got a killer body, you know that?" Reception Reviewers have praised C.J.'s portrayal, both during and after the show's run. Frazier Moore with the Associated Press described her in 2000 as "a scrapper with an enormous heart, many fallibilities, and a gift for snappy repartee". The BBC remarked that C.J. "might make the list for best chief of staff of all time, save for the fact that she's fictional". In 2014, The Atlantic ranked C.J. highest on their list of the 144 best characters on The West Wing, writer Joe Reid commenting that "her capability and combination of strength and simple compassion represented the fantasy of the Bartlet White House better than anyone". In their list of the best characters from all television serials created by Sorkin, Vulture ranked C.J. second, commenting that "if all the Sorkin women were as classy, self-assured, and legitimately funny (the turkey pardon!) as C.J., we'd never have had the Sorkin woman argument in the first place". Reviewers also lauded Janney's performance; The Cincinnati Enquirer wrote in 2001 that Janney "combines comedy, drama, and political savvy" in C.J., approving of her ability to alternate between wit and seriousness throughout each episode. C.J. Cregg proved to be Allison Janney's breakthrough role. Janney's performance was also lauded by her fellow cast members. In an interview with Empire magazine, Martin Sheen (who played President Bartlet) recounted an instance in which the cast, in a confidential, anonymous poll, unanimously agreed that Janney was "the very best among us". Janney's four Emmy awards from The West Wing outpaced every other cast member. She also received four Screen Actors Guild awards for her performance on The West Wing, and many other awards and nominations. Janney reported receiving letters of appreciation for her portrayal of C.J. from women viewers. Legacy After the show ended in 2006, Allison Janney was offered political punditry roles in several news organizations, as well as several requests to campaign for Democratic candidates. Janney declined, telling The Guardian that "you really don't want to hire me. I'm not good in that area". In 2018, Janney remarked on The Graham Norton Show that people often assumed that she was similar to C.J., but that the two were not alike in reality. Janney commented that "it made me very shy of meeting people because I wasn't her. I would love to be like her, she was thrilling". On April 29,