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Someone said I wasn't attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha.

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Allison Janney
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 19
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Boston
Massachusetts
Allison Brooks Janney
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