Alison Brie
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| Born |
Alison Brie Schermerhorn December 29, 1982 Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982),[1][2] known professionally as Alison Brie, is an American actress and producer. She portrayed Annie Edison in the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community (2009–2015) and Trudy Campbell in the AMC drama Mad Men (2007–2015), and currently voices Diane Nguyen on the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman (2014–present). She has starred in several films, such as Scream 4 (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), The Lego Movie (2014), Get Hard (2015), Sleeping with Other People (2015), and How to Be Single (2016).
Early life
Brie was born in Hollywood, California. Her father, Charles Terry Schermerhorn, is a musician and freelance entertainment reporter.[3][4] Her mother, Joanne Brenner, works at Para los Niños ("For the Children"), a non-profit childcare agency.[5] She has a sister named Lauren.[3][4] Brie's mother is Jewish,[6] while her father has Dutch, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. While being raised by her divorced parents, she occasionally attended a "Christian-Hindu hybrid church", the Self-Realization Fellowship, with her father. However, her mother "would always make sure we knew we were Jewish".[6][7][8]
Brie began acting onstage at the Jewish Community Center in Southern California.[4][9] She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor's degree in theater in 2005.[10] For a time, she studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.[4][11] She later worked as a clown at birthday parties and performed in theater in California.[12]
Career
One of Brie's first television roles was as 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. From 2009 to 2015, she portrayed Annie Edison on the NBC (and later Yahoo! Screen) sitcom Community.
In April 2010, Brie co-hosted an episode of Attack of the Show![13] and appeared in a short segment on Web Soup.[14] She appeared in the 2010 film Montana Amazon.[15] Brie made Maxim magazine's 2010 Hot 100 list at number 99[16] and appeared at number 49 in their 2011 list.[17] She was voted the 57th sexiest woman in the world by FHM readers in 2013.[18] She was also voted the 2nd most desirable woman in the world by Askmen readers in 2014.[19]
Brie starred in several major film roles, including Sidney Prescott's assistant in the 2011 horror film Scream 4,[20] and appeared in the 2012 comedy film The Five-Year Engagement. She voiced Princess Unikitty in The Lego Movie (2014), and voiced a character in an episode of the long-running adult animation series American Dad!, which aired during their 8th season.[21][22] In 2015, she starred with Jason Sudeikis in Leslye Headland's romantic comedy film Sleeping with Other People and played Will Ferrell's character's fiancée in Get Hard.[23] In 2016, Brie starred as Lucy in the romantic comedy film How to Be Single.
In June 2014, Brie joined the cast of the Netflix series BoJack Horseman, which debuted on August 22. Over the first two seasons, she has voiced a variety of characters, including main character Diane Nguyen and recurring character Vincent Adultman.[24][25] Brie also appeared on Lip Sync Battle and won against Will Arnett.[26]
In August 2016, Brie was set to star in the Netflix original comedy series G.L.O.W. from producer Jenji Kohan, creator of Orange Is the New Black, which was inspired by the 1980's female professional wrestling league of the same name.[27]
Personal life
Brie has been dating actor Dave Franco since 2012.[28] On August 25, 2015, it was reported the two were engaged.[28][29]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Deadliest Lesson | Amber | Television film |
| 2008 | Coverup, TheThe Coverup | Grace | |
| 2008 | Buddy 'n' Andy | Michelle | Short film |
| 2009 | Us One Night | Alyson | Short film |
| 2010 | Home Front, TheThe Home Front | Hannah | Short film |
| 2010 | Raspberry Magic | Ms. Bradlee | |
| 2010 | Montana Amazon | Ella Dunderhead | |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Rebecca Walters | |
| 2012 | Save the Date | Beth | |
| 2012 | Five-Year Engagement, TheThe Five-Year Engagement | Suzie Barnes-Eilhauer | |
| 2013 | Kings of Summer, TheThe Kings of Summer | Heather Toy | |
| 2014 | Lego Movie, TheThe Lego Movie | Princess Unikitty | Voice role |
| 2014 | Search Party | Elizabeth | |
| 2015 | Sleeping with Other People | Lainey | |
| 2015 | Get Hard | Alissa Barrow | |
| 2015 | No Stranger Than Love | Lucy Sherrington | |
| 2016 | Joshy | Rachel | |
| 2016 | How to Be Single | Lucy | |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Tanya Sellers | |
| 2016 | Headhunter's Calling, TheThe Headhunter's Calling | Lynn Vogel | Completed |
| 2016 | The Masterpiece | Amber | In post-production |
| 2017 | The Little Hours | In post-production | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Nina | Episode: "It's My Party and I'll Lie if I Want To" |
| 2007–2015 | Mad Men | Trudy Campbell | 36 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009) |
| 2009–2015 | Community | Annie Edison | 110 episodes Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2012) |
| 2011 | Robot Chicken | Martha Stewart / Vampire Lifeguard | Voice 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 | Beautiful Girly Bobs | 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 / Various Characters | Voice 37 episodes |
| 2016 | Teachers | Lauren Lark | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Doctor Thorne | Martha Dunstable | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | G.L.O.W. | Ruth |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | My Alibi | Rebecca Fuller | 14 episodes |
| 2009 | Hot Sluts | Amber[30] | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Sketchy | Meg | Episode: "You Got Retweeted" |
| 2013 | ArScheerio Paul Show, TheThe ArScheerio Paul Show | Madonna | Episode: "Madonna & Rosie O'Donnell" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Princess Unikitty |
| 2016 | Marvel Avengers Academy | Black Widow[31] |
References
- ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905–95, Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California". FamilyTreeLegends.com.
