Alison Brie
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Born | Alison Brie Schermerhorn December 29, 1982 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982),[1] known professionally as Alison Brie,[2] is an American actress. She is known for portraying Annie Edison on the NBC / Yahoo sitcom Community and Trudy Campbell on the AMC drama Mad Men. She has also starred in films such as Scream 4 (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), and The Lego Movie (2014).
Early life
Brie was born in Hollywood, California. Her mother, Joanne (née Brenner), works at Para los Niños ("For the Children"), a non-profit child care agency.[3] and her father, Charles Terry Schermerhorn, is a musician and freelance entertainment reporter.[4][5][6]
Brie's mother is Jewish and her father has Dutch,[7] Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Brie has stated that, while being raised by her divorced parents, she occasionally attended with her father a "Christian-Hindu hybrid church", the Self-Realization Fellowship, while her mother "would always make sure we knew we were Jewish".[8][9][10]
Brie began her career acting onstage at the Jewish Community Center in Southern California.[11] She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor's in theater in 2005.[12] Prior to becoming a movie actress, Brie worked as a clown at birthday parties and performed in theater in California.[13] For a time, she studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Scotland.[14]
Career
One of Brie's first television roles was Nina, a novice hairdresser, on Hannah Montana. She went on to star in the web series My Alibi, and was chosen for the role of Trudy Campbell in Mad Men. Since 2009, she has portrayed Annie Edison on the NBC sitcom Community. In April 2010, she co-hosted an episode of Attack of the Show!,[15] and appeared in a short segment on Web Soup.[16] She appeared in the 2010 film Montana Amazon.[17] She made Maxim magazine's 2010 Hot 100 list at number 99,[18] and appeared at number 49 in their 2011 list.[19] She was voted the 56th sexiest woman in the world by FHM readers in 2013.[20] She was also voted the 2nd most desirable woman in the world by Askmen readers in 2014.[21]
Brie has had several major film roles. She starred as Sidney Prescott's assistant in the 2011 horror film Scream 4,[22] and appeared in the 2012 comedy film The Five-Year Engagement. She voiced Uni-Kitty in The Lego Movie (2014), and will voice a character in an episode of the long-running adult animation series American Dad!, which is aired as part of the show's 10th season.[23][24]
In June 2014, Brie joined the cast of the Netflix series BoJack Horseman, which debuted on August 22.[25][26]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Stolen Poem | Alice | Short film |
2007 | Dickie Smalls: From Shame to Fame | Mya | |
2007 | Born | Mary Elizabeth | |
2008 | Salvation, Texas | Lisa Salter | Short film |
2008 | Parasomnia | Darcy | |
2008 | The Coverup | Grace | |
2008 | The Deadliest Lesson | Amber | Television film |
2008 | Buddy 'n' Andy | Michelle | Short film |
2009 | Us One Night | Alyson | Short film |
2010 | The Home Front | Hannah | Short film |
2010 | Raspberry Magic | Ms. Bradlee | |
2010 | Montana Amazon | Ella | |
2011 | Scream 4 | Rebecca Walters | |
2012 | Save the Date | Beth | |
2012 | The Five-Year Engagement | Suzie Barnes-Eilhauer | |
2012 | Misadventures of the Dunderheads | Ella | |
2013 | The Kings of Summer | Heather Toy | |
2014 | The Lego Movie | Unikitty | Voice |
2014 | Search Party | Elizabeth | |
2015 | No Stranger Than Love | Lucy Sherrington | Post-production |
2015 | Get Hard | Post-production | |
2015 | Sleeping with Other People | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Hannah Montana | Nina | Episode: "It's My Party and I'll Lie if I Want To" |
2007 | Not Another High School Show | Muffy | Pilot |
2007–2014 | Mad Men | Gertrude "Trudy" Campbell | 33 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009) |
2008 | My Alibi | Rebecca Fuller | 14 episodes |
2009–present | Community | Annie Edison | Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Supporting Actress (2012) |
2009 | Hot Sluts | Amber[27] | 5 episodes |
2011 | Robot Chicken | Martha Stewart / Vampire Lifeguard (voices) | Episode: "The Godfather of the Bride 2" |
2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Joanie | Episode: "Sabbath-tage" |
2012 | American Dad! | Lindsay (voice) | Episode: "Adventures in Hayleysitting" |
2013 | High School USA! | Miss Temple (voice) | Episode: "Choices" |
2013 | Axe Cop | Best Fairy Ever (voice) | Episode: "The Dumb List" |
2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Herself | Episode: "Alison Brie Wears a Black Mesh Top & Mini-Skirt" |
2014–present | BoJack Horseman | Diane Nguyen (voice) | 13 Episodes |
References
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California
- ^ From Alison Brie interview with Marc Maron: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_386_-_alison_brie
- ^ Staff Reports - California Municipal Finance Authority
- ^ "A Shooting star Alison Brie is one of the busiest young actresses in Hollywood..." August 1, 2009, Pasadena Weekly
- ^ "Schermerhorn, Brandenstein Wed In Summer Ceremony" - Winchester Herald Chronicle
- ^ Couple To Wed In California - Winchester Herald Chronicle
- ^ Schermerhorn is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland.
- ^ "DP/30 Emmywatch: Community/Mad Men, actor Alison Brie". Emmywatch.
- ^ "Alison Brie and Donald Glover of 'Community'". PopMatters. 2009-11-17. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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- ^ Andelman, Bob (2009-11-12). "From Mad Men's Trudy to Community's Annie, actor Alison Brie is a hit". True/Slant. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ Lipp, Deborah (2008-10-12). "Exclusive Alison Brie Interview, part 1". Basket of Kisses. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ Price, Erik (2009-09-11). "Alison Brie: Funny Joke from a Beautiful Woman". Esquire. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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- ^ "Alison Brie on Attack of the Show [2011-04-14]". YouTube. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Web Soup: Alison Brie Laughs at Dead People". Bing. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Bartyzel, Monika (2008-04-07). "Casting Bites, Part Two: Some Brie and Strik". Cinematical. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "2010 Hot 100". Maxim. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
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- ^ "Emilia Clarke Voted Most Desirable Woman". Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- ^ Miska, Brad (July 1, 2010). "'Community' Chick and 'Donnie Darko' Mom Join 'Scream' Mystery". Bloody-Disgusting LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ "Kim Kardashian 'American Dad': Reality Star to Play Alien on Comedy". Variety. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ Hibberd, James. "Kim Kardashian to play alien on 'American Dad' | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ Knight, James. "'Mad Men' Alison Brie New Netflix Show Bojack with 'Breaking Bad' Aaron Paul After 'Community' Cancellation [TRAILER]". Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Strecker, Erin (6 April 2014). "'BoJack Horseman': New Netflix comedy features voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, more". Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Alison Brie falls in with the wrongest crowd possible". Comedy Central.
External links
- 1982 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Hollywood, California
- Actresses from Pasadena, California
- Alumni of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- American film actresses
- American people of Dutch descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- American people of Scottish descent
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- California Institute of the Arts alumni
- Living people