Janelle James

Janelle James
EducationFashion Institute of Technology[1]
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • actress
Years active2009–present
Children2

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.

Her writing credits include Black Monday, and she acted on the programs Crashing, Corporate, and Central Park. Her debut comedy album Black and Mild was released in 2017. She was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch for 2020.[2]

  1. ^ "Janelle James on Refusing to Disclose Her Age, Hoping 'Abbott Elementary' Doesn't Last Forever and Why She's Not Interested in 'Sexy' Roles". April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Variety's 10 Comics to Watch". Variety. October 2, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2022.