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Alison Brie

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  • Producer
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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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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 27 nominations

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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)
Natasha Lyonne and Alison Brie in Natasha Lyonne & Alison Brie (2023)
Alison Brie and Kiersey Clemons in Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
Jay Ellis and Alison Brie in Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
Fabi Reyna, Alison Brie, and Marian Li in Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
Alison Brie in Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, and Aubrey Plaza in The Little Hours (2017)

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Jackie Tohn, Alison Brie, Sydelle Noel, Kia Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Kate Nash, Britney Young, and Gayle Rankin in GLOW (2017)
GLOW
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  • 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
Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman (2020)
Promising Young Woman
7.5
  • Madison
  • 2020
Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Channing Tatum, Alison Brie, and Jonah Hill in The Lego Movie (2014)
The Lego Movie
7.7
  • Unikitty(voice)
  • 2014

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Actress

  • Freelance
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Apples Never Fall
    • Amy Delaney
    • Pre-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • I Am a Gigantosaurus, Actually
    • Gigantosaurus
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Jay Ellis and Alison Brie in Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
    Somebody I Used to Know
    • Ally
    • 2023
  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)
    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
    • Aftershock (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Roar (2022)
    Roar
    • Rebecca Moss
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
    Spin Me Round
    • Amber
    • 2022
  • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
    Star Wars: Visions
    • Am (English version, voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    • Planetina (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Cinema Toast (2021)
    Cinema Toast
    • Jane (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • 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
    • Sloane
    • 2020
  • Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community: Webisodes (2009)
    Community: Webisodes
    • Annie Edison
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2020
  • The Rental (2020)
    The Rental
    • Michelle
    • 2020
  • Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman (2014)
    BoJack Horseman
    • Diane Nguyen
    • Waitress
    • Dean Squooshyface (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2020
  • Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
    Horse Girl
    • Sarah
    • 2020
  • Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman (2020)
    Promising Young Woman
    • Madison
    • 2020
  • Jackie Tohn, Alison Brie, Sydelle Noel, Kia Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Kate Nash, Britney Young, and Gayle Rankin in GLOW (2017)
    GLOW
    • Ruth Wilder
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Drunk History (2013)
    Drunk History
    • Thea Spyer
    • TV Series
    • 2019

Producer

  • Jay Ellis and Alison Brie in Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
    Somebody I Used to Know
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
    Spin Me Round
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
    Horse Girl
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Teachers (2016)
    Teachers
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018

Writer

  • Jay Ellis and Alison Brie in Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
    Somebody I Used to Know
    • written by
    • 2023
  • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
    Spin Me Round
    • written by
    • 2022
  • Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
    Horse Girl
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    • 2020
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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • December 29, 1982
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Dave FrancoMarch 2017 - present
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Charles Terry Schermerhorn
  • Relatives
    • Lauren Michelle Schermerhorn(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Female

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    Worked as a clown before becoming an actress.
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    [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...
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