Alyson, born in Washington DC, began her acting career in Atlanta at the young age of 4 in commercials sponsoring such companies as McDonald's, Six Flags, and Oreos. She is a seasoned television actress veteran, guest starring in "Picket Fences," "Roseanne," "Touched by an Angel," and the "The Torkelsons," before starring in her most notorious role yet in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) as Willow.
Graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1992.
"It was great for a change to share a week's work, rather than being on different projects. With the hours Alexis and I spend on set you can tend to pass like ships in the night. Weekends, however, are great because we can share precious time together. But when we're at home, I promise you, we certainly don't talk about vampires or suck each other's blood for tea." [on playing the season 4, episode 15, role of Willow as a crossover on "Angel," June 4, 2003][on her role as the witch Willow, crossing over from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to act in the episode "Orpheus" on the series "Angel," where fiance Alexis Denisof is a regular:] "I finally get to spend a day with my honey, so that's really nervous coming in. I had butterflies in my stomach. I don't know why I was so nervous -- maybe because I don't know how to pronounce half the lines I have to say today. They're in some made-up language.""It's like walking around a history book. You have all these beautiful buildings that were built before 1980." - on London
Salary "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) $250,000 per episode
Where are they now (March 2004) She is in London starring in the West End stage adaptation of Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally... (1989) , co-starring Luke Perry, which will run in the springtime. Afterwards, she is tentatively set to begin production on her new NBC television series.
Birth name: Allison Lee Hannigan
Gender: Female
Spouse: Allycat
Profession: Actress
Nickname: Allycat
Height: 5' 6