To hide this fact I had my arms folded across my chest during most of my interviews.

This led to an unexpected bonding experience with Allison Janney, at the festival as part of casts of "Juno" and "Hairspray" which were both being honored. When Allison made her way over to me, she was feeling a bit chilled so she slipped her hands between my folded arms for warmth. It was so cute and we actually conducted the first part of our chat this way.

I knew that Allison had won four Emmys for "The West Wing" on which she played presidential press secretary C.J. Clegg for so many years. I wanted to know where she keeps all that Emmy hardware.

"Very recently, I had a shelf built above my new TV set so they're actually above the TV," she said. "They're look wonderful. Anyone who comes over my house to watch anything is reminded of them!"

Since "West Wing" ended its long, successful run in 2006, Allison has turned full-time to feature films which she had previously had to fit in during the series' hiatus when she had roles in "American Beauty," "The Ice Storm" and "Primary Colors," among other films. She stole every scene she was in as the conservative mother Prudy Pingleton in "Hairspray" and is currently shining in the current box office hit "Juno" in which she plays Brenda McGuff, the step-mother of a pregnant teen played by Ellen Page.

"It was kinda great to be able to play such extremes on the spectrum of motherhood," she said. "I love doing crazy comedy, I love going out on a limb and just going as far as I can. I also like being simple and real.These two I got really lucky with [director] Adam Shankman and [producer] Scott Whitman and [composer] Marc Shaiman who basically said, 'You're coming to Toronto to play his part in "Hairpray'" and I said 'OK.' And fortunately ['Juno' director] Jason Reitman was a fan of mine and he only had me in mind for the part and he offered it to me. So that was so lucky. A lot of other parts I'll read and I'll really want them and they go to someone else. I have just as many disappointments so I was really happy that these two
worked out."

But Allison's triumphs extend beyond television and film. In 1998, she was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge" and she will soon be hitting the stage in her first musical. She has been cast in Lily Tomlin's movie role in a Dolly Parton-penned musical version of "9 to 5" which opens up in LA in the fall.

"I'm gonna sing and dance. I've been on stage before but never in a musical so this is a new ballgame for me."

With so many career options right now, will, Allison ever come back to television on a regular basis?

"I miss the regular job," she admitted. "I really loved that, having a steady job. I probably would go back if the right thing came along. I just love acting."