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Then: Allison Janney Had a Big Job In The White House

The West Wing was a real, dramatic inside look into the lives of White House staff, and it’s hard to say the show’s popularity would have been matched without Allison Janney’s fierce performance as C.J. Cregg. Cregg was the wildly impressive, tough-as-nails press secretary, who, with the code name “Flamingo,” swayed into the realm of snarky humor. Janney got to show both her chops as a serious dramatic actor and a comedienne, the latter of which would bring her back into the spotlight years later. Janney took home four SAG awards and four Emmy Awards for her work on the NBC drama.