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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 the upcoming Flicka.
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Born: September 18, 1979 (age: 27)
Palm Springs, California
Occupation: Actress
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Biography
Early life
Lohman was born and raised in Palm Springs, California to Gary Lohman
and Diane Dunham. She has one younger brother, Robert (born 1982).[1]
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.
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.
1997-2001
In
1997, Lohman moved to Los Angeles, California[2] 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.
2002-Present
She
got her big break in the 2002 film White Oleander, an adaptation of
Janet Fitch’s novel. She starred alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin
Wright-Penn and Renee Zellweger. Though the film was a box office
failure (it opened to $5.6 million in 1,510 theaters[3]), Lohman's
performance met with wide critical acclaim.
The following year, she appeared in Matchstick Men, directed by Ridley
Scott. She starred with Nicholas 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 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[4],
and failed at the box office afterwards.[5] Her performance in
particular was heavily criticized. 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.
Lohman's next film is the drama Flicka, which is scheduled for release
on October 20, 2006.
Filmography
Beowulf (2007) (production)
Flicka (2006) (post-production) .... Katie
The Big White (2005) .... Tiffany
Where the Truth Lies (2005) .... Karen O'Connor
Big Fish (2003) .... Sandra Templeton Bloom
Matchstick Men (2003) .... Angela
White Oleander (2002) .... Astrid Magnussen
White Boy (2002) .... Amy
Alex in Wonder (2001) .... Camelia
Delivering Milo (2001) .... Ms. Madeline
The Million Dollar Kid (2000) .... Courtney Hunter
Planet Patrol (1999) .... Patrolman Curtis
The Auteur Theory (1999) .... Teen Rosemary - Elliot's Film
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) .... Honey Bear Girl
Kraa! The Sea Monster (1998) .... Curtis
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (voice: English version) ....
Nausicaä (Disney 2004 Dub)
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Television
Pasadena (2001) .... Lily McAllister
Tucker (2000) .... McKenna Reid
Sharing the Secret (2000) .... Beth Moss
Crusade (1999) .... Claire
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