Alyson Hannigan

Age: 35
Height: 5' 4"

Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Born: Mar. 24th, 1974

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Alyson Hannigan's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
How I Met Your Mother	Lily Aldrin
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Willow Rose…
Celebrity Adventures	Alyson Hann…
Free Spirit	Jessie Harper

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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" (1992), "Roseanne" (1988), "Touched by an Angel" (1994) and the "The Torkelsons" (1991) before starring in her most notorious role yet in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) as Willow Rosenberg.

Now she stars in the brand new comedy "How I Met Your Mother", a hit-show, from CBS.

TRIVIA:

Her character on _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv), Willow Rosenberg, once mentions that she wrote _"Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989)_ (qv) fan-fiction as a girl. Hannigan went on to star in _"How I Met Your Mother" (2005)_ (qv) with 'Neil Patrick Harris' (qv), who as a boy played Doogie Howser.
Irish-American on her father's side and Jewish-American on her mother's side, Hannigan was raised in the Jewish faith.
Alyson's parents divorced when she was 2. Her mother is a real estate agent in Atlanta, Georgia, and her father was a truck driver in Missouri.
Used to be a vegan but stopped during her pregnancy.
Her wedding was featured in the February 2004 issue of InStyle Magazine.
The producers of _American Pie (1999)_ (qv) originally wanted her to play the role of Heather, but she wanted to play the role of Michelle because she thought it was funnier.
She co-starred in the television series _"Free Spirit" (1989)_ (qv). The program was about a witch. Interestingly, she has now played a witch on the TV series, _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv).
Attended California State University in Northridge, California majored in Psychology