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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.
Bio:
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.
Tivia:
Worked as a clown before becoming an actress.Best friends with her Community (2009) co-star Danny Pudi.Began her relationship with actor Dave Franco c. 2012.She graduated from the California institute of the Arts and then went to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland.Her mother was a teacher at a community college.During her guest talk in conan she said that she was a nudist during her College Years in Calarts (California Institute of Arts).Engaged to Dave Franco since August 2015. They married in 2017.Alison's mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Alison's paternal grandfather had Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry, and Alison's paternal grandmother was originally from Scotland. Alison's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Reyer Schermerhorn, who was born, c. 1541, in the town of Schermerhorn, in Waterland, Noord Holland (the Netherlands).Her favorite show is Six Feet Under (2001).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.Has one older sister, Lauren Schermerhorn.Sister-in-law of James Franco and Tom Franco.Member of SAG and AEA.Her name originates from Norman French diminutive of the Old French name Aalis.Aalis is a short form of Germanic name Adalheidis which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and held "kind, sort, type". |
| Name: |
Alison Brie |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
33 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:50:33 |
| Height: |
5' 4' (1.63 m) |
| Biography: |
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, |
| Trivia: |
Worked as a clown before becoming an actress.Best friends with her Community (2009) co-star Danny Pudi.Began her relationship with actor Dave Franco c. 2012.She graduated from the California institute of the Arts and then went to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland.Her mother was a teacher at a community college.During her guest talk in conan she said that she was a nudist during her College Years in Calarts (California Institute of Arts).Engaged to Dave Franco since August 2015. They married in 2017.Alison's mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Alison's paternal grandfather had Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry, and Alison's paternal grandmother was originally from Scotland. Alison's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Reyer Schermerhorn, who was born, c. 1541, in the town of Schermerhorn, in Waterland, Noord Holland (the Netherlands).Her favorite show is Six Feet Under (2001).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.Has one older sister, Lauren Schermerhorn.Sister-in-law of James Franco and Tom Franco.Member of SAG and AEA.Her name originates from Norman French diminutive of the Old French name Aalis.Aalis is a short form of Germanic name Adalheidis which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and held "kind, sort, type". |
| Trademarks: |
Wide, blue eyes.
Silky, brown hair.
Distinctive voice. |
| 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...
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I enjoy doing drama, and I enjoy doing comedy equally.
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I always wanted to play a mental patient. I was fascinated with playing crazy people in college, and I don't know if I ever quite perfected it.
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A lot of people come to Los Angeles and think that they're going to be famous, just like that.
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30 Rock (2006) is probably one of my favorite shows. It's just joke after joke after joke. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Spouse: |
Dave Franco (March 2017 - present) |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Charles Terry Schermerhorn
Joanne Beth Brenner |
| Relatives: |
Lauren Michelle Schermerhorn (Sibling) |
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