Editing Allison Janney (section)

=== 2007–2016: Established actor ===
Janney appeared in the short-lived ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]'' (2007) as a guest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Watch Matthew Perry's Movies and TV Shows: From 'Friends' to 'Fools Rush In' |url=https://people.com/how-to-watch-matthew-perry-movies-tv-shows-8386157 |access-date=November 9, 2024 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2010, Janney appeared as Allison Pearson in ''[[In Plain Sight]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0935095/characters/nm0005049 |title=In Plain Sight (TV Series 2008–2012) - Allison Janney as Allison Pearson - IMDb |access-date=November 17, 2024 |via=IMDb.com}}</ref> In May 2010, she appeared in the [[ultima (linguistics)|antepenultimate]] episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' as the adoptive mother of the show's two mythological opponents, Jacob and [[Man in Black (Lost)|The Man in Black]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/characters/nm0005049 |title=Lost (TV Series 2004–2010) - Allison Janney as Mother - IMDb |access-date=November 17, 2024 |via=IMDB.com}}</ref> She starred in the ABC network comedy ''[[Mr. Sunshine (2011 TV series)|Mr. Sunshine]]''. The series, which was created by [[Matthew Perry]], was a [[mid-season replacement]] for the [[2010–11 United States network television schedule|2010–11 television season]].<ref name=hrJan1210>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i3602f61793f3cd8856ce093985a11040 |title=Matthew Perry project a go at ABC |date=January 12, 2010 |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115084541/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i3602f61793f3cd8856ce093985a11040 |archive-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/abc-2010-fall-schedule.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520014127/http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/abc-2010-fall-schedule.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2010 |title=ABC's new fall schedule |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=May 18, 2010 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 18, 2010}}</ref>

In 2007, Janney starred in [[Jason Reitman]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'', playing Bren MacGuff, the titular character's stepmother. In the same year, she appeared in the musical ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'', and won the [[Austin Film Critics Association|Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress]] and the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] for Best Acting Ensemble.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austinfilmcritics.org/2007-awards-bf9fcbbe2abf|title=2007 Awards|website=austinfilmcritics.org|date=December 7, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/2008-sag-award-nominees-1117979562/|title=2008 SAG Award nominees|website=variety.com|date=January 24, 2008|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/01/07/winners-at-the-critics-choice-awards/|title=Winners at the Critics' Choice Awards|website=denverpost.com|date=January 13, 2008|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> In 2010, Janney earned praise for her performance in [[Todd Solondz]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Life During Wartime (film)|Life During Wartime]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/22/life-during-wartime-review|title=Life During Wartime|website=theguardian.com|date=April 22, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Corliss |first=Richard |date=April 22, 2010 |title=Life During Wartime: The Year's Best Indie Film |url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2006407,00.html |access-date=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Time}}</ref> In 2009, Janney starred in the musical ''[[9 to 5 (musical)|9 to 5]]'' alongside [[Stephanie J. Block]] and [[Megan Hilty]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110626.html |title=Dolly Parton Says 9 to 5 Will Play Broadway in 2009 |publisher=[[Playbill]] |author=Jones, Kenneth |date=August 29, 2007 |access-date=January 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125022043/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110626.html |archive-date=January 25, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her performance garnered positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/legit/columns/janney-a-show-stealer-in-9-to-5-1118003169/|title=Janney a show-stealer in '9 to 5'|author=Liz Smith|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/theater/reviews/01nine.html|title=Sisterhood vs. Boss, on a New Battlefield|author=Ben Brantley|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 6, 2009}}</ref> and Janney earned the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical]] and a nomination for the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Brian |date=May 17, 2009 |title=Billy Elliot Leads Winners of 2009 Drama Desk Awards {{!}} TheaterMania |url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/billy-elliot-leads-winners-of-2009-drama-desk-awar_18833.html |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=Theatermania |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:AllisonJanneyTIFFSept2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Janney during the premiere of ''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]'' at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

