Alison Lohman Biography

Name:Alison Marion Lohman

Date of Birth:  September 18, 1979

Place of Birth: Palm Springs, California, United States

Alison Marion Lohman is an American actress. Alison Lohman has had lead roles in the films White Oleander, Where the Truth Lies, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Flicka and Drag Me to Hell as well as smaller parts in Matchstick Men, Big Fish, Gamer, and Beowulf. Alison Lohman  has also been on several television shows including 7th Heaven, Crusade, Tucker, and Pasadena.

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 and directed by Peter Kosminsky. Though the film was unsuccessful at the box office (it opened to $5.6 million in 1,510 theaters), it received generous reviews and Lohman's performance met with wide critical acclaim, being described as her "breakthrough role" by media sources.

The following year, she appeared in Matchstick Men, directed by Ridley Scott. Alison Lohman starred with Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell, and though it was not a box office success either, Lohman continued to receive critical praise. Later that year, she appeared in Tim Burton’s Big Fish, which continued her trend of appearing in acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful films.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,and failed at the box office afterwards. Some critics (such as Roger Ebert) felt that she was well-suited for the role.Alison Lohman  next feature, The Big White, featured her alongside actors Robin Williams, Holly Hunter and Tim Blake Nelson, but nevertheless went direct-to-video. In the same year, Lohman voiced the title character in the English language re-dubbing of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

Lohman's next film was the drama Flicka, which was released on October 20, 2006. At the age of 25, Lohman played a 16-year-old girl who befriends a wild mustang in the film. Lohman had never ridden a horse prior to filming and trained rigorously for a month. Alison Lohman said that she was "constantly thrown emotionally and physically" while working with the horses for this role.Flicka went on to become a surprise hit in the DVD market.

Alison Lohman then played a recovering heroin addict in Things We Lost in the Fire.

Drag Me to Hell director Sam Raimi, actors Dileep Rao, Lohman, and Justin Long discussing the film at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2008.The actress was then signed to replace Oscar nominee Ellen Page in Sam Raimi's critically acclaimed horror film, Drag Me to Hell, which was released on May 29, 2009.

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

Personal life

Lohman was born and raised in Palm Springs, California, the daughter of Diane (née Dunham), a patisserie owner, and Gary Lohman, a Minnesota-born architect. Alison Lohman has one younger brother, Robert (born 1982). Alison Lohman has two cats, Monk and Clint.

 Alison Lohman 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 the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and was offered the chance to attend the Tisch School of the Arts, but declined.

Lohman married director Mark Neveldinein Watertown, New York on August 19, 2009, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church.

Filmography

1998 Kraa! The Sea Monster Curtis

1999 Planet Patrol Patrolman Curtis

1999 The Auteur Theory Teen Rosemary - Elliot's Film

1999 Thirteenth Floor, TheThe Thirteenth Floor Honey Bear Girl

2000 The Million Dollar Kid Courtney Hunter

2001 Alex in Wonder Camelia

2001 Delivering Milo Ms. Madeline

2002 White Oleander Astrid Magnussen

Won — ShoWest Award for Female Star of Tomorrow

Won — Young Hollywood Award for Superstar of Tomorrow

Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Newcomer

2002 White Boy Amy

2003 Big Fish Young Sandra Templeton

2003 Matchstick Men Angela

2005 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Nausicaä Voice, English re-release

2005 The Big White Tiffany

2005 Where the Truth Lies Karen O'Connor

2006 Delirious K'harma Leeds

2006 Flicka Katy McLaughlin

2007 Beowulf Ursula

2007 Things We Lost in the Fire Kelly

2009 Gamer Trace

2009 Drag Me to Hell Christine Brown Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress

Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance

Television 1998 Pacific Blue Molly Episode: Seduced

1998 7th Heaven Barbara 1 episode

1999 Crusade Claire Episode: The Long Road

1999 Safe Harbor Hayley Episode: Can't Touch That

Episode: By Any Means Necessary

Episode: Life Insurance

Episode: One for the Road

2000 Sharing the Secret Beth Moss Made for television film

2000 Tucker McKenna Reid Episode: Pilot

Episode: Seth Green with Envy

Episode: Everybody Dance Now

2001–2002 Pasadena Lily McAllister 13 episodes