| Alyson Hannigan |
Alyson Hannigan, April 2003 |
| Born |
Alyson Lee Hannigan
March 24, 1974 (1974-03-24) (age 35)
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other name(s) |
Alyson Denisof |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Years active |
1988–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Alexis Denisof
(2003 – present) |
Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Michelle Flaherty in three American Pie films, Lily Aldrin on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and Willow Rosenberg on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Personal life
Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Emilie Posner, a real estate agent, and Al Hannigan, a truck driver.12 Hannigan is Jewish on her mother's side and also has Irish ancestry.34 Her parents divorced a year after her birth and she was raised mostly by her mother in Atlanta.citation needed
Hannigan previously dated Ginger Fish of Marilyn Manson.5
Hannigan later married actor Alexis Denisof (who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Buffy/Angel franchise) at Two Bunch Palms Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California on October 11, 2003. They bought a house together in Santa Monica, California. Their daughter, Satyana Denisof, was born six years later at home on Hannigan's 35th birthday, on March 24, 2009.67
Career
Although Hannigan had appeared in an industrial film for "Active Parenting" as a baby, as well as having starred in a commercial for the Duncan Hines cookie mix in 1978, it was not until 1985, when she moved to Los Angeles, California, 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. After attending North Hollywood High School she attended California State University, Northridge.citation needed
Hannigan outside the stage door after
When Harry Met Sally... in London, in May 2004.
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. Then in 1989, her first regular role on a TV series came when she was cast in the short-lived ABC sitcom Free Spirit. Throughout most of the early-1990s, she appeared in commercials.citation needed
In 1997, Hannigan was cast to play Willow Rosenberg, Buffy's best friend, on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (replacing Riff Regan, who played Willow in the unaired 25-minute pilot). The show became a success, and Hannigan gained recognition, subsequently appearing in several notable films aimed at teenage audiences, including American Pie, American Pie 2, Boys and Girls, and American Wedding. By the time Buffy had ended in 2003, Hannigan was earning a US$250,000 salary for each episode. She also had a guest spot on the Buffy spin-off, Angel, reprising her role of Willow in a few episodes (including most notably "Orpheus", during the fourth season of Angel and the seventh season of Buffy), but none after Buffy finished production.citation needed
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.citation needed
In 2005, Hannigan returned to starring in a regular television series, appearing in the hit comedy, How I Met Your Mother, as Lily, and also playing a recurring guest role on Veronica Mars as Trina Echolls.citation needed
In February 2006, Hannigan starred as Julia Jones in Date Movie, a parody of romantic comedies. Alyson also was a guest star on the ABC animated sitcom The Goode Family.citation needed
Alyson joined forces with Emily Deschanel, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, and Katharine McPhee in a video slumber party featured on FunnyorDie.com to promote regular breast cancer screenings for the organization Stand Up 2 Cancer.8
Filmography
References
External links
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| NAME |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Hannigan, Aly |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
March 24, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Washington, D.C. |
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