Allison Smith (actress)
Allison Smith | |
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| Born | December 9, 1969 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Spouse |
Randy Grimmett (m. 2001) |
Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969) is an American actress, singer, writer and director, best known for her work on television as Mallory O'Brien in Aaron Sorkin's Emmy Award-winning NBC drama The West Wing and for starring on Broadway in the title role Annie.[2][3] She also played the role of Jennie Lowell on the 1980s Emmy Award-winning sitcom Kate & Allie. In addition to starring in Annie, Smith has also appeared on stage in a host of other roles, including a part in the original Broadway production of Evita (alongside Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin), a starring role in the Los Angeles premiere production of David Mamet's Oleanna, and supporting roles in Peter Parnell's QED (opposite Alan Alda), and the musical The Education Of Randy Newman, in which she played Randy Newman's first wife.[4][5]
Selected filmography
[edit]TV works
[edit]Selected television roles
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | CBS Library | Suzie | |
| 1981 | Evita Peron | Young Evita | TV movie |
| 1982 | Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight | Herself | TV movie |
| 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 | Main cast |
| 1985 | Young People's Specials | Marty | |
| 1987 | Who Am I Now? | Older Sarah | Educational video |
| 1989 | Hunter | Cheryl Donovan | |
| 1990 | Wolf | Cynthia Costanza | |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies | Claire Lieberman | TV movie |
| 1995 | Sweet Justice | Sara Pratt | Recurring role |
| Party of Five | Keri | ||
| Ned & Stacey | Veronica | ||
| Deadly Games | Jill Stewart | ||
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Officer Debbie Haskell | ||
| Touched by an Angel | Jennifer | ||
| Planet Rules | Unsold pilot | ||
| Crazy Love | Sam | ||
| 1996 | Champs | Dana | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Carly McAllister | ||
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Melanie Harold | ||
| Full Circle | Averill Winslow | TV movie | |
| Lying Eyes | Jennifer | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Spy Game | Maxine 'Max' London | Main cast |
| Working | Jana | ||
| 1998 | Michael Hayes | Andrea Jordan | |
| Buddy Faro | Julie Barber | Main cast | |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Jules | 3 episodes |
| St. Michael's Crossing | Tordio | ||
| 1999–2006 | The West Wing | Mallory O'Brien | 11 episodes |
| 2000 | Celebrity Homes | Herself | |
| 2001 | Family Law | Allison Palmer | |
| Thieves | Agent Mary Webb | "The Long Con" | |
| 2001–02 | Providence | Lynn Fischer | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The X-Files | Patti | "Trust No 1" |
| 2003 | ER | Denny | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Nancy Linden | ||
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Patricia Krenwinkel | TV movie |
| 2005 | Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder | Debbie Philips | TV movie |
| Ordinary Miracles | Sally's Mother | TV movie | |
| The Closer | Ellen | ||
| Close to Home | Cindy Delacroix | ||
| House | Kayla McGinley | ||
| Inconceivable | Clare | ||
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Patient X | |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Millie | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Lisa Filbert | ||
| Nip/Tuck | Kathleen McNamara | ||
| 2007 | State of Mind | Mary Bridget Donohue | |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Simone Gallavan '78 | |
| Childrens Hospital | Nurse Allison | ||
| 2009 | Trust Me | Laura Mink | |
| 2010 | Numb3rs | Sara Lewis | |
| The Whole Truth | Corrine Sellards | ||
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Diorio | |
| 2012 | Family Guy | ||
| Perception | Laura Crane | ||
| 2020 | Will & Grace | Molly McGann |
Film roles
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Vicki | |
| 1995 | A Reason to Believe | Charlotte Byrne | |
| 1996 | Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Rhonda Glick | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Switchback | Becky | |
| 1998 | Los años bárbaros | Susan | |
| 2000 | Terror Tract | Mary Ann Doyle | Segment: "Make Me An Offer" |
| 2003 | Holes | Linda Miller Walker | |
| The Animatrix | Reporter | Direct-to-video, segment: "World Record" (voice role) | |
| 2006 | Gillery's Little Secret | Bernadette | Short film |
| Life After Tomorrow | Herself | Documentary film | |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Larry's Mom |
References
[edit]- ↑ Fanto, Clarence (October 20, 2021). "Stonover Inn changes hands from rock music producer to former Broadway child star and 'West Wing' actress". The Berkshire Eagle. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Annie Orphans". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Turner Classic Movies biography". Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
External links
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Categories:
- 1969 births
- Actresses from Bergen County, New Jersey
- American film actresses
- American musical theatre actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Manhattan
- People from Waldwick, New Jersey
- Singers from New Jersey
- Singers from New York City
- 21st-century American actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- 20th-century American women singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- American television child actresses
