Oakwood native Allison Janney wins Oscar; her dad beams

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Monday, 5 March 2018 ()

An Oakwood-raised actress has won her first Academy Award. Allison Janney won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role on Mar. 4 for her performance as LaVona Golden, the mother of Tonya Harding in the biographical dark comedy "I, Tonya." The 58-year-old actress grew up in Oakwood and attended the Miami Valley School, where her father Jervis Janney said she was active in a number of theatre productions. She also took piano lessons and was a ballet dancer and figure skater. Jervis Janney…
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