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Date of Birth

29 December 1982, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Birth Name

Alison Brie Schermerhorn

Height

5' 3" (1.60 m)

Mini Biography

Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California and grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of South Pasadena. Interested in acting at an early age, she began her career performing in community theater shows at the Jewish Community Center in Los Feliz. Her very first role was "Toto" in the Wizard of Oz. After graduating from South Pasadena High School in 2001; Alison attended California Institute of the Arts where she received her BFA in Acting. While there, she was one of the original cast members in the world premiere of The Peach Blossom Fan, performed as the inaugural theater production at Disney's REDCAT Theater in Downtown LA. During that time, Alison also studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland.

Since graduating, she has continued to work in all forms of media, including film, television, and theater. She has performed in the Blank Theater Company's Young Playwright's festival and in shows at the Odyssey, Write-Act, and Rubicon Theaters, receiving an Indy Award for her haunting performance as "Ophelia" in the Rubicon's production of Hamlet. She had performed guest spots for Comedy Central and Disney's "Hannah Montana" (2006) as well as leading roles in some independent films before landing her role on "Mad Men" (2007). Since then, she has continued to work in film and TV.

Alison currently lives in South Pasadena.

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Trade Mark

Wide blue eyes

Silky brown hair

Her smile

Trivia

Member of SAG and AEA.

Her mother was a teacher at a community college.

Ranked as having one of the most beautiful famous faces by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #5 in 2010 and #18 in 2009.

Worked as a clown before becoming an actress.