Alison Brie
Alison Brie emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after television actresses by simultaneously playing two very different roles on two very different series: an earnest and somewhat naive coed on eccentric cult comedy "Community" (NBC, 2009-14; Yahoo!, 2015) and the betrayed suburban wife of a 1960s advertising executive on the critically acclaimed drama "Mad Men" (AMC, 2007-15). Her remarkable flair for both comedy and drama proved that she was ready to tackle ever more exciting and higher profile roles. Alison Brie Schermerhorn was born on Dec. 29, 1983 in Pasadena, CA. She started performing at a young age, mostly at the Jewish Community Center in nearby Los Feliz. After Brie graduated from South Pasadena High School in 2001, she studied at the California Institute of the Arts, where she received a degree in drama. While pursuing her degree, Brie also attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. After college, she continued to stage act while simultaneously going after TV and film roles. In 2006, she guest starred as a novice hairdresser on the popular series "Hannah Montana" (Disney 2006-2010). For her next project, Brie starred on "My Alibi" (ABC Family, 2008-09), based on the popular Web series that followed a group of high school kids who pull a large prank during first period and are locked up in one room until someone in the group confesses. With only a few acting credits to her name, Brie nabbed a juicy part on "Mad Men," a stylish drama set in the 1960s that followed a chain-smoking, hard-drinking, womanizing executive (Jon Hamm) at one of Manhattan's top advertising agencies. She played the tightly-wound Trudy Campbell, wife of junior executive Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser). Brie's role on the critically acclaimed drama series led to her being cast on "Community," an ensemble comedy about a group of misfits at a community college in Colorado led by Joel McHale as a lawyer whose license was revoked and is now forced to return to school to earn a legitimate diploma. Brie's role as Annie Edison, a straight-laced student who has just started exploring her wild side, landed her a spot on numerous "Sexiest Celebrity" lists and showcased a quirky, energetic comic persona. In 2011, she used her newly acquired fame to land a role as an overly ambitious personal assistant in the successful horror franchise "Scream 4," which brought back to the fold many of the original film's cast members, including Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. She next starred in romantic comedy "Save the Date" (2012) and landed supporting roles in "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012), indie coming of age comedy-drama "The Kings of Summer" (2013) and animated hit "The Lego Movie" (2014). Brie starred opposite Jason Sudeikis in romantic comedy "Sleeping With Other People" (2015) and was the female lead in Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart comedy "Get Hard" (2015). As both "Community" and "Mad Men" wound down, Brie took on a recurring voice role as Diane Nguyen in animated comedy "BoJack Horseman" (Netflix 2014- ) and served as executive producer on the sitcom "Teachers" (TV Land 2016- ). On the big screen, she co-starred in romantic comedy "How To Be Single" (2016) and indie drama "A Family Man" (2016) before co-starring opposite Aubrey Plaza and Kate Micucci as a reluctant nun in the comedy "The Little Hours" (2017), set in a 14th-century Italian convent. That same year, she returned to television as the star of "GLOW" (Netflix 2017- ), a comedy-drama set in the real-life "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling" circuit of the 1980s.
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Alison Brie
Filmography
Movies
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11% |
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Freelance | Claire Wellington (Character) | $5.3M | 2023 |
69% |
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Somebody I Used To Know |
Ally (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
- | 2023 |
47% |
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Spin Me Round |
Amber (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2022 |
90% |
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Promising Young Woman | Madison (Character) | $6.4M | 2020 |
82% |
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Happiest Season | Sloane (Character) | - | 2020 |
73% |
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The Rental | Michelle (Character) | $1.6M | 2020 |
72% |
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Horse Girl |
Sarah (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2020 |
84% |
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part |
Unikitty/ |
$105.8M | 2019 |
88% |
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The Post | Lally Graham Weymouth (Character) | $81.4M | 2017 |
91% |
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The Disaster Artist | Amber (Character) | $21.1M | 2017 |
78% |
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The Little Hours | Alessandra (Character) | $1.6M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Jerry Mouse (Voice) | - | 2017 |
17% |
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The Headhunter's Calling | Lynn Vogel (Character) | - | 2016 |
81% |
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Joshy | Rachel (Character) | - | 2016 |
9% |
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Get a Job | Tanya Sellers (Character) | - | 2016 |
45% |
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How to Be Single | Lucy (Character) | $46.8M | 2016 |
8% |
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No Stranger Than Love | Lucy Sherrington (Character) | - | 2015 |
64% |
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Sleeping With Other People | Lainey (Character) | $814.8K | 2015 |
28% |
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Get Hard | Alissa (Character) | $90.4M | 2015 |
10% |
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Search Party | Elizabeth (Character) | $3.1K | 2014 |
96% |
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The LEGO Movie | Unikitty (Voice) | $257.8M | 2014 |
77% |
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The Kings of Summer | Heather Toy (Character) | $1.3M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Montana Amazon - The Adventures of the Dunderheads | Ella (Character) | - | 2012 |
47% |
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Save the Date | Beth (Character) | $3.8K | 2012 |
64% |
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The Five-Year Engagement | Suzie Bames-Eilhauer (Character) | $28.6M | 2012 |
60% |
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Scream 4 | Rebecca (Character) | $38.2M | 2011 |
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Raspberry Magic | Ms. Bradlee (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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The Thacker Case | Grace (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Parasomnia | Darcy (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Salvation, Texas | Lisa Salter (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Born | Mary Elizabeth (Character) | - | 2007 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2017-2018 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2013 2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 2017 2020-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2023-2024 |
47% | 42% | Apples Never Fall | Amy Delaney (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015-2018 2020 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2022-2023 |
71% | 42% | Roar | Becky (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Can See Your Voice | Guest | 2022 |
98% | 64% | Star Wars: Visions | Am (Voice) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cinema Toast | Jane (Voice) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2015-2016 2018-2020 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2011 2014 2016 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2015 2018 2020 |
93% | 96% | BoJack Horseman | Diane Nguyen (Voice) | 2014-2020 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016-2019 |
93% | 86% | GLOW | Ruth Wilder (Character) | 2017-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 |
83% | 70% | The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
82% | 69% | The Gong Show | Guest | 2017 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2017 |
7% | 59% | Dr. Ken | Herself (Guest Star) | 2017 |
87% | 82% | Doctor Thorne | Miss Martha Dunstable (Character) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 88% | At Midnight With Chris Hardwick | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teachers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lip Sync Battle | Contestant | 2015 |
88% | 88% | Community | Annie Edison (Character) | 2009-2015 |
94% | 96% | Mad Men |
Trudy Campbell (Guest Star), Unknown (Guest Voice) |
2007-2010 2012-2015 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Lindsay (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Hannah Montana | Nina (Guest Star) | 2006 |