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Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress, best known for her role as C. J. Cregg on the television series The West Wing. Janney has appeared in a number of films with roles of various sizes, including the 1990s films American Beauty, The Object of My Affection, Big Night, The Impostors, Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Ice Storm, Primary Colors, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Private Parts, and the 2000s films Nurse Betty, The Hours, The Chumscrubber, How to Deal, Winter Solstice...(Wikipedia)

Anna started acting very young but, of course, not professionally. She loved watching plays and eventually produced her own with all the neighborhood children. She was always encouraged with the emphasis that she wasn't just "pretending" but rather being an unpaid producer, director, writer and actor.

Credits include: I Love You, Man, Not Another Teen Movie, Joe Dirt, Horton Hears a Who! and DOA: Dead or Alive

Credits include: Music and Lyrics, Bride Wars, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, 3rd Rock from the Sun and Finding Bliss

Credits include: Like You Mean It, Dreams Come True and Idol

Credits include: Web Therapy, Web Therapy, Jam, Part 14 and Overkill

Credits include: Klaus, Boss Level, The Three Stooges, Irresistible and Clown in a Cornfield

Credits include: In the Loop, Pump Up the Volume, Dharma & Greg, Mom and Buddy

Credits include: The Equalizer, Damien, Envelope, The Sin-Eater and Who Are You?

Credits include: Mom