Allison Janney
Palm Royale creator talks explosive season finale, from Norma's reveal to Maxine's tragedy
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How Palm Royale is Big Little Lies in the 1960s
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'Acting president' Martin Sheen reunites with West Wing costars to deliver rousing speech from picket line
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Jessica Chastain wants The Help sequel about 'best friends' Celia and Minny living together
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The best comedies to watch on Netflix right now
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Kristen Bell, Ben Platt, and Allison Janney are peeved in first look at The People We Hate at the Wedding
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Lou star Allison Janney wants to kick ass in a John Wick movie: 'Yes, please!'
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Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson punch in for poignant '9 to 5' remake
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Jurnee Smollett and Allison Janney team up to rescue an abducted child in Lou trailer
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Katey Sagal breaks down the roles that fans most recognize her for
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Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson join forces for '9 to 5' duet in new documentary
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Mena Suvari felt 'weird and unusual' vibes from Kevin Spacey on American Beauty set
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How Mom ended its eight-season run on CBS
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Allison Janney says Mom producers freaked when she showed up for final season without her wig
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Allison Janney reveals why she thinks Mom is ending 'sooner than we thought'
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Regina Hall, Tate Taylor break down their 'mind-altering' wigs of Yuba County
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Mom to end after season 8 at CBS
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From strippers to leaky TVs, Yuba County star Regina Hall revisits her best characters
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Ma director reveals killer sequel idea
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Allison Janney gets buck-wild in Breaking News in Yuba County trailer
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27 of TV's best Thanksgiving episodes
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How Mom addressed the departure of Anna Faris
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Mom showrunner previews season 8 without Anna Faris: 'So many stories left to tell'
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Watch The West Wing stars reunite in trailer for HBO Max special
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Stars get back to work in 2020: See the photos
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Drag queens, Broadway stars unite for Divas for Democracy voting variety show
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EW celebrates The West Wing with special collector's edition
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Anna Faris exits CBS' Mom ahead of season 8
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Allison Janney reveals why C.J. Cregg on The West Wing is her favorite role
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Watch The West Wing cast and Aaron Sorkin explore the chemistry behind their characters
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See The West Wing administration reunite in EW's exclusive portraits
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The West Wing cast has reunited and wants you... to vote
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West Wing reunion special sets pre-election premiere date
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'West Wing' cast reunites to promote White House's Big Block of Cheese Day
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The 10 best movies of 2020… so far
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Ten years later, Lost's most tantalizing mysteries are still 'Across the Sea'
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Hugh Jackman makes the grade in HBO's acid high school satire Bad Education: Review
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Leslie Jordan reveals how The Help cast rescued a puppy — and who they named it after
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Hugh Jackman aces Long Island accent in new Bad Education trailer
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Pete Davidson's King of Staten Island, Hugh Jackman, more join Tribeca Film Festival lineup
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Everything to know about the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards — plus, exclusive presenters revealed
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Chicago Med cast celebrates 100th episode with life-size cadaver cake
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Troop Zero is so personal to Viola Davis she cried during filming: 'It's very, very, very rare'
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Watch Melissa McCarthy and Allison Janney insert themselves in Cats and Star Wars
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Dec. 13-15 weekend movie preview: Jumanji sequel, Bombshell, more blast into theaters
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Viola Davis, Allison Janney host a Help reunion in adorable Troop Zero trailer
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See the great Kathleen Turner in her guest-starring role on Mom
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The West Wing is walking and talking its way from Netflix to HBO Max
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Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie go to war with Fox News in Bombshell trailer
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Allison Janney shares inspiration for Bad Education Long Island accent
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See Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, more in first-look photos from Toronto International Film Festival lineup
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Allison Janney, Ellen Barkin hold most smartest Drop Dead Gorgeous reunion
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James Corden and Michelle Obama throw an epic celebrity dodgeball match
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How Octavia Spencer and director Tate Taylor made Ma a The Help reunion with surprise cameo
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Octavia Spencer makes the camp high-school horror of Ma worth watching: EW review
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Mom first look reveals Bonnie and Adam are finally heading down the aisle
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The Addams Family teaser trailer welcomes home Charlize Theron and Oscar Isaac
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Watch EW and PEOPLE's GLAAD Media Awards 2019 red carpet live stream
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Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell will present at Oscars
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James Corden previews Carpool Karaoke prime-time special with Christina Aguilera
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See Guillermo del Toro, Allison Janney, and Gary Oldman the morning after their Oscar wins
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Watch Allison Janney and Frances McDormand share some tequila backstage at the Oscars
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Allison Janney dedicates Best Supporting Actress Oscar to her deceased brother