- ↑ Brie, Alison (May 8, 2013). "Episode 386 - Alison Brie". WTFPod.com (Interview). Interview with Marc Maron. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- 1 2 "Schermerhorn, Brandenstein Wed In Summer Ceremony". HeraldChronicle.com.
- 1 2 3 4 Kozlowski, Carl (August 1, 2009). "A Shooting star Alison Brie is one of the busiest young actresses in Hollywood...". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Staff Reports, California Municipal Finance Authority
- 1 2 Banin, Jana (May 9, 2013). "Alison Brie on her very Jewish mother". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ↑ "DP/30 Emmywatch: Community/Mad Men, actor Alison Brie". Emmywatch.
- ↑ "Alison Brie and Donald Glover of 'Community'". PopMatters.com. November 17, 2009. Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ↑ Andelman, Bob (November 12, 2009). "From Mad Men's Trudy to Community's Annie, actor Alison Brie is a hit". True/Slant. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ↑ Lipp, Deborah (October 12, 2008). "Exclusive Alison Brie Interview, part 1". Basket of Kisses. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Alison Brie on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". YouTube. October 29, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- ↑ Price, Erik (September 11, 2009). "Alison Brie: Funny Joke from a Beautiful Woman". Esquire. Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Alison Brie on Attack of the Show [2011-04-14]". YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Web Soup: Alison Brie Laughs at Dead People". Bing. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ↑ Bartyzel, Monika (April 7, 2008). "Casting Bites, Part Two: Some Brie and Strik". Cinematical. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "2010 Hot 100". Maxim. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ "2011 Hot 100". Maxim. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Alison Brie". FHM.
- ↑ "Emilia Clarke Voted Most Desirable Woman". Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ Miska, Brad (July 1, 2010). "'Community' Chick and 'Donnie Darko' Mom Join 'Scream' Mystery". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Kim Kardashian 'American Dad'; Reality Star to Play Alien on Comedy". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ Hibberd, James. "Kim Kardashian to play alien on 'American Dad'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (March 17, 2014). "'Community's Alison Brie Joins Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart Comedy 'Get Hard'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ Knight, James. "'Mad Men' Alison Brie New Netflix Show Bojack with 'Breaking Bad' Aaron Paul After 'Community' Cancellation [TRAILER]". Classicalite.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ↑ Strecker, Erin (April 6, 2014). "'BoJack Horseman': New Netflix comedy features voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, more". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Alison Brie beats Will Arnett on Lip Sync Battle". Spike.com.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 29, 2016). "Alison Brie To Star In Netflix Comedy Series 'G.L.O.W.' From Jenji Kohan". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- 1 2 Malkin, Marc (August 24, 2015). "Exclusive! Alison Brie and Dave Franco Engaged—See the Ring Now". E! Online. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Adams, Char (August 25, 2015). "Alison Brie and Dave Franco Are Engaged!". People.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Alison Brie falls in with the wrongest crowd possible". Comedy Central.
- ↑ Goldman, Eric (February 4, 2016). "Marvel Avengers Academy Launches with an All-Star Cast". IGN. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
External links
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- Alison Brie at the Internet Movie Database
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- Alison Brie – Episode 386 – WTF with Marc Maron Podcast