Alison Brie
Alison Brie is an American actress known for playing Trudy Campbell in Mad Men and Annie Edison in Community. She is also recognized for voicing Diane Nguyen in BoJack Horseman, starring as Ruth Wilder in GLOW, and writing and producing films including Horse Girl and Somebody I Used to Know.
Personal life
Alison Brie met actor Dave Franco at a Mardi Gras party in New Orleans in 2011, and they began dating in 2012. They married on March 13, 2017. Franco's brothers James Franco and Tom Franco are Brie's brothers-in-law.
Brie said in a 2017 interview that she did not want to have children. IMDb lists her as having no children. In a BuzzFeed video released in 2023, she identified herself as bisexual.
Early acting and training
Brie began performing at a young age in community theater at the Jewish Community Center in Los Feliz. Her first role was Toto in The Wizard of Oz. She later performed with the Blank Theater Company's Young Playwrights Festival and at the Odyssey, Write-Act, and Rubicon theaters, winning an Indy Award for playing Ophelia in Hamlet.
After graduating from South Pasadena High School in 2001, Brie studied theater at the California Institute of the Arts, earning a bachelor's degree in 2005. She was an original cast member in the world premiere of The Peach Blossom Fan, the inaugural theater production at Disney's REDCAT Theater. She also studied for a year at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. Before establishing herself as an actress, she worked as a clown named Sunny at children's birthday parties.
Mad Men, Community, and GLOW
Brie made her television debut as Nina, a novice hairdresser, in an episode of Hannah Montana in 2006. Her recognition grew after she was cast as Trudy Campbell in AMC's Mad Men, a role she played from 2007 to 2015. The series ensemble won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series.
From 2009 to 2015, Brie starred as Annie Edison on the sitcom Community. The role brought her Critics' Choice recognition and an Entertainment Weekly Award. Her Community co-stars included Donald Glover, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, and Danny Pudi, with Pudi also described as one of her best friends.
Brie voiced Diane Nguyen and other characters in the animated Netflix series BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020. From 2017 to 2019, she starred as professional wrestler Ruth Wilder in Netflix's GLOW. Her performance earned nominations for the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice Television, and Screen Actors Guild awards.
Film roles and writing
Brie's film credits include Scream 4, The Five-Year Engagement, The Lego Movie, Get Hard, Sleeping with Other People, How to Be Single, The Post, The Little Hours, Promising Young Woman, Happiest Season, and Together. She voiced Princess Unikitty in The Lego Movie and its sequel, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.
She expanded into writing and producing with Horse Girl, a 2020 film in which she also starred. She co-wrote and starred in Spin Me Round in 2022, and wrote and starred in Somebody I Used to Know in 2023. Dave Franco co-wrote and directed Somebody I Used to Know, while Jeff Baena directed Horse Girl and Spin Me Round. Brie also appeared in The Rental, directed by Franco, and starred with him in Together.
Her later television work includes the miniseries Apples Never Fall, in which she played Amy Delaney, and voice roles in Rick and Morty, Star Wars: Visions, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and Krapopolis. She was announced to play Evil-Lyn in the live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe.
Quick facts
- Alison Brie worked as a clown named Sunny at children's birthday parties before establishing herself as an actress.
- Her first acting role was Toto in a production of The Wizard of Oz.
- Brie was an original cast member in the world premiere of The Peach Blossom Fan at Disney's REDCAT Theater.
- She won an Indy Award for playing Ophelia in the Rubicon Theatre production of Hamlet.
- The Mad Men ensemble won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series.
- Brie won an Entertainment Weekly Award for her performance as Annie Edison in Community.
- She voiced both Diane Nguyen and Vincent Adultman in BoJack Horseman.
- Her performance as Ruth Wilder in GLOW earned Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
- Brie won a Lip Sync Battle against Will Arnett with performances of "Shoop" and "Bang Bang."
- She wrote, produced, and starred in Horse Girl.
- She co-wrote and starred in Spin Me Round.
- She wrote and starred in Somebody I Used to Know, which was co-written and directed by Dave Franco.
FAQs about Alison Brie
Does Alison Brie have any children?
No. IMDb lists Alison Brie as having no children, and she said in a 2017 interview that she did not want to have children.
Is Alison Brie LGBTQ?
Yes. Alison Brie identified herself as bisexual in a BuzzFeed video released in 2023.
What ethnicity is Alison Brie?
Brie's mother is Jewish, while her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry.
Who did Alison Brie play in Mad Men?
She played Trudy Campbell in Mad Men from 2007 to 2015.
Who did Alison Brie play in Community?
She played Annie Edison in Community from 2009 to 2015.
What role did Alison Brie play in GLOW?
She played Ruth Wilder in the Netflix comedy-drama series GLOW from 2017 to 2019.
Who is Alison Brie married to?
Alison Brie has been married to actor Dave Franco since 2017.
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