- In 1993, while her mother and grandmother took her on a walk in the Historic District of Savannah, Allyssa saw a scene from Forrest Gump being filmed.
- Allyssa is a huge sports fan, and her favorite sport is football. She is a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs, the Georgia State Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons as well as football players Julio Jones and Odell Beckham Jr.
- She practices Reform Judaism.
- Her favorite films include Space Jam, Back to the Future, and Little Shop of Horrors.
- After changing her major a total of eight times, Allyssa graduated with a B.A. in communications with a concentration in film production from Georgia State University.
- Allyssa was one of 55,000 people to attend Atlanta United's inaugural season opener at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
- She is a Virgo sun, Aries moon, and Leo rising.
- She graduated from Heritage High School, located in Conyers, GA, in 2011.
- At the age of nine, Allyssa moved from Savannah to Atlanta as the result of her mom receiving a promotion.
- She picked up boxing when she was 25 and practices boxing fitness daily.
- She is allergic to both pineapples and chickpeas.
- In her free time, Allyssa enjoys hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, and yoga.
- She is a Hufflepuff.
- Allyssa ran track & field during her junior year of high school.
- The Screen Actors Guild Awards honored her for her work in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
- She randomly met Jermaine Cole, known professionally as J. Cole, as she was dropping off flowers for her mom while she was at work.
- She identifies as bisexual and partially chose to pursue acting due to the lack of representation in the entertainment industry.
- Allyssa skates goofy foot.
- Allyssa is a Duke basketball fan. She grew up watching the Blue Devils with her uncle, Michael Barley.
- She was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease at 17.
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