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James has been nominated every year she's played Principal Ava Coleman — without a win. We dig into her Emmy statistics to ...
Tough and sassy Ava Coleman was put through the wringer in Season 4 of Abbott Elementary, but Janelle James can look back at ...
One of Them Days is officially getting a sequel. The buddy comedy, starring Keke Palmer and SZA that proved to be a sleeper ...
Although Janelle James' character wasn't in very much of the movie, as she only really appeared in one scene, that scene was one of the film's most enjoyable, even more so than One of Them Days ...
Janelle James, who plays the self-involved yet surprisingly dedicated principal Ava Coleman in Quinta Brunson’s Abbott Elementary, knows that the show faces a distinct challenge as a network ...
As soon as Janelle James read for the role of the cheerfully self-absorbed chaos queen that is Principal Ava Coleman on “Abbott Elementary,” she had her down. “I know this chick,” James ...
Janelle James is schooling us on her Essentials. The actress and standup comedian helps "Abbott Elementary" score an A+ with Principal Ava's manicured hands-off approach and one-liners sharper ...
SZA was new to acting and coming off the success of her Grammy-nominated album Saturn. Palmer is known for films including ...
Janelle James is facing backlash after fans discovered she previously made a joke about her son’s genitalia in a 2021 Netflix comedy special. In a newly resurfaced clip, which is from the comedy ...
Even though Ava’s life got turned upside down after being fired as principal on “Abbott Elementary,” the last thing you would find Ava (Janelle James) doing is wallowing. Instead ...