Allison Janney has shared an experience with an agent during her early acting career, being told she could only play "aliens ...

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

Allison Janney recalls an agent telling her she could only play “aliens and lesbians” because of her six-foot height and explains how her career proved otherwise.

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.

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 ...

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 “aliens or lesbians” because of her height. “I remember when I was very ...