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Allison Janney: West Wing
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HOLLYWOOD -- Allison Janney, who plays the President's press secretary, C.J. Cregg, in the critically acclaimed NBC-TV series, "The West Wing," is a woman who is always noticed. "That's because I'm 6 feet tall," she'll tell you.
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Touted by Entertainment Weekly as “one to watch” and “uncommonly beautiful and infinitely expressive,” Allison Janney has won four Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Press Secretary C.J. Cregg on the four-time Emmy Award-winning NBC drama, “The West Wing.” As the sixth season unfolded, she became the Chief of Staff after Leo McGarry’s (John Spencer) heart attack took him out of office.
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Janney was honorably nominated, in 2002, for American Film Institute's Actor of the Year. A nomination of Actor/Actress of the Year from the AFI is regarded as a very high honor in acting. Several weekend trips to Washington, D.C. were frequent to Janney's schedule, and for the rest of the cast as well. Many outdoor scenes on The West Wing were actually filmed in the nation's capital. Janney ... met several times with former White House Press Secretary, Dee Dee Myers, who served in the Clinton Administration from 1993–1994. Janney met with Myers in New York City to help portray her character more authentically.
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Janney's talents have ... been put on ample display on the small screen: in 1999, she joined the cast of the acclaimed NBC White House drama The West Wing, originating the role of tough press secretary C.J. Cregg. ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide.
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Janney currently stars in NBC�s Emmy Award-winning series, �The West Wing� as CJ Cregg, who last year took over as Chief of Staff at the White House. She has won five SAG Awards and four Emmys for her work on the drama. In addition, Janney has earned Golden Globe nominations four years in a row.
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Home in New York from Los Angeles, where "The West Wing" is filmed, Janney can look back on a spectacular first year. The series is a ratings hit, and its 18 Emmy nominations (one for Janney) are equaled only by HBO's "The Sopranos."
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