Allison Smith
Age: 54 | From: New York City - New York - USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1969-12-09 00:29:26
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: New York City - New York - USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 18
Most Famous Work
Biography
Allison Smith's career started on Broadway at the age of nine, in the original production of "Evita", quickly followed by her landing the title role of "Annie" on Broadway in the musical "Annie" at the age of ten. She was the longest-running and youngest star of a Broadway musical at that time, playing the role for over 1,000 performances; nearly 3 years. She's given vocal performances at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, and The White House. After "Annie", she was cast on "Kate and Allie", playing the role of "Jennie Lowell" on CBS for six seasons. Allison recurred in all seven seasons of NBC's The West Wing (1999) as "Mallory O'Brien", the chief of staff's daughter / Sam Seaborn's (Rob Lowe's) love interest. She was in the CBS miniseries Helter Skelter (2004), in which she portrayed real-life Charles Manson murderess Patricia Krenwinkel, and gave a stellar performance starring as the guest in the pilot of The Closer (2005). She has starred in several regular television series: Buddy Faro (1998), Spy Game (1997). She played the lead in the independent feature, A Reason to Believe (1995), and supporting roles in such features as Holes (2003) and Switchback (1997). Other theater work includes starring in the L.A. premiere production of David Mamet's "Oleanna", "QED" opposite Alan Alda at the Mark Taper Forum and with Randy Newman in his musical "The Education of Randy Newman", at South Coast Rep, for which her vocal performance got rave reviews. Also a writer, she was born in New York City and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Most Famous Work
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Mrs. Diorio
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Carly McAllister
House
(2004) Kayla McGinley
Without a Trace
(2002) Gina Hill
The X-Files
(1993) Patti
Ghost Whisperer
(2005) Lisa Filbert
Perception
(2012) Laura Crane
Touched by an Angel
(1994) JenniferActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Aid | |
| 2017 | Molly | |
| 2015 | Larry's Mom | |
| 2012 | Laura Crane | |
| 2011 | Tara | |
| 2010 | Corinne Sellards | |
| 2005 | Lisa Filbert | |
| Ellen | ||
| Debbie Philips | ||
| Trish (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2004 | Kayla McGinley | |
| Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkle | ||
| 2003 | Simone Gallavan (1978) | |
| N/A | ||
| Reporter (voice) | ||
| Reporter ("World Record") | ||
| 2002 | Gina Hill | |
| 2001 | Millie | |
| N/A | ||
| 2000 | Mary Ann Doyle | |
| Nancy Linden | ||
| Mrs. Diorio | ||
| 1999 | Mallory O'Brien | |
| N/A | ||
| (voice) | ||
| Lynn Fischer | ||
| 1998 | Julie Barber | |
| Susan | ||
| 1997 | Becky | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | Jennifer | |
| Averill Winslow | ||
| 1995 | Charlotte Byrne | |
| Rhonda Glick | ||
| 1994 | Claire Lieberman | |
| Jennifer | ||
| Denny | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Patti | |
| N/A | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1984 | Carly McAllister | |
| Cheryl Donovan | ||
| Jennie Lowell | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1981 | Evita as a Girl | |
| 1972 | Maggie | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
