14 Facts About Alyson Hannigan

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Alyson Hannigan was born on March 24,1974 and is an American actress.

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Alyson Hannigan got her start in television starring in the short-lived sitcom Free Spirit from 1989 to 1990, for which she earned a Young Artist Award nomination.

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Alyson Hannigan was born on March 24,1974 in Washington, DC, the only child of Emilie Haas, a real-estate agent, and Alan Alyson Hannigan, a Teamsters trucker.

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Alyson Hannigan's father is of Irish ancestry and her mother is Jewish.

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Alyson Hannigan's first major film role was in My Stepmother Is an Alien, a science-fiction comedy released in 1988; one of her co-stars in the film was actor Seth Green, who later joined her in the regular cast of Buffy as her on-screen boyfriend.

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In 1997, Alyson Hannigan was cast to play Willow Rosenberg, Buffy Summers' best friend, on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Alyson Hannigan had a recurring guest spot on the Buffy spin-off, Angel, reprising her role of Willow.

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In early 2004, Alyson Hannigan made her West End debut, starring in a stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally.

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In 2005, Alyson Hannigan returned to starring in a regular television series, taking the main role of Lily Aldrin in the hit comedy How I Met Your Mother, and playing a recurring guest role on Veronica Mars as Trina Echolls.

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Alyson Hannigan was a guest star on the ABC animated sitcom The Goode Family in 2009.

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Alyson Hannigan joined forces with Emily Deschanel, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, and Katharine McPhee in a "video slumber party" featured on FunnyorDie.

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In 2012, Alyson Hannigan reprised the role of Michelle in American Reunion.

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Alyson Hannigan plays Ann Possible, Kim's mother, in the Disney Channel original film Kim Possible, based on the animated series.

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Alyson Hannigan married her Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel co-star Alexis Denisof at Two Bunch Palms Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California, on October 11,2003.