Allison Smith (actress)
| Allison Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 9, 1969 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, writer, director |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse(s) | Randall Grimmett (m. 2001) |
Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969) is an American actress and singer best known for her work on television as Mallory O'Brien in Aaron Sorkin's Emmy Award-winning NBC drama The West Wing, and starring on Broadway in the title role Annie.[1][2] She also played the role of Jennie Lowell on the 1980s Emmy Award winning sitcom Kate & Allie.[3] Other theatre credits include the original Broadway production of Evita with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, starring in the Los Angeles premiere production of David Mamet's Oleanna, QED by Peter Parnell at The Mark Taper Forum opposite Alan Alda, and the musical The Education Of Randy Newman in which she played Randy Newman's first wife.[4][5] Her chilling performance in the pilot of The Closer received rave reviews. She has appeared in over 100 episodes of television.
Smith is an actress, writer, singer, and director, and is married with two children. She works with Save The Children and has helped to build five or more schools in Africa and Haiti.
Selected filmography
Selected television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CBS Library | Suzie | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Herself | |
| 1982 | All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story | Herself | |
| 1983 | Silver Spoons | Barbra Webster | |
| 1984 | ABC Weekend Special | Christi Bay | |
| 1984–89 | Kate & Allie | Jennie Lowell | 95 episodes |
| 1985 | Young People's Specials | Marty | |
| 1987 | Who Am I Now? | Older Sarah | |
| 1989 | Hunter | Cheryl Donovan | |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Herself | |
| 1990 | Wolf | Cynthia Costanza | |
| 1995 | Sweet Justice | Sara Pratt | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Keri | |
| 1995 | Ned & Stacey | Veronica | |
| 1995 | Deadly Games | Jill Stewart | |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Officer Debbie Haskell | |
| 1995 | Touched by an Angel | Jennifer | |
| 1995 | Planet Rules | ||
| 1995 | Crazy Love | Sam | |
| 1996 | Champs | Dana | |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Carly McAllister | |
| 1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Melanie Harold | |
| 1997 | Spy Game | Maxine 'Max' London | 11 episodes |
| 1997 | Working | Jana | |
| 1998 | Michael Hayes | Andrea Jordan | |
| 1998 | Buddy Faro | Julie Barber | 12 episodes |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Jules | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | St. Michael's Crossing | Tordio | |
| 1999–2006 | The West Wing | Mallory O'Brien | 11 episodes |
| 2000 | Celebrity Homes | ||
| 2001 | Family Law | Allison Palmer | |
| 2001 | Thieves | Agent Mary Webb | |
| 2001–02 | Providence | Lynn Fischer | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The X-Files | Patti | "Trust No 1" |
| 2003 | ER | Denny | |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Nancy Linden | |
| 2005 | The Closer | Ellen | |
| 2005 | Close to Home | Cindy Delacroix | |
| 2005 | House | Kayla McGinley | |
| 2005 | Inconceivable | Clare | |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Patient X | |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Millie | |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Lisa Filbert | |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Kathleen McNamara | |
| 2007 | State of Mind | Mary Bridget Donohue | |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Simone Gallavan '78 | |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Nurse Allison | |
| 2009 | Trust Me | Laura Mink | |
| 2010 | Numb3rs | Sara Lewis | |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth | Corrine Sellards | |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Diorio | |
| 2012 | Family Guy | ||
| 2012 | Perception | Laura Crane |
Film roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Evita Peron | Young Evita | TV movie |
| 1982 | Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight | Herself | TV movie |
| 1993 | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Vicki | |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies` | Claire Lieberman | TV movie |
| 1995 | A Reason to Believe | Charlotte Byrne | |
| 1996 | Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Rhonda Glick | Video |
| 1996 | Full Circle | Averill Winslow | TV movie |
| 1996 | Lying Eyes | Jennifer | TV movie |
| 1997 | Switchback | Becky | |
| 1998 | Los años bárbaros | Susan | Spanish film |
| 2000 | Terror Tract | Mary Ann Doyle | |
| 2003 | Holes | Linda Miller Walker | |
| 2003 | The Animatrix | Reporter | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Patricia Krenwinkel | TV movie |
| 2005 | Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder | Debbie Philips | TV movie |
| 2005 | Ordinary Miracles | Sally's Mother | TV movie |
| 2006 | Gillery's Little Secret | Bernadette | Short film |
| 2006 | Life After Tomorrow | Herself |
References
- ↑ "Annie Orphans". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Turner Classic Movies biography". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Allison Smith Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "Theater in the Now: Spotlight on Allison Smith". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ Courrier, Kevin (2005). Randy Newman's American Dreams. ECW Press. p. 303. ISBN 1-55022-690-8.