In 2011, Janney appeared in [[Tate Taylor (filmmaker)|Tate Taylor]]'s [[historical drama|period drama]] ''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]'' alongside [[Emma Stone]], [[Viola Davis]], [[Octavia Spencer]], [[Jessica Chastain]], [[Mary Steenburgen]] and others. She won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9012143/Critics-Choice-Awards-2012-List-of-winners.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9012143/Critics-Choice-Awards-2012-List-of-winners.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Critics' Choice Awards 2012: List of winners|website=telegraph.co.uk|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=June 20, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2014 |title=The 84th Academy Awards {{!}} 2012 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2012 |access-date=November 9, 2024 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref> She also appeared in the drama ''[[Margaret (2011 film)|Margaret]]'' (2011), the coming-of-age comedy ''[[Struck by Lightning (2012 film)|Struck by Lightning]]'' (2012), and the comedy ''[[Liberal Arts (film)|Liberal Arts]]'' (2012).{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Following few short-lived shows and a brief sabbatical from television, Janney returned to the small screen with the [[CBS]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]'', which ran from 2013 until 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2013 |title=Allison Janney is a comedy buff at home in 'Mom' |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/11/22/allison-janney-is-a-comedy-buff-at-home-in-mom/ |access-date=November 9, 2024 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> Janney played Bonnie Plunkett, a self-centered, cynical recovering addict who tries to regain the love and trust of her daughter (played by [[Anna Faris]]). She was influenced to take on the role following the death of her younger brother from drug addiction, as well as her longtime desire to work on [[Multiple-camera setup|multicam]] comedy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fabiosa.com/amp/ctent-rsafr-auvkl-pbtzh-phpvg-my-world-turned-upside-down-actress-allison-janney-recalls-passing-of-her-brother/|title=My World Turned Upside Down: Actress Allison Janney Recalls A Tragic Demise Of Her Brother Who Took His Own Life|newspaper=Fabiosa|date=September 2019|last1=Pollard|first1=Olivia}}</ref> For her performance on the series, Janney garnered critical acclaim and six [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations, winning twice as [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]]. She also received six nominations at the [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]] winning twice for [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref name=emmy>[https://www.emmys.com/bios/allison-janney "Allison Janney Emmy"] emmys.com, retrieved May 9, 2019</ref> From 2014 to 2016, Janney guest-starred in [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s [[historical drama|period drama]] ''[[Masters of Sex]]'', portraying a sexually repressed homemaker in 1950s who struggles to understand the disintegration of her marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/allison-janney-masters-of-sex|title=AGENT SCULLY|work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|date=December 11, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="GoldDerby">{{cite web|date=September 2016|title=Emmy episode analysis: Allison Janney shows her versatility with third nomination for 'Masters of Sex'|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2016/emmy-episode-analysis-allison-janney-masters-of-sex-matters-of-gravity-news-1357924680/|publisher=Gold Derby}}</ref> Her performance received praise with Janney receiving three consecutive nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] winning one in 2014, and winning the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series]].<ref name=emmy/>

Janney later acted in the summer comedy ''[[The Way Way Back]]'' (2013), the spy comedy ''[[Spy (2015 film)|Spy]]'' (2015), the high school teen comedy ''[[The DUFF]]'' (2015), the fantasy film ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'' (2016), the [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] ''[[Tallulah (film)|Tallulah]]'' (2016), and psychological mystery thriller ''[[The Girl on the Train (2016 film)|The Girl on the Train]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=March 5, 2015 |title=Allison Janney Heads to Therapy in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/92192/allison-janney-heads-therapy-miss-peregrines-home-peculiar-children/ |work=[[Dread Central]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Allison Janney Boards 'Girl on the Train' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/allison-janney-girl-on-the-train-1201629291/|access-date=January 16, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> She voiced Julia in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Friends and Family (The Simpsons)|Friends and Family]]" (2016){{cn|date=November 2024}} and acted as herself in the [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]] sketch series ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'' episode "Allison Janney Wears a Chambray Western Shirt and Suede Fringe Boots".<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2018 |title='Mom' Team Reflects on Centering a Sitcom on Women in Recovery |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/mom-road-to-100-episodes-chuck-lorre-allison-janney-anna-faris-interview-1202676844/ |access-date=November 9, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>