Allison Smith (actress)

Allison Smith
Born December 9, 1969
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress/singer/writer/director
Years active 1979–present
Spouse(s) Randall Grimmett (m. 2001)

Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969) is an American actress and singer best known for her work on television as Mallory O'Brien in Aaron Sorkin's Emmy Award-winning NBC drama The West Wing, and starring on Broadway in the title role Annie. She also played the role of Jennie Lowell on the 1980s Emmy Award winning sitcom Kate & Allie.[1] She received a Screen Actors Guild win in 2001 for Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "The West Wing". Other theatre credits include the original Broadway production of "Evita" with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, starring in the Los Angeles premiere production of David Mamet's "Oleanna", "QED" by Peter Parnell at The Mark Taper Forum opposite Alan Alda, and the musical "The Education Of Randy Newman" in which she played Randy Newman's first wife. Her chilling performance in the pilot of "The Closer" received rave reviews. She has appeared in over 100 episodes of television. Smith is an actress, writer, singer, director, and is married with 2 children. She works with Save The Children and has built over 5 schools in Africa and Haiti.

Selected filmography

Selected television roles

Year Title Role Notes
1981 CBS Library Suzie
1982 Night of 100 Stars Herself
1982 All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story Herself
1983 Silver Spoons Barbra Webster
1984 ABC Weekend Special Christi Bay
1984–1989 Kate & Allie Jennie Lowell 95 episodes
1985 Young People's Specials Marty
1987 Who Am I Now? Older Sarah
1989 Hunter Cheryl Donovan
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show Herself
1990 Wolf Cynthia Costanza
1995 Sweet Justice Sara Pratt 6 episodes
1995 Party of Five Keri
1995 Ned & Stacey Veronica
1995 Deadly Games Jill Stewart
1995 Homicide: Life on the Street Officer Debbie Haskell
1995 Touched by an Angel Jennifer
1995 Planet Rules
1995 Crazy Love Sam
1996 Champs Dana
1996 Murder, She Wrote Carly McAllister
1996 Beverly Hills, 90210 Melanie Harold
1997 Spy Game Maxine 'Max' London 11 episodes
1997 Working Jana
1998 Michael Hayes Andrea Jordan
1998 Buddy Faro Julie Barber 12 episodes
1999 Wasteland Jules 3 episodes
1999 St. Michael's Crossing Tordio
1999–2006 The West Wing Mallory O'Brien 11 episodes
2000 Celebrity Homes
2001 Family Law Allison Palmer
2001 Thieves Agent Mary Webb
2001–2002 Providence Lynn Fischer 2 episodes
2002 The X-Files Patti
2003 ER Denny
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Nancy Linden
2005 The Closer Ellen
2005 Close to Home Cindy Delacroix
2005 House M.D. Kayla McGinley
2005 Inconceivable Clare
2006 Without a Trace Patient X
2006 Scrubs Millie
2006 Ghost Whisperer Lisa Filbert
2006 Nip/Tuck Kathleen McNamara
2007 State of Mind Mary Bridget Donohue
2008 Cold Case Simone Gallavan '78
2008 Childrens Hospital Nurse Allison
2009 Trust Me Laura Mink
2010 Numb3rs Sara Lewis
2010 The Whole Truth Corrine Sellards
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mrs. Diorio
2012 Family Guy
2012 Perception Laura Crane

Film roles

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Evita Peron Young Evita TV movie
1982 Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight Herself TV movie
1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Vicki
1994 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies` Claire Lieberman TV movie
1995 A Reason to Believe Charlotte Byrne
1996 Two Guys Talkin' About Girls Rhonda Glick Video
1996 Full Circle Averill Winslow TV movie
1996 Lying Eyes Jennifer TV movie
1997 Switchback Becky
1998 Los años bárbaros Susan Spanish film
2000 Terror Tract Mary Ann Doyle
2003 Holes Linda Miller Walker
2003 The Animatrix Reporter Direct-to-video
2004 Helter Skelter Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkle TV movie
2005 Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder Debbie Philips TV movie
2005 Ordinary Miracles Sally's Mother TV movie
2006 Gillery's Little Secret Bernadette Short film
2006 Life After Tomorrow Herself

References

  1. "Allison Smith Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-03.

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