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Alyson Hannigan - Biography |
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Alyson Hannigan (born Allison Lee
Hannigan on March 24, 1974) is an American actress. She played Willow
Rosenberg on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Michelle
Flaherty in the American Pie film series, and Lily Aldrin in the CBS
sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C. to Albert Hannigan, an Irish
American truck driver, and Emilie Posner, a Jewish American real estate
agent.[1] Her parents divorced a year after her birth and she was raised
mostly by her mother in Atlanta. Although Hannigan had appeared in an
industrial film for "Active Parenting" as a baby, as well as starred in a
commercial for the "Duncan Hines cookie mix" in 1978, it wasn't until she
moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985 that she formally began her
acting career. Living with her mother and attending North Hollywood High
School, she successfully auditioned for agents while visiting her father
in Santa Barbara.
Hannigan's first major film role was in My Stepmother Is an Alien, a
science fiction comedy released in 1988; one of her co-stars in the film
was actor Seth Green, who would later join her in the regular cast of
Buffy as her on-screen boyfriend. Throughout most of the early 1990s, she
appeared in commercials and supporting roles on television shows,
including Picket Fences, Roseanne and Touched by an Angel.
In 1997, Hannigan was cast to play Willow Rosenberg, Buffy's best friend,
on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show became a big
success, and Hannigan gained recognition, subsequently appearing in
several notable films aimed at teenage audiences, including American Pie,
Boys and Girls, and American Wedding. By the time Buffy had ended in 2003,
Hannigan was earning a $250,000 salary for each episode. She also reprised
her role of Willow in a few episodes (including most notably "Orpheus") of
the Buffy spin-off, Angel, but none after Buffy finished production.
In early 2004, Hannigan made her West End debut, starring in a stage
adaptation of When Harry Met Sally... at the Theatre Royal Haymarket,
opposite Luke Perry. In 2005, she returned to starring in a regular
television series, appearing in the currently-running show, How I Met Your
Mother, and also playing a recurring guest role on Veronica Mars.
In February 2006, Date Movie, in which Hannigan stars as a character meant
to be a parody on romantic comedy heroines, was released in theaters.
Hannigan owns a home in Sacramento, California. She married actor Alexis
Denisof (who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Buffy franchise) on 11
October 2003. She had previously dated actor Steven Sutphen and Ginger
Fish, a drummer for Marilyn Manson.
Hannigan has been incorrectly rumored to have created a sex tape; the
person in the tape is not her, but rather adult film actress Luna Lane.
Hannigan has been said to be a natural redhead, which is incorrect. In
interviews she has stated that her hair is actually auburn, and mostly
brown in color. Her natural color can be seen in older films such as My
Stepmother Is an Alien. |
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Alyson Hannigan - Personal Quotes |
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"It was great for a change to
share a week's work, rather than being on different projects. With
the hours Alexis and I spend on set, you can tend to pass like ships
in the night. Weekends, however, are great because we can share
precious time together. But when we're at home, I promise you, we
certainly don't talk about vampires or suck each other's blood for
tea" [On playing the season 4, episode 15, role of "Willow" as a
crossover on "Angel" (1999) June 4, 2003].
[On her role as the witch "Willow", crossing over from "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer" (1997) to act in the episode "Orpheus" on the series
"Angel" (1999), where her fiancé, Alexis Denisof, is a regular:] "I
finally get to spend a day with my honey, so that's really nervous
coming in. I had butterflies in my stomach. I don't know why I was
so nervous -- maybe because I don't know how to pronounce half the
lines I have to say today. They're in some made-up language".
"It's like walking around a history book. You have all these
beautiful buildings that were built before 1980." - on London |
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Alyson Hannigan - Filmography |
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"How I Met Your Mother" ....
