Allison Janney had a rocky road to success as an actress and probably had many doubts that she would ever achieve the level of success she has. That’s all behind her now with her seven Emmy wins for acting placing her in second place all-time just one trophy behind Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. And now with her 2017 film “I Tonya” bringing her the biggest silver screen success of her career, let’s take a look back at her stellar work in movies.

Janney faced great challenges in her early career and has stated she was told there was no place in the acting world for a six foot tall woman unless the woman was drop dead gorgeous like Sigourney Weaver. In a business that prizes youth it is interesting to note that Janney’s career only began on the New York stage when she was in her thirties and her TV/film career only started to materialize when she was approaching her fortieth birthday. There’s a proverb that says “long foretold, long last, short notice soon past.” Janney certainly has proven that following her milestone birthday. Her two hit series “The West Wing” and “Mom” have brought her a shelf full of awards and nominations as did her guest appearance on the TV drama “Masters of Sex.”

Janney returned to Broadway in 2017 in the revival of “Six Degrees of Separation,” but it closed early and failed to garner her an expected Tony nomination. The year ended on a high note though with the release of “I, Tonya.” She has already won Best Supporting Actress at the SAG Awards, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice plus picked up her first ever Oscar nomination. She’s been part of the ensemble nominations with the Screen Actors Guild for “American Beauty,” “The Help,” and “Hairspray,” so let’s take a tour of her career in the photo gallery above where we feature her 12 greatest movie performances, ranked worst to best, in those films and more.