Allison Jenny is an American film, television and theater actress. The fame was brought to the singer by the main roles in the telenovelas "Mommy", "The West Wing" and works in the films "Juneau", "American Beauty", "Tonya Against Everyone". During her career, the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role received seven statuettes of Emmy, and she was awarded the Golden Globe and Drama Desk.
The main number of works by Allison Brooks Jenny - television series. This is noticeable in her awards and nominations. However, the Hollywood celebrity is available to replenish the collection of prizes with major film awards.
Carier start
The biography of the future artist began in 1959. The girl was born in the creative family of Boston on November 9. Her mother, Macy Brooks Putnam, was an actress who chose home management instead of a career, and the head of the family, Jervis Spencer Jenny, was a jazz musician who worked as a developer. Parents also raised the eldest and youngest sons, Jay and Hal.
Ellison received her education at Miami Valley School and at the Hotchiss Private School. At "Kennion College" studied acting, studied at the New York Drama School, the London Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. During training, Jenny worked as a waitress and photographer at National Geographic.
The aspiring lyceum took part in theatrical productions. One of them put Paul Newman. Artistic work was opened by work in multi-series television projects. The performer starred in the image of Vi Kaminsky in the telenovela "How the World Rotates", visited the role of Ginger for "Guiding Light".
The mid-nineties brought an invitation to participate in the rating television project "Law and Order." The series was followed by work in "Ice Wind", "Parts of the Body", "Impostors". For participating in the "Big Night", a film about immigrants, Jenny was nominated for the Klotrudis award.
Cinema and theater
Twice the star was nominated for a Tony Award for his work in the theater. She performed one of the leading roles in the play on forbidden love with the tragic ending “View from the Bridge” in 1998 and participated in the 2009 musical “From Nine to Five”.
The actress starred with real celebrities. She played with Harrison Ford in the adventure comedy Six Days, Seven Nights, with Whoopi Goldberg. The drama Primary Colors, in which Allison starred with John Travolta, received a BAFTA. The actress was glorified by the Oscar-winning psychological picture "American Beauty."
The new star role was the heroine of the "West Wing". Two of the 26 Emmys presented to the project, as well as the same number of prizes from the Screen Actors Guild, were intended to be Allison, who was reincarnated as the chief of the presidential press service. CJ Gress has become a role model for the performer. The actress talked about her character as a smart woman who knows what to say and when. However, Jenny is not too pleased to understand that in reality she is associated with a fictional White House employee.
With Julianne Moore, the celebrity starred in the drama Watch. In 2007, the premiere of the Juneau tape was held. Allison's stepmother was played by Allison.
Duplication and Roles
In the fun film adaptation of the successful musical Hairspray, the actress starred as the mother of the main character. The film about a schoolgirl who adores singing and dancing won the Teen Choice Awards and several nominations for prestigious awards.
Another notable role was the work at Miss Peregrine's House of Strange Children. The character of the actress was Golan, a psychotherapist. In the picture of the fantasy genre, the woman was one of Mr. Barron's many guises.
Jenny has played in several episodes of the serial film "Lost." The television project talked about the life of passengers on an uninhabited and very strange island after an airplane crash.
The star received the People's Choice Awards for the image of the main character of the movie Mommy. Jenny participated in the episode of the comedy sitcom "Two and a Half Men." She again starred in the telenovela on the presidential theme "Vice President."
The actress is engaged in duplication. She gave her voice to the heroes of The Simpsons, Finding Dory, King of the Hill, Minions, Finding Nemo.
