Alison Thornton
Alison Thornton | |
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| Born | August 14, 1999 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian American |
Alison Grace Thornton (born August 14, 1999) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for playing Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis in Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Lydia Spring in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Early Life
Alison Grace Thornton was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to American parents Allen Thornton and Wendy Loken Thornton (both psychology professors), who immigrated to Canada and became citizens. She has an older sister, Emily Marie Thornton. Alison graduated from Dr. Charles Best Secondary in 2017. She is fluent in both English and French. Alison currently lives in Vancouver and Los Angeles.
Career
Alison began performing at the age of 5 in dance, singing, piano, and theater.[1] [2] In her first television role, she played Angeline Bennett in the Hallmark Channel Movie Let It Snow starring Candace Cameron Bure and Alan Thicke. She then played Charlotte Spehn in the movie The Color of Rain with Lacey Chabert. Alison played Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis for 26 episodes of Bravo's first scripted series, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Lydia Spring in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, alongside Elijah Wood.[3] Alison also plays Tacy Cassidy in the TV adaptation of the Megan Abbott novel Dare Me.[4]
References
- ^ "Get Acquainted With Dirk Gently's Alison Thornton - 604 Now". 604 Now. 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ Sumerel, Ashley (November 7, 2016). "Alison Thornton Talks 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' [Exclusive Interview]".
- ^ "Pop-Culturalist Chats with Alison Thornton - Pop-Culturalist.com". Pop-Culturalist.com. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2018-08-14). "'Dare Me': Rob Heaps, Zach Roerig & Paul Fitzgerald Among Eight Cast In USA Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-10-09.