Allison Janney bio

Allison Brooks Janney was born in America. The actress from the United States is known for her roles on both screen and the stage. After nearly two decades in regional theater as an actress, Allison Janney became a household actor playing White House press secretary C.J. Gregg was a leading character in The West Wing. Allison Janney always has been late to the party. The permit to drive was not issued until the age of 17 - a year later than most classmates from Ohio. Her first date didn't happen until she was enrolled in the university. After auditioning since she was 23, she did not perform in a film until the mid-30s. Since stepping away from Mom in 2020, Faris has been very cautious about roles, mainly performing in animated films, with the exception of the 2022 film The Estate. The Estate, as Faris exclusively tells PEOPLE that this was not a conscious choice she had made. Anna Faris left CBS's hit sitcom Mom in the middle of its final season and the eighth. At the time, Faris said she was leaving to pursue other opportunities, but now she's opening up more on what led her to take a break from acting which she says wasn't a conscious choice when she made it. Janney was wearing an unreal wig when she began the series. Fallon said: "I told Fallon that she had been wearing her costume since season one, but no one was aware of it. Now, everyone knows." Janney is hoping to bring her hairstyle back to her. In the beginning of her series, Janney made anywhere from $125,000 to the amount of $250,000 for each episode. The show's creators estimate that in the third or fourth season however, Faris along with the fellow co-star Allison Janey were earning $200,000 each episode.