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Alison Brie
Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress. Brie is best known for her starring roles as Annie Edison in the comedy series Community (2009–2015), Trudy Campbell in the drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), Diane Nguyen in the animated comedy series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020) and as Ruth Wilder in the comedy-drama series GLOW (2017–present), for which she received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. In addition to her television work, Brie has starred in films such as Scream 4 (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), The Lego Movie (2014), Get Hard (2015), Sleeping with Other People (2015), How to Be Single (2016), The Little Hours (2017), The Disaster Artist (2017), The Post (2017), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Horse Girl (2020), the lattermost of which she also co-wrote and produced.
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Born
1982-12-29
Birth Place
Hollywood, California, U.S.
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Actress writer producer
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Dave Franco ​ ( m.  2017) ​
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Alison Brie and Dave Franco’s Best Quotes About Their Relationship

Just for them. Alison Brie and Dave Franco have been relatively private about their relationship through the years, but on the rare occasion that they do open up about each other, their quotes are swoon-worthy. Us Weekly revealed in May 2012 that the Community alum and the Neighbors actor had been dating for “at least […]
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Alison Brie Explains Why The Community Set Felt Frantic, Frenetic, And Chaotic

Alison Brie has had an undeniably impressive acting career on TV, with memorable roles on "Mad Men," "Bojack Horseman," "GLOW," and most significantly, "Community." Although the community college-based sitcom was never a ratings hit, it went on for six seasons thanks to its passionate fanbase and Yahoo's short-lived streaming service coming to its rescue.
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Alison Brie Recalls the Childhood Accident That Almost Left Her Blind

Alison Brie was just a 7-year-old running around her school's playground when her life almost changed forever -- she temporarily went blind after falling backward and hitting her head on the concrete ground. But there was a real fear the blindness would become permanent. During an appearance on Dr. Priyanka...
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Alison Brie Uses This Facialist-Approved Concealer on Her Melasma and Veins

What people post on Instagram is rarely the full story, but going by Alison Brie's social media, she's cultivated a pretty great life. The actress most recently starred in Apple TV+'s Roar alongside Nicole Kidman, Issa Rae, and Cynthia Erivo, and while doing an interview to promote the anthology, Brie shared one of her go-to products for making melasma and veins disappear.
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'Spin Me Round': Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza Comedy Acquired by IFC and AMC+

New comedy flick Spin Me Round, which just premiered last month at this year's South By Southwest festival, has just had its North American rights acquired by IFC Films and AMC+. Spin Me Round features an all-star trio of funny women, which includes Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, and Molly Shannon. The film is co-written and directed by Jeff Baena, who has been a frequent collaborator with all three leading ladies. Brie co-wrote the film's script and will also serve as a producer. Alessandro Nivola, Zach Woods, Ayden Mayeri, Ben Sinclair, Tim Heidecker, Debby Ryan, Lil Rel Howery, and Fred Armisen round out the rest of the cast.
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Alison Brie: It Was ‘Really Nice’ Reuniting With Chris Lowell In ‘Roar’ After ‘GLOW’s Cancellation

Alison Brie is among the all-star cast of the new Apple TV+ series Roar, from GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch. Alison’s episode, titled The Girl Who Solved Her Own Murder, reunites her with one of her GLOW co-stars, Chris Lowell. Alison spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife about the GLOW reunion after the beloved show’s cancellation.
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Alison Brie on 'Roar,' Reuniting With 'GLOW' Creators, and Her Experience With Her Character

From show creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch (GLOW), the Apple TV+ eight-episode anthology series Roar tells standalone stories that feature ordinary women in unexpected, unique and different circumstances, spanning a variety of genres. In “The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder,” we learn from the murder victim herself (Alison Brie), what led to the end of her life.
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Alison Brie and Kiernan Shipka Reflect on 'Mad Men' 15 Years Later (Exclusive)

Ahead of Mad Men’s 15th anniversary in July, Alison Brie and Kiernan Shipka are reflecting on the impact of creator Matthew Weiner’s AMC series about the professional and personal lives of employees at an advertising firm set in the 1960s. “I was like, ‘15 years, but I haven’t aged a day,’” Brie joked about looking back on the series.
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