Biography for
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Date of Birth

27 November 1985, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name

Alison Courtney Pill

Nickname

Ali
Al

Height

5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Trivia

Is friends with Lorna Luft, whom she played in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) (TV).

Her favourite actress is Patricia Clarkson, whom she worked with on Pieces of April (2003).

When she first auditioned for Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), the director, Sara Sugarman turned her down, as she had a more androgynous appearance in mind for the character of Ella. Pill took pictures of herself as a boy and auditioned a second time, and finally got the part.

Is a fan of the band Coldplay, and often camps out to buy tickets for their concerts.

Nominated for the 2006 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "The Lieutenant of Inishmore".

Learned to play drums for her role in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).

Engaged to Jay Baruchel [March 11, 2011].

Personal Quotes

When I meet people I'm not usually freaked out. I guess the first big name I worked with was Sissy Spacek and that was really interesting just because she's so incredible and I learned so much from just watching her. But she's also so unassuming that I loved working with her. It wasn't like working with a star, it was Sissy. Not a big deal.

Where Are They Now

(June 2004) Appearing in an off-Broadway play "The Distance from Here" with Melissa Leo, Mark Webber and Anna Paquin.

(April 2006) Appearing in the Broadway play "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" at the Lyceum Theater, New York City

(March 2007) Off-Broadway show "Blackbird" opposite Jeff Daniels at Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II.

(September 2007) Appearing on Broadway in Theresa Rebeck's "Mauritius".

(June 2008) Currently appearing off-Broadway in Neil LaBute's "Reasons to be Pretty . . ." which will transfer to Broadway in the fall of 2008.

(March 2010) Currently portraying Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker on Broadway.