Lily Aldrin (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Moving Day (2007) TV Episode .... Lily Aldrin
- Arrivederci, Fiero (2007) TV Episode .... Lily Aldrin
- Stuff (2007) TV Episode .... Lily Aldrin
- Lucky Penny (2007) TV Episode .... Lily Aldrin
- Where Were We? (2007) TV Episode .... Lily Aldrin
(35 more)
Farce of the Penguins (2007) (V) (voice) .... Hottie Penguin
Date Movie (2006) .... Julia Jones
"Veronica Mars" .... Trina Echolls (3 episodes, 2005)
- My Mother, the Fiend (2005) TV Episode .... Trina Echolls
- Hot Dogs (2005) TV Episode .... Trina Echolls
- Ruskie Business (2005) TV Episode .... Trina Echolls
"King of the Hill" .... Stacey Gibson (1 episode, 2004)
- Talking Shop (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Stacey Gibson
"That '70s Show" .... Suzy Simpson (2 episodes, 2004)
- Won't Get Fooled Again (2004) TV Episode .... Suzy Simpson
- Sally Simpson (2004) TV Episode .... Suzy Simpson
Americana (2004) (TV) .... Andrea
American Wedding (2003) .... Michelle Flaherty
... aka American Pie: The Wedding (Australia) (Europe: English
title) (Singapore: English title) (South Africa: English title) (UK)
... aka American Pie - Jetzt wird geheiratet (Germany)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" .... Willow Rosenberg (144 episodes,
1997-2003)
... aka BtVS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Buffy
... aka Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series
- Chosen (2003) TV Episode .... Willow Rosenberg
- End of Days (2003) TV Episode .... Willow Rosenberg
- Touched (2003) TV Episode .... Willow Rosenberg
- Empty Places (2003) TV Episode .... Willow Rosenberg
- Dirty Girls (2003) TV Episode .... Willow Rosenberg
(139 more)
"Angel" .... Willow Rosenberg (3 episodes, 2001-2003)
... aka Angel: The Series (USA)
- Orpheus (2003) TV Episode .... Willow Rosenberg
- There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb (2001) TV Episode .... Willow
Rosenberg
- Disharmony (2001) TV Episode .... Willow Rosenberg
Beyond the City Limits (2001) .... Lexi
... aka Rip It Off (USA: video title)
... aka Rip Off (UK: DVD title)
American Pie 2 (2001) .... Michelle Flaherty
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000) (VG) (voice) .... Willow Rosenberg
Boys and Girls (2000) .... Betty
"The Wild Thornberrys" .... Gerda (1 episode, 2000)
- Every Little Bit Alps (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Gerda
"100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd" .... Gigi (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Return of Gigi (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Gigi
- All Howls Eve (1999) TV Episode (voice) .... Gigi
American Pie (1999) .... Michelle Flaherty
Hayley Wagner, Star (1999) (TV) .... Jenna Jakes
Dead Man on Campus (1998) .... Lucy
For My Daughter's Honor (1996) (TV) .... Kelly
... aka Indecent Seduction
"Picket Fences" .... Peggy Patterson (1 episode, 1996)
- To Forgive Is Devine (1996) TV Episode .... Peggy Patterson
A Case for Life (1996) (TV) .... Iris
The Stranger Beside Me (1995) (TV) .... Dana
"Touched by an Angel" .... Cassie Peters (1 episode, 1994)
- Cassie's Choice (1994) TV Episode .... Cassie Peters
"Almost Home" .... Samantha (2 episodes, 1993)
... aka The Torkelsons: Almost Home
- Hot Ticket (1993) TV Episode .... Samantha
- The Dance (1993) TV Episode .... Samantha
Switched at Birth (1991) (TV) .... Gina Twigg, Age 13-16
"Roseanne" .... Jan (1 episode, 1990)
- Like, a New Job (1990) TV Episode .... Jan
"Free Spirit" .... Jessie Harper (14 episodes, 1989-1990)
- Blast from the Past (1990) TV Episode .... Jessie Harper
- We Gotta Be Me (1990) TV Episode .... Jessie Harper
- Radio Nights (1989) TV Episode .... Jessie Harper
- The New Secretary (1989) TV Episode .... Jessie Harper
- Love That Winnie (1989) TV Episode .... Jessie Harper
(9 more)
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) .... Jessie Mills
Impure Thoughts (1986) (as Allison Hannigan) .... Patty Stubbs |
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Alyson Hannigan - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Alyson Hannigan
YouTube: Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Hannigan at Celebs, Inc.
Alyson Hannigan at Babemania.com
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