Allison Janney swamped with TV drama offers

Allison Janney, 50, of West Wing fame has been swamped with TV offers.

Janney signed on for a recurring co-starring role opposite Matthew Perry on ABC’s comedy pilot Mr Sunshine and a pivotal recurring role opposite William H. Macy in Showtime drama pilot Shameless. Now she will guest star on the USA Network drama series In Plain Sight.

Janney will play a US marshal who runs into conflict with a character played by Mary McCormack. Rita Moreno, Steven Weber, Tess Harper and Josh Cooke will also appear in the two episodes.

Janney, a vivacious redhead, has also won top-calibre film roles, including a part as a lesbian lover opposite Meryl Streep in The Hours.