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Allison Janney

Actor · 72 credits · 54 in highly-rated films

Best known for American Beauty (1999)

Frequent collaborators: Octavia Spencer, Chris Cooper, Steve Carell, Tate Taylor

Movies (72 total, ranked by score)

  1. Strangers with Candy

    2006 · ★ 5.6 (96 votes)

    Comedy

    61

  2. The Debtors

    1999 · ★ 4.2 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    62

  3. Lazy Susan

    2020 · ★ 4.5 (19 votes)

    Comedy

    63

  4. Auto Motives

    2000 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    64

  5. Days and Nights

    2014 · ★ 4.5 (21 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    65

  6. Pretty Ugly People

    2008 · ★ 4.3 (41 votes)

    Comedy

    66

  7. Brightest Star

    2013 · ★ 4.2 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    67

  8. Not Alone

    2027

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    68

  9. Fonda

    —

    Thriller, Drama

    69

  10. It's 'Hairspray'!

    2007

    70

  11. The Heart

    —

    Crime

    71

  12. It's Still Me!

    2009

    Animation

    72

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.