys I've worn the wig from the beginning of season 1, but no one was aware of it. So now everybody is conscious.'" Janney plans to keep her wig to preserve to keep as a souvenir. The actress was said to earn anywhere up to $125,000 per episode in the first season of the show. Faris earned an estimated $200 for each episode during the third and fourth seasons.