Allison Janney was once told by a Hollywood agent that she could only ever play aliens and lesbians, all because of her unusual height. The revelation surfaced during a candid new interview, where the ...

Janney played Meryl Streep’s lesbian lover in 'The Hours'. She’s yet to play an alien.

Allison Janney was the first guest on CNN's new interview series "Coming Up," hosted by former Variety chief correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, and the Emmy winner revealed the dispiriting advice she ...

The Oscar winner also said people mistake her height for confidence, and admitted she has “always been very shy”.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Allison Janney skyrocketed to fame on The West Wing, but she's looking back on a time when an agent told her she could only play ...