Allison Smith (actress)

Allison Smith
Allison Smith
Born	December 9, 1969 (age 55); Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, writer, director
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Randall Grimmett (m. 2001)

Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969) is an American actress, singer, writer and director, best known for her work on television as Mallory O'Brien in Aaron Sorkin's Emmy Award-winning NBC drama The West Wing and for starring on Broadway in the title role Annie.^[1]^[2] She also played the role of Jennie Lowell on the 1980s Emmy Award winning sitcom Kate & Allie.^[3] In addition to starring in Annie, Smith has also appeared on stage in a host of other roles, including a part in the original Broadway production of Evita (alongside Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin), a starring role in the Los Angeles premiere production of David Mamet's Oleanna, and supporting roles in Peter Parnell's QED (opposite Alan Alda), and the musical The Education Of Randy Newman, in which she played Randy Newman's first wife.^[4]^[5] Smith, who has appeared in over 100 telivison episodes, received rave reviews for her chilling performance in the pilot of The Closer.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to her creative work, Smith, who is married with two children, volunteers with the non-profit Save The Children, and has helped to build multiple schools in Africa and the Caribbean.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

TV works

Selected television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	CBS Library	Suzie
1982	Night of 100 Stars	Herself
1982	All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story	Herself
1983	Silver Spoons	Barbra Webster
1984	ABC Weekend Special	Christi Bay
1984–89	Kate & Allie	Jennie Lowell	95 episodes
1985	Young People's Specials	Marty
1987	Who Am I Now?	Older Sarah
1989	Hunter	Cheryl Donovan
1989	The Arsenio Hall Show	Herself
1990	Wolf	Cynthia Costanza
1995	Sweet Justice	Sara Pratt	6 episodes
1995	Party of Five	Keri
1995	Ned & Stacey	Veronica
1995	Deadly Games	Jill Stewart
1995	Homicide: Life on the Street	Officer Debbie Haskell
1995	Touched by an Angel	Jennifer
1995	Planet Rules
1995	Crazy Love	Sam
1996	Champs	Dana
1996	Murder, She Wrote	Carly McAllister
1996	Beverly Hills, 90210	Melanie Harold
1997	Spy Game	Maxine 'Max' London	11 episodes
1997	Working	Jana
1998	Michael Hayes	Andrea Jordan
1998	Buddy Faro	Julie Barber	12 episodes
1999	Wasteland	Jules	3 episodes
1999	St. Michael's Crossing	Tordio
1999–2006	The West Wing	Mallory O'Brien	11 episodes
2000	Celebrity Homes
2001	Family Law	Allison Palmer
2001	Thieves	Agent Mary Webb
2001–02	Providence	Lynn Fischer	2 episodes
2002	The X-Files	Patti	"Trust No 1"
2003	ER	Denny
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Nancy Linden
2005	The Closer	Ellen
2005	Close to Home	Cindy Delacroix
2005	House	Kayla McGinley
2005	Inconceivable	Clare
2006	Without a Trace	Patient X
2006	Scrubs	Millie
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Lisa Filbert
2006	Nip/Tuck	Kathleen McNamara
2007	State of Mind	Mary Bridget Donohue
2008	Cold Case	Simone Gallavan '78
2008	Childrens Hospital	Nurse Allison
2009	Trust Me	Laura Mink
2010	Numb3rs	Sara Lewis
2010	The Whole Truth	Corrine Sellards
2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mrs. Diorio
2012	Family Guy
2012	Perception	Laura Crane

Films

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Evita Peron	Young Evita	TV movie
1982	Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight	Herself	TV movie
1993	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday	Vicki
1994	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies`	Claire Lieberman	TV movie
1995	A Reason to Believe	Charlotte Byrne
1996	Two Guys Talkin' About Girls	Rhonda Glick	Video
1996	Full Circle	Averill Winslow	TV movie
1996	Lying Eyes	Jennifer	TV movie
1997	Switchback	Becky
1998	Los años bárbaros	Susan	Spanish film
2000	Terror Tract	Mary Ann Doyle	(segment "Make Me An Offer")
2003	Holes	Linda Miller Walker
2003	The Animatrix	Reporter	Direct-to-video, Voice, (segment "World Record")
2004	Helter Skelter	Patricia Krenwinkel	TV movie
2005	Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder	Debbie Philips	TV movie
2005	Ordinary Miracles	Sally's Mother	TV movie
2006	Gillery's Little Secret	Bernadette	Short film
2006	Life After Tomorrow	Herself
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	Larry's Mom

References

^ "Annie Orphans". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Turner Classic Movies biography". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Allison Smith Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
^ "Theater in the Now: Spotlight on Allison Smith". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ Courrier, Kevin (2005). Randy Newman's American Dreams. ECW Press. p. 303. ISBN 1-55022-690-8.

External links

Allison Smith at IMDb

[Annie-1] "Annie Orphans". Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[turner-2] "Turner Classic Movies biography". Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[filmreference-3] "Allison Smith Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-03.

[now-4] "Theater in the Now: Spotlight on Allison Smith". Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[newman-5] Courrier, Kevin (2005). Randy Newman's American Dreams. ECW Press. p. 303. ISBN 1-55022-690-8.

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