Alison Lohman

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birthname = Alison Marion Lohman
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birthplace = Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States
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height = 5' 2" (1.57 m)
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1998–present
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Alison Marion Lohman (born September 18, 1979) is an American actress. She made her mark on Hollywood in 2002 with a leading role in the drama "White Oleander". She has since starred in several Hollywood films, including "Matchstick Men", "Big Fish" and "Flicka". She also had roles on several television shows, like "7th Heaven", "Crusade", "Tucker" and "Pasadena".

Biography

Early life

Lohman was born and raised in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, the daughter of Diane (née Dunham), a French bakery owner, and Gary Lohman, an architect. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Alison-Lohman.html Alison Lohman Biography (1979-) ] ] She has one younger brother, Robert (born 1982). [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800314643/bio Alison Lohman Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] She is a vegetarian and has two cats, Monk and Clint. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517844/bio Alison Lohman - Biography ] ] cite web | title=San Francisco Chronicle | work=Horse sense helps Lohman in 'Flicka' | url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/22/PKGGILOCPC1.DTL&type=movies | accessmonthday=22 October |accessyear=2006] Her family had no industry connections, but at age nine, she played Gretyl in "The Sound of Music" at the Palm Desert's McCallum Theater. Two years later, she won the Desert Theater League's award for "Most Outstanding Actress in a Musical" for the title role in "Annie". By the age of 17, Lohman had appeared in 12 different major productions and had been a backing singer for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and the Desert Symphony.

As a senior, she was an awardee of National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and was offered the chance to attend the Tisch School of the Arts, but declined.

Career

In 1997, after graduating from high school, Lohman moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her acting career. For the next few years, her work consisted of science fiction B-movies (such as "Kraa! The Sea Monster" and "Planet Patrol"), television productions (including the made-for-TV movie "Sharing the Secret") and children's films (such as "Delivering Milo" and "The Million Dollar Kid"). Also included was the dark urban drama "White Boy".

Lohman starred in "White Oleander", an adaptation of Janet Fitch’s novel, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright-Penn and Renée Zellweger. Though the film was unsuccessful at the box office (it opened to $5.6 million in 1,510 theaters [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whiteoleander.htm White Oleander (2002) ] ] ), Lohman's performance met with wide critical acclaim and has been described as her "breakthrough role" by media sources.

The following year, she appeared in "Matchstick Men", directed by Ridley Scott. She starred with Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell, and though it was not a box office success either, Lohman continued to gain praise. Later that year, she appeared in Tim Burton’s "Big Fish", which continued her trend of appearing in films of high acclaim, but little success.

She had no theatrical features in 2004, though she did voice the lead character in the re-dubbing of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind". In 2005 she appeared in Atom Egoyan's "Where the Truth Lies". The film originally received an NC-17 rating for its graphic sexual content, [ [http://imdb.com/news/sb/2005-08-22#film4 Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com - Studio Briefing - 22 August 2005 ] ] and failed at the box office afterwards. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wherethetruthlies.htm Where the Truth Lies (2005) ] ] Some critics (such as Roger Ebert) felt that she was well-suited for the role. [ [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051027/REVIEWS/50928007/1023 "Where the Truth Lies "] , Roger Ebert review, October 28, 2005.] Her next feature, "The Big White", featured her alongside actors including Robin Williams, Holly Hunter and Tim Blake Nelson), but nevertheless went direct-to-video.

Lohman's next film was the drama "Flicka", which was released on October 20, 2006. In the film, Lohman plays a 16-year-old girl who befriends a wild mustang. Lohman had never ridden a horse prior to filming and trained rigorously for a month. She said that she was "constantly thrown emotionally and physically" while working with the horses for this role. "Flicka" went on becoming a surprise hit in DVD market.

She next played a recovering heroin addict in "Things We Lost in the Fire".

The actress has been signed to replace Oscar nominee Ellen Page in a new Sam Raimi horror film, "Drag Me to Hell," that was set to begin filming on March 31, 2008.

Lohman, who is frequently cast as a teenager, has said that she believes she "look [s] younger and act [s] younger" than her age.

Awards and nominations

In 2003 she was nominated for the PFCS Award at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Newcomer for "White Oleander" (2002) and in the same year she won the Young Hollywood Award at the Young Hollywood Awards for Superstar of Tomorrow, the ShoWest Award at the ShoWest Convention, USA for Female Star of Tomorrow and the Supporting Actress of the Year award at the Hollywood Film Festival.

Filmography

* "Drag Me to Hell" (2009) .... Christine (post-production)
* "Game" (2009) .... Trace (post-production)
* "Under the Blue Sky" (2008) .... Wendy (in production)
* "Space Top 10 Countdown" (1 episode, "Magic and Make-Believe", 2007) .... Herself
* "Beowulf" (2007) .... Ursula
* "Things We Lost in the Fire" (2007) .... Kelly
* "Flicka" (2006) .... Katy McLaughlin
* "Delirious" (2006) .... K'Harma Leeds
* "The Megan Mullally Show" (1 episode, "#1.25", 2006) .... Herself
* "" (2006) (TV) .... Herself
* "" (2005) (V) .... Herself
* "Where the Truth Lies" (2005) .... Karen
* "The Big White" (2005) .... Tiffany
* "" (2004) (V) .... Herself and special thanks
* "Filmland" (1 episode, "#3.1", 2004) .... Herself
* "Young Hollywood Awards" (2003) (TV) .... Herself
* "Big Fish" (2003) .... Sandra Bloom - Younger
* "Matchstick Men" (2003) .... Angela
* "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1 episode, "10 October 2002", 2002) .... Herself
* "HBO First Look" (2 episodes, "The Journey of 'White Oleander' " and "Big Fish", 2002-2004) .... Herself
* "White Oleander" (2002) .... Astrid Magnussen
* "White Boy" (2002) .... Amy
* "Pasadena" (13 episodes, 2001-2002) .... Lily McAllister
* "Alex in Wonder" (2001) .... Camelia Jameson
* "Delivering Milo" (2001) .... Ms. Madeline
* "Tucker" (3 episodes, "Pilot", "Seth Green with Envy" and "Everybody Dance Now", 2000) .... McKenna Reid
* "Sharing the Secret" (2000) (TV) .... Beth Moss
* "The Million Dollar Kid" (2000) .... Courtney Hunter
* "Safe Harbor" (4 episodes, "Can't Touch That", "By Any Means Necessary", "Life Insurance" and "One for the Road", 1999) .... Hayley
* "Planet Patrol" (1999) .... Patrolwoman Curtis
* "The Auteur Theory" (1999) .... Teen Rosemary - Elliot's Film
* "Crusade" (1 episode, "The Long Road", 1999) .... Claire
* "The Thirteenth Floor" (1999) .... Honey Bear Girl
* "7th Heaven" (1 episode, "Let's Talk About Sex", 1998) .... Barbara
* "Pacific Blue" (1 episode, "Seduced", 1998) .... Molly
* "Kraa! The Sea Monster" (1998) .... Curtis
* "Kaze no tani no Naushika" (1984) .... Nausicaä (voice for 2005 English version, "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind")

References

External links

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* [http://www.a-lohman.com Largest & Most Active Alison Lohman fan site. Photos, Videos, Magazines, News...]
* [http://www.esquire.com/alison0907 Alison Lohman celeb profile, named Esquire Magazine's "Woman We Love"]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/16461789@N04/1775329258/ Photo of Alison Lohman] at Flickr.
*http://www.stumpedmagazine.com/Interviews/alison-lohman.html