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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 ...
‘”Hacks,’ of course, was the big winner last time out. A surprise to everyone, we were expecting ‘The Bear’ to pick up ...
Quinta Brunson and her 'Abbott Elementary' writers shared what has been key to their Emmy-winning show's success at IndieWire ...
Tough and sassy Ava Coleman was put through the wringer in Season 4 of Abbott Elementary, but Janelle James can look back at ...
Keke Palmer and SZA are expected to return for a sequel to 'One of Them Days,' which is in early development at TriStar ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
As ultra-confident principal Ava Coleman, Janelle James has been consistently hilarious over the course of “Abbott Elementary.” Season 4’s greater focus on Ava could finally bring James an Emmy.