Alison Lohman
Birth name	Alison Marion Lohman
Born	September 18, 1979 (1979-09-18) (age 27) Palm Springs, California, United States
Notable roles	Lily McAllister in Pasadena Astrid Magnussen in White Oleander Angela in Matchstick Men Katy McLaughlin in Flicka

Alison Marion Lohman (born September 18, 1979) is an American actress. She became known in 2002, after a leading role in the drama White Oleander, and has since starred in several Hollywood films, including Matchstick Men, Big Fish and Flicka. She also had minor roles on several television shows, like 7th Heaven, Crusade, Tucker and Pasadena. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Pasadena was an American television program which was originally broadcast in the U.S. from September to November 2001 on FOX. // The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a strangers suicide and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by... White Oleander is a 2002 drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. ... Matchstick Men is a 2003 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. ... Flicka [rated PG] is a 2006 film based on the 1941 childrens novel My Friend Flicka by Mary OHara. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... White Oleander is a 2002 drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Matchstick Men is a 2003 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. ... Big Fish is a 2003 fantasy drama film, directed by Tim Burton and written by John August. ... Flicka [rated PG] is a 2006 film based on the 1941 childrens novel My Friend Flicka by Mary OHara. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the medieval crusades. ... Look up Tucker, tucker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Pasadena was an American television program which was originally broadcast in the U.S. from September to November 2001 on FOX. // The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a strangers suicide and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by...

Biography

Early life

Alison Lohman was born in Palm Springs, California, where she was raised, to Gary Lohman, an architect, and Diane (Dunham), a bakery owner.^[1] She has one younger brother, Robert (born 1982).^[2] She is a vegetarian and has two cats, Monk and Clint.^[3][4] 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 backup singer for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and the Desert Symphony. Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... A variety of vegetarian food ingredients Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal (including sea animals) with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs[1]. Some vegetarians choose to also refrain from wearing clothing that has involved the death... The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, based on the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. ... Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. ... Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-Born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity. ...

As a senior, she was an awardee of National Foundation of the Advancement of the Arts and was offered the chance to attend the Tisch School of the Arts, but declined. Tisch School of the Arts (known more commonly as Tisch or TSOA) is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University (NYU). ...

Career

In 1997, after graduating from high school, Lohman moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her acting career.^[4] 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. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... Space Patrol was a puppet TV series from the United Kingdom, made in 1962, written and produced by Roberta Leigh in association with the Associated British Corporation It featured the vocal talents of Dick Vosburgh, Ronnie Stevens, Libby Morris, Murray Kash and Ysanne Churchman, and comprised 39 half-hour episodes. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... Delivering Milo was a 2001 movie by David Hubbard. ...

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 a box office failure (it opened to $5.6 million in 1,510 theaters^[5]), Lohman's performance met with wide critical acclaim and has been described as her "breakthrough role" by media sources.^[4] White Oleander is a 2002 drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. ... Janet Fitch at the book signing tent of the Texas Book Festival Janet Fitch is most famously known as the author of the Oprahs Book Club novel White Oleander, which became a film in 2002. ... Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is a three-time Oscar-nominated and an internationally known American actress. ... Robin Virginia Wright-Penn (born April 8, 1966) is an American film actress who first became famous on television, playing Kelly Capwell on the soap opera Santa Barbara. ... Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning American-Norwegian film actress. ...

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. Matchstick Men is a 2003 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, County Durham) is an influential Academy Award-nominated English film director, and producer. ... Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox in the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Big Fish is a 2003 fantasy drama film, directed by Tim Burton and written by John August. ...

She had no theatrical features in 2004, though she did voice the lead character in the re-dubbing of Nausicaa 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^[6], and failed at the box office afterwards.^[7] Her performance in particular was heavily criticized. She appeared completely nude in the film and it shows her having sex with another woman. Her next feature, The Big White, featured her alongside some very big stars (including Robin Williams, Holly Hunter and Tim Blake Nelson), but nevertheless went direct-to-video. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nausicaä flying her Mehve over the Valley of Wind Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no tani no Naushika) is a graphic novel (manga) and 1984 film by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atom Egoyan at the Third Golden Apricot Film Festival. ... Where the Truth Lies is a 2005 dramatic film directed by Atom Egoyan. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The Big White is a 2005 black comedy picture directed by Mark Mylod starring Robin Williams, Holly Hunter and Woody Harrelson. ... Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21, 1952)[1] is an American actor and comedian. ... Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958 in Conyers, Georgia) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Tim Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American character actor and film director. ... A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ...

Lohman's most recent film is the drama Flicka, which was released on October 20, 2006. In the film, Lohman plays a sixteen-year-old girl who befriends a wild mustang. Lohman had never ridden a horse prior to filming and trained rigidly for a month; she has also said that she was thrown "emotionally and physically" and felt "tension" and "energy" working with horses in the role.^[4] Flicka [rated PG] is a 2006 film based on the 1941 childrens novel My Friend Flicka by Mary OHara. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Mustang can refer to: The word mustang, from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Spanish mesteño, ultimately from Latin animalus mixtus, mixed breed animal: Mustang (horse), a feral horse living on the western or southwestern plains of the US. P-51 Mustang, a World War II military aircraft P-82 Twin...

Lohman, who is frequently cast as a teenager, has said that she believes she "look[s] younger and act[s] younger" than her age.^[4] She will next play a recovering heroin addict in Things We Lost in the Fire. Heroin (INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ...

Filmography

// November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy). ... Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ) is a 1984 film by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his manga of the same name. ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... // February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... Space Patrol was a puppet TV series from the United Kingdom, made in 1962, written and produced by Roberta Leigh in association with the Associated British Corporation It featured the vocal talents of Dick Vosburgh, Ronnie Stevens, Libby Morris, Murray Kash and Ysanne Churchman, and comprised 39 half-hour episodes. ... Movie Poster The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 film released to cinemas in Germany and the United States (as The 13th Floor). ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Delivering Milo was a 2001 movie by David Hubbard. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... White Oleander White Oleander is a 2002 drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Big Fish is a 2003 fantasy drama film, directed by Tim Burton and written by John August. ... Matchstick Men is a 2003 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... The Big White is a 2005 black comedy picture directed by Mark Mylod starring Robin Williams, Holly Hunter and Woody Harrelson. ... Where the Truth Lies is a 2005 dramatic film directed by Atom Egoyan. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Flicka [rated PG] is a 2006 film based on the 1941 childrens novel My Friend Flicka by Mary OHara. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to all the 2002 summer movie season, 2004 summer movie season and three film franchises from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, and Ocean... The long gestating adaptation of the poem was written by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman and was originally intended to be directed by Avary. ... Things We Lost in the Fire is a 2001 album by Low. ...

Television

• Pasadena (2001) .... Lily McAllister
• Tucker (2000) .... McKenna Reid
• Sharing the Secret (2000) .... Beth Moss
• Crusade (1999) .... Claire

Pasadena was an American television program which was originally broadcast in the U.S. from September to November 2001 on FOX. // The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a strangers suicide and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by... Tucker was a short-lived television family comedy series that aired on NBC in 2000. ... Crusade is a spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynskis Babylon 5. ...

References

External links

• Alison Lohman at the Internet Movie Database