| Alison Pill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alison Elizabeth Pill November 27, 1985 Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Alison Elizabeth Pill[1] (born November 27, 1985) is a Canadian film, television and theatre actress.
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Private life
She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and attended Vaughan Road Academy, a high school in Toronto.
Career
In 2006, Pill starred as Grace Webster in the short-lived NBC drama The Book of Daniel, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Pill had a major supporting role as campaign manager Anne Kronenberg in the Oscar-winning 2008 film Milk. She recently starred as April, a college student who discovers she has cancer, in the HBO series, In Treatment. It has been announced that she will be playing Annie Sullivan on Broadway in The Miracle Worker in March 2010.
Stage career
- None of the Above New York City (2003)
- The Distance From Here New York City (2004)
- On The Mountain New York City (2005)
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore New York City (2006)
- Blackbird, New York City (2007)
- Mauritius, New York City (2007)
- Reasons to be pretty, New York City (2008)
- The Miracle Worker, New York City (2010)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The New Ghostwriters Mysteries | Lucy | (1 Episode) |
| 1998 | Anatole | Paulette | (Unknown Episodes) |
| You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Camping Party | Friend # 2 | (direct-to-video) | |
| Fast Track | Alexa Stokes | (1 episode) | |
| PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Sophie Schulman | (1 Episode) | |
| The Last Don II | Bethany | (unknown episodes) | |
| Degas & the Dancer | Marie von Goetham | ||
| Stranger in Town | Hetty | ||
| 1999 | Locked in Silence | Lacey | |
| Redwall | Cornflower (voice) | (1999-2003) | |
| Dear America: A Journey to the New World | Remember Patience Whipple/Mem | ||
| What Katy Did | Katy | ||
| God's New Plan | Samantha Hutton | ||
| Different | Sally | ||
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Paige | (1 Episode) | |
| The Life Before This | Jessica | ||
| Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Frog | Shapiro/Marfa | ||
| A Holiday Romance | Fern | ||
| 2000 | Redwall: The Movie | Cornflower (voice) | |
| Traders | Andrea Exter | (1 Episode) | |
| Skipped Parts | Chuckette Morris | (aka The Wonder of Sex in UK) | |
| The Dinosaur Hunter | Julia | ||
| The Other Me | Allna Browning | DCOM | |
| Baby | Larkin Malone | ||
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Young Lorna Luft | aka Judy Garland: L'ombre d'une étoile (Canada: French title) |
| Midwives | Constance 'Connie' Danforth | ||
| What Girls Learn | Tilden | ||
| 2002 | The Pilot's Wife | Mattie Lyons | |
| Perfect Pie | Marie (age 15) | ||
| A.W.O.L. | Patient | (unconfirmed) | |
| 2003 | Fast Food High | Emma Redding | |
| Pieces of April | Beth Burns | ||
| An Unexpected Love | Samantha Mayer | aka This Much I Know | |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Ella Gerard | aka Bekenntnisse einer Highschool Diva (Germany) |
| The Crypt Club | Liesl | ||
| A Separate Place | Beth | ||
| Plain Truth | Katie Fisher | accused and disowned amish girl | |
| 2005 | Dear Wendy | Susan | |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel | Grace Webber | (8 episodes) |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Lisa Ramsey | (1 episode) | |
| 2007 | Dan in Real Life | Jane Burns | |
| 2008 | Milk | Anne Kronenberg | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kelsey Levin | (1 episode) | |
| 2009 | The Awakening of Abigail Harris | Abigail Harris | |
| One Way to Valhalla | Dale | (completed) | |
| In Treatment | April | (Season 2 regular) | |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Kim Pine | (post-production) |
| Sweet Baby Jesus | Mary | (pre-production) | |
| Thicker | Emmy | (pre-production) | |
| 2011 | Jack and Diane | unknown | (in production) |
References
External links
- Alison Pill at the Internet Movie Database
- Alison Pill at Northernstars.ca
- Alison Pill fan site
- Alison Pill profile in The New York Observer
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