C. J. Cregg
The White House press secretary who becomes chief of staff.
Claudia Jean "C. J." Cregg is the White House press secretary, played by Allison Janney. From the sixth season she serves as the President's chief of staff.
She is partly inspired by the real press secretary Dee Dee Myers, who advised the show.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Claudia Jean Cregg
- Series
- The West Wing
- First
- "Pilot", September 22, 1999
- Last
- "Tomorrow", May 14, 2006
- Creator
- Aaron Sorkin
- Portrayed by
- Allison Janney
- Nickname
- Flamingo (secret service codename)
- Occupation
- White House Press Secretary (Seasons 1–6); White House Chief of Staff (Seasons 6–7)
Facts from the source article.
Background
C. J. is smart, strong and witty, and she grows into one of the savviest people on the staff. She has an on-off romance with the reporter Danny Concannon, and marries him after the series ends.
Janney won four Emmys for the role.
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