Alison Lohman Biography

Alison Marion Lohman is an American actor who began her acting career as a child artist. She played ‘Gretl’ in the stage production of ‘The Sound of Music’ at Palm Desert's ‘McCallum Theater’ at age 9. At age 11, she played the title role in ‘Annie’ and won the ‘Desert Theater League' award for the ‘Most Outstanding Actress in a Musical.’ She also performed locally as a child singer and featured as a solo vocalist for Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and ‘The Desert Symphony.’ She received an award from the ‘National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.’ She also earned a full scholarship to attend ‘New York University’ but chose to pursue a film career and moved to Los Angeles instead. Her initial appearances include science-fiction B-movies such as ‘Planet Patrol’ and children films such as ‘The Million Dollar Kid.’ She has also appeared in TV series such as ‘Tucker’ and ‘Pasadena.’ One of her most noteworthy TV movies was ‘Sharing the Secret.’ She earned immense critical acclaim with her performance as ‘Astrid Magnussen’ in the drama film ‘White Oleander,’ which was considered her breakthrough role by media sources. Lohman furthered her fame with films such as ‘Matchstick Men,’ ‘Big Fish,’ ‘Where the Truth Lies,’ ‘The Big White,’ ‘Flicka,’ and ‘Drag Me to Hell.’