Alyson Hannigan
Biography
Alyson Hannigan is an American actress and television presenter who began in commercials as a child and moved from Atlanta to Hollywood at eleven. She started in film with supporting parts in Impure Thoughts and My Stepmother Is an Alien, and was nominated for a Young Artist Award for the latter, and got her first regular television role on the sitcom Free Spirit. Her breakout came as Willow Rosenberg on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a part she played from 1997 to 2003 and which won her a Saturn Award and a Teen Choice Award. She played Michelle Flaherty across the American Pie series, including American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003) and American Reunion (2012), and later starred as Lily Aldrin in How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. Other credits include Date Movie (2006), Kim Possible (2019), Flora & Ulysses (2021) and hosting Penn & Teller: Fool Us between 2016 and 2023.
52years old
Turns 53 on March 24in 162 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Alyson Lee Hannigan (birth name)Also credited as Alyson Lee Hannigan Denisof, Allison Lee Hannigan and Allison Hannigan
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 38 years1988 to 2026
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First role
Hannigan's West End debut came in early 2004, when she appeared at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in a stage version of When Harry Met Sally... alongside Luke Perry.
First role
Hannigan landed her first regular part on a TV series in 1989, when she was cast in Free Spirit, a short-lived ABC sitcom.
Behind the award
Hannigan appeared in every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as teenage witch Willow Rosenberg from 1997 to 2003, a role that won her the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television.
Alyson Hannigan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jason Biggs appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jason Biggs's page
Eugene Levy's page
Jennifer Coolidge's page
Seann William Scott's page
Thomas Ian Nicholas's page
Eddie Kaye Thomas's page
Box office
What Alyson Hannigan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
10 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 10 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$288M25.0% of the total
- 2$235M20.5% of the total
- 3$235M20.4% of the total
- 4$231M20.1% of the total
- 5$86M7.4% of the total
- 6$26M2.3% of the total
- 7$21M1.8% of the total
- 8$15M1.3% of the total
$13.9 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2000 to 2009.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2009 | People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series | How I Met Your Mother | Won |
| 2002 | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Won |
| 2002 | Teen Choice Award for Choice TV - Villain | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Won |
| 2000 | Young Hollywood Awards | American Pie | Won |
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Official profiles and reference pages.