Janelle James
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.
Acted in
One of Them Days
2025
as Ruby
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
as Queen of Fables (voice)
The Garfield Movie
2024
as Olivia (voice)
The Final Straw
2022
as Self - Host
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Ava Coleman
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Monsters at Work
2021
as Joy (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Tom of Your Life
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Katrot (voice)
Central Park
2020
as Fran (voice)
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
2020
as Catherine
Black Monday
2019
as Joyce
The Comedy Lineup
2018
as Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Comic
Super Duper Bunny League
as Narrator (voice)