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American film, stage, and television actor
Alyson Hannigan is an acclaimed American actress known for her roles in hit movies and TV shows like American Pie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and How I Met Your Mother. She started her career as a child actress and has since garnered numerous awards and nominations for her captivating performances.
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About the Alyson Hannigan
Allison Lee Hanniganand My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), getting a Young Artist Award nomination for the latter. In 1999, she began starring in the American Pie film series as Michelle Flaherty, the films’ primary love interest, appearing in every film in the series from 1999 to 2012. For her role in the series, she was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards and won a Young Hollywood Award. She went on to star in the parody film Date Movie (2006), the slasher film You Might Be the Killer (2018), and the superhero film Flora & Ulysses (2021).
Hannigan got her start in television starring in the short-lived sitcom Free Spirit from 1989 to 1990, for which she earned a Young Artist Award nomination. After several minor roles in television films and other series, she appeared in her breakout role as teenage witch Willow Rosenberg in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing in every episode from 1997 to 2003. Her role on the show was critically acclaimed and won her the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television and a Teen Choice Award. From 2005 to 2014, she starred as Lily Aldrin in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, for which she won two People’s Choice Awards. Hannigan hosted the television show Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2016-2023), and provided the voice of Claire Clancy in the Disney Junior animated series Fancy Nancy (2018-2022).
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Alyson Hannigan was born on March 24, 1974.
Alyson Hannigan began her film career with supporting roles in the comedy films Impure Thoughts (1986) and My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination.
Alyson Hannigan’s breakthrough role was as teenage witch Willow Rosenberg in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which she appeared in every episode from 1997 to 2003.
Alyson Hannigan starred as Lily Aldrin in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014, for which she won two People’s Choice Awards.
Alyson Hannigan starred as Michelle Flaherty, the films’ primary love interest, in the American Pie film series from 1999 to 2012. For this role, she was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards and won a Young Hollywood Award.
In recent years, Alyson Hannigan has hosted the television show Penn & Teller: Fool Us and provided the voice of Claire Clancy in the Disney Junior animated series Fancy Nancy.
Alyson Hannigan’s performances have been critically acclaimed, earning her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and two People’s Choice Awards for her work on How I Met Your Mother.
3 Quotes by Alyson Hannigan
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I know quickly whether a guy is boyfriend material. If I can have a good time doing absolutely nothing with him, then that’s boyfriend material for me. Like if we’re able to have fun at a gas station. I’ve had some really good times at gas stations.
Alyson HanniganAmerican actress and television presenter
- 2.
There should be a law that there’s a pajama day every few weeks.
Alyson HanniganAmerican actress and television presenter
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You need to suffer to be interesting.
Alyson HanniganAmerican actress and television presenter