Alison Lohman
Alison Lohman | |
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| File:Drag Me to Hell ComicCon panel Alison Lohman cropped.jpg Lohman at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2008 | |
| Born | Alison Marion Lohman September 18, 1979 Palm Springs, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–2009 |
| Spouse | Mark Neveldine (2009–present) |
| Children | 1 son |
Alison Marion Lohman (born September 18, 1979) is an American actress. She has had lead roles in the films White Oleander, Where the Truth Lies, Matchstick Men, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Flicka and Drag Me to Hell as well as smaller parts in Big Fish, Gamer, and Beowulf. She has also been on several television shows including 7th Heaven, Crusade, Tucker, and Pasadena.
Early 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.[1][2] She has one younger brother, Robert (born 1982).[3] She has two cats, Monk and Clint.[4] In her first school year, Lohman was diagnosed with combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and put on medicine for it, which she still uses as an adult.[citation needed] Afterwards, she had straights A's in everything, except in drama, because she was too shy.[5] 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 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.
Career
In 1997, after graduating from high school, Lohman moved to Los Angeles 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.
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),[6] it received generous reviews and Lohman's performance met with wide critical acclaim, being described as her "breakthrough role" by media sources.[4]
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 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,[7] and failed at the box office afterwards.[8] Some critics (such as Roger Ebert) felt that she was well-suited for the role.[9] Her 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. She said that she was "constantly thrown emotionally and physically" while working with the horses for this role.[4] Flicka went on to become a surprise hit in the DVD market.
She then played a recovering heroin addict in Things We Lost in the Fire.
The actress was then signed to replace Ellen Page in Sam Raimi's critically acclaimed horror film, Drag Me to Hell, which was released on May 29, 2009.[10]
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]
Personal life
Lohman married director Mark Neveldine[11] in Watertown, New York on August 19, 2009, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kraa! The Sea Monster | Curtis | |
| 1999 | Planet Patrol | Patrolman Curtis | |
| 1999 | The Auteur Theory | Teen Rosemary – Elliot's Film | |
| 1999 | The 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 – Hollywood Film Festival Award for Supporting Actress of the Year 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ Alison Lohman Biography (1979–)
- ^ Lammers, Tim (September 11, 2003). "@ The Movies Interviews: Ridley Scott, Alison Lohman". Lifewhile.com. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ Alison Lohman Biography – Yahoo! Movies
- ^ a b c d e Hart, Hugh. "San Francisco Chronicle". Horse sense helps Lohman in 'Flicka'. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
- ^ Improving the brain - Alison Lohman didn't like drama at school
- ^ White Oleander (2002)
- ^ Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com – Studio Briefing – August 22, 2005
- ^ Where the Truth Lies (2005)
- ^ "Where the Truth Lies ", Roger Ebert review, October 28, 2005.
- ^ 2010 MTV Movie Awards Nominees Announced; New Category for Horror
- ^ Weiner, Jonah (August 30, 2009). "The Fast and Furiously Lampooned". The New York Times.
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External links
- Alison Lohman at IMDb
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- Interview at Stumped Magazine