Janelle James

Born: 1979-09-23, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Biography

Janelle James is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her role as Ava Coleman in the ABC television series Abbott Elementary, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an NAACP Image Award, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

Filmography

• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
• Abbott Elementary (2021)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
• Central Park (2020)
• Monsters at Work (2021)
• Black Monday (2019)
• The Garfield Movie (2024)
• Strip Law (2026)
• Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (2024)
• Teenage Euthanasia (2021)
• One of Them Days (2025)
• Tom of Your Life (2020)
• The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025 (2025)
• Sixteen Thousand Dollars (2020)