Alison Marion Lohman (born September , ) is an American actress. She
starred as Astrid in White Oleander (), and has appeared in Matchstick
Men (), Where the Truth Lies (), The Big White (), Nausicaä of the
Valley of the Wind (), Flicka (), and Drag Me to Hell (); as well as
smaller parts in Big Fish (), Beowulf (), and Gamer (). She has also
been on television shows such as Tucker and Pasadena.Lohman was born
and raised in Palm Springs, California, the daughter of Diane (née
Dunham), a patisserie owner, and Gary Lohman, a Minnesota-born
architect. She has one younger brother, Robert (born ). At age nine,
she played Gretl in The Sound of Music at the Palm Desert's McCallum
Theater. Two years later, she won the Desert Theater League's award
for Most Outstanding Actress in a Musical for the title role in Annie.
She went on to perform locally as a child singer, which included
alongside Frank Sinatra at a benefit event in Palm Springs.Lohman
excelled in high school, and obtained A letter grades in all her
school subjects except drama, because she suffered from shyness.
During her senior year, Lohman was an awardee of the National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. She was offered a full
scholarship to attend New York University but declined, opting instead
to directly pursue an acting career.
starred as Astrid in White Oleander (), and has appeared in Matchstick
Men (), Where the Truth Lies (), The Big White (), Nausicaä of the
Valley of the Wind (), Flicka (), and Drag Me to Hell (); as well as
smaller parts in Big Fish (), Beowulf (), and Gamer (). She has also
been on television shows such as Tucker and Pasadena.Lohman was born
and raised in Palm Springs, California, the daughter of Diane (née
Dunham), a patisserie owner, and Gary Lohman, a Minnesota-born
architect. She has one younger brother, Robert (born ). At age nine,
she played Gretl in The Sound of Music at the Palm Desert's McCallum
Theater. Two years later, she won the Desert Theater League's award
for Most Outstanding Actress in a Musical for the title role in Annie.
She went on to perform locally as a child singer, which included
alongside Frank Sinatra at a benefit event in Palm Springs.Lohman
excelled in high school, and obtained A letter grades in all her
school subjects except drama, because she suffered from shyness.
During her senior year, Lohman was an awardee of the National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. She was offered a full
scholarship to attend New York University but declined, opting instead
to directly pursue an acting career.
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