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Alison Brie

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Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California, to Joanne (Brenner), who worked at a non-profit child care agency, and Charles Terry Schermerhorn, a musician and entertainment reporter. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. Brie 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 lives in South Pasadena.
BornDecember 29, 1982
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BornDecember 29, 1982
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Alison Brie in GLOW (2017)
Marianna Palka, Jackie Tohn, Kimmy Gatewood, Rebekka Johnson, Alison Brie, Kia Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Kate Nash, Ellen Wong, Shakira Barrera, Britney Young, Sunita Mani, and Gayle Rankin in GLOW (2017)
Alison Brie in The Post (2017)
Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin in GLOW (2017)
Alison Brie in GLOW (2017)
Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin in GLOW (2017)
John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, and Aubrey Plaza in The Little Hours (2017)
Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen, Kristen Stewart, Asiyih N'Dobe, Anis N'Dobe, Burl Moseley, Alison Brie, Mary Holland, and Mackenzie Davis in Happiest Season (2020)
Will Forte and Alison Brie in Alison Brie/Will Forte/Doug Smith (2020)
Alison Brie and Debby Ryan in Horse Girl (2020)
John Ortiz and Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)

Known for

Jackie Tohn, Alison Brie, Sydelle Noel, Kia Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Kate Nash, Britney Young, and Gayle Rankin in GLOW (2017)
GLOW
8.0
TV Series
  • Ruth Wilder
Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community (2009)
Community
8.5
TV Series
  • Annie Edison
  • Tight Ship
Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie in Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Sleeping with Other People
6.5
  • Lainey
  • 2015
Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
The Post
7.2
  • Lally Graham
  • 2017

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Actress

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
    • Post-production
  • Somebody I Used to Know
    • Completed
  • Freelance
    • Post-production
  • I Am a Gigantosaurus, Actually
    • Post-production
  • Roar (2022)
    Roar
  • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
    Spin Me Round
  • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
    Star Wars: Visions
    • (English version, voice)
  • Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    • (voice)
  • Cinema Toast (2021)
    Cinema Toast
    • (voice)
  • Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen, Kristen Stewart, Burl Moseley, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, and Mackenzie Davis in Happiest Season (2020)
    Happiest Season
  • The Rental (2020)
    The Rental
  • Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community: Webisodes (2009)
    Community: Webisodes
  • Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman (2014)
    BoJack Horseman
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  • Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
    Horse Girl
  • Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman (2020)
    Promising Young Woman
  • Jackie Tohn, Alison Brie, Sydelle Noel, Kia Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Kate Nash, Britney Young, and Gayle Rankin in GLOW (2017)
    GLOW
  • Drunk History (2013)
    Drunk History
  • Bruce Willis, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Tiffany Haddish, and Stephanie Beatriz in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
    • (voice)
  • Weathering with You (2019)
    Weathering with You
    • (English version, voice)

Producer

  • Somebody I Used to Know
    • Completed
  • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
    Spin Me Round
  • Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
    Horse Girl
  • Teachers (2016)
    Teachers

Writer

  • Somebody I Used to Know
    • Completed
  • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
    Spin Me Round
  • Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
    Horse Girl
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Alison Brie and Sydelle Noel Talk Wrestling and 'The Princess Bride'
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What TV Shows Are Sundance Stars Binge-Watching?
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Alison Brie Teases a Bittersweet Ending to "GLOW"
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Alison Brie Teases a Bittersweet Ending to "GLOW"
Alison Brie Says 'Horse Girl' Was All Improvised
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Alison Brie Says 'Horse Girl' Was All Improvised
Sundance Stars Cast Their Biopics
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Sundance Stars Cast Their Biopics
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Best of IMDb at Toronto 2018
Alison Brie Supercut
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Alison Brie Supercut
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Search Party
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Get a Job

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    • December 29, 1982
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Dave FrancoMarch 2017 - present
    • (Sibling)
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    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Worked as a clown before becoming an actress.
  • Quotes
    [on growing up with a Christian father and Jewish mother] My mother, God love her, is a very proud Jew and would always make sure we knew we were Jewish. I remember being 6 years old and her saying, you know you guys are Jewish. If Hitler came today he would take you...
    • Wide, blue eyes.

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