Alison Brie
Biography
Alison Brie, also known by her birth name Alison Brie Schermerhorn, is an American actress, writer, and producer. Born on December 29, 1982, in Hollywood, California, she is recognized for starring in several television series. Her television roles include Trudy Campbell in Mad Men from 2007 to 2015, Annie Edison in Community from 2009 to 2015, Diane Nguyen in BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020, and Ruth Wilder in GLOW from 2017 to 2019. Her work in GLOW earned her nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In addition to her television career, she has starred in films including Scream 4, The Five-Year Engagement, and The Lego Movie.
Career overview
Alison Brie Schermerhorn was born on December 12, 1982, in Hollywood, California, United States. Working as an American actress, writer, and producer, she has built a substantial career with ninety-five known credits in acting on television and in film.
She gained recognition for starring roles across several prominent television series. Her television work includes playing Trudy Campbell in the drama series Mad Men from 2007 to 2015, and Annie Edison in the comedy series Community from 2009 to 2015. She also voiced Diane Nguyen in the animated comedy series BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020, and starred as Ruth Wilder in the comedy-drama series GLOW from 2017 to 2019. For her work in GLOW, she received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy.
In addition to her extensive television career, Brie has appeared in several feature films. Her film credits include roles in Scream 4 in 2011, The Five-Year Engagement in 2012, and The Lego Movie in 2014.
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- Masters of the Universe (2026) as Evil-Lyn
- The Revisionist (2026) as Elise Keller
- Together (2025) as Millie
- Together (2025) Producer
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Apples Never Fall (2024) as Amy Delaney
- Krapopolis (2023) as Tina (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as Aftershock (voice)
- Carol & the End of the World (2023) as (voice)
- Freelance (2023) as Claire Wellington
- Somebody I Used to Know (2023) as Ally
- Somebody I Used to Know (2023) Writer
- Somebody I Used to Know (2023) Executive Producer
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Roar (2022) as Rebecca Moss
- Spin Me Round (2022) as Amber
- Spin Me Round (2022) Writer
- Spin Me Round (2022) Producer
- Cinema Toast (2021) as Jane
- Promising Young Woman (2020) as Madison
- I Can See Your Voice (2020)
- Horse Girl (2020) as Sarah
- Horse Girl (2020) Producer
- Horse Girl (2020) Writer
- The Rental (2020) as Michelle
- Happiest Season (2020) as Sloane
- Community Table Read (2020) as Annie Edison
- Marvel's 616 (2020) Director
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) as Unikitty / Ultrakatty (voice)
- The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (2018) as Self - Additional Guest
- Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster (2018) as Self
- Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short (2018) as Unikitty (voice)
- The Post (2017) as Lally Graham
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017) as Self
- GLOW (2017) as Ruth Wilder
- GLOW (2017) Director
- The Little Hours (2017) as Sister Alessandra
- The Disaster Artist (2017) as Amber
- The Gong Show (2017) as Self - Judge
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- Teachers (2016) as Mrs. Lark
- How to Be Single (2016) as Lucy
- Doctor Thorne (2016) as Miss Dunstable
- A Family Man (2016) as Lynn Vogel
- Joshy (2016) as Rachel
- Get a Job (2016) as Tanya Sellers
- Six Seasons and a Finale (2016) as Self
- Six Seasons and a Finale (2016) Thanks
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Lip Sync Battle (2015) as Self
- Dr. Ken (2015) as Alison Brie
- Get Hard (2015) as Alissa
- Sleeping with Other People (2015) as Lainey Dalton
- No Stranger Than Love (2015) as Lucy Sherrington
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as Diane Nguyen / Vincent Adultman / Kevin / Samantha The Food Critic / Olivia / Joelle Clark / Otter / Cow Waitress / Sarah Lynn's Assistant / Ship Co-Captain / Golden Snowflake Announcer / Nurse / Waitress / Cow Waitress / Announcer (voice)
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as Diane Nguyen / Diana the Princess of Wales (voice)
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- The Lego Movie (2014) as Unikitty (voice)
- Harmontown (2014) as Self
- Lennon or McCartney (2014) as Self
- Search Party (2014) as Elizabeth
- The Emmet Awards Show! (2014) as Unikitty (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
- Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep (2014) as Self
- Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep (2014) Thanks
- Rick and Morty (2013) as Planetina (voice)
- The Kings of Summer (2013) as Heather Toy
- Montana Amazon (2013) as Ella
- Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012) as Self
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012) as Suzie Barnes
- Save the Date (2012) as Beth
- Scream 4 (2011) as Rebecca Walters
- The Making of 'Scream 4' (2011) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- Raspberry Magic (2010) as Ms. Bradlee
- The Home Front (2010) as Hannah
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Community (2009) as Annie Edison
- Hot Sluts (2009) as Amber
- Parasomnia (2008) as Darcy
- My Alibi (2008) as Rebecca Fuller
- The Deadliest Lesson (2008) as Amber
- The Coverup (2008) as Grace
- Salvation, Texas (2008) as Lisa Salter
- Mad Men (2007) as Trudy Campbell
- Born (2007) as Mary Elizabeth
- Hannah Montana (2006) as Nina
- American Dad! (2005) as Lindsay (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- The Soup (2004) as Self
- Stolen Poem (2004) as Alice
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter
- Untitled Community Movie as Annie Edison
- Untitled Alison Brie Film Director
- Untitled Alison Brie Film Writer
- I Am a Gigantosaurus, Actually as Gigantosaurus