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Alison Marion Lohman (born September 18, 1979)[1][2][3] is an American former actress. Born in Palm Springs, California, she began her career with small roles in short and independent films. Lohman headlined the drama film White Oleander (2002), which earned her recognition and a Young Hollywood Award.

Alison Lohman
Lohman in 2017
Born	Alison Marion Lohman (1979-09-18) September 18, 1979 (age 43) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–2016
Spouse	Mark Neveldine ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	3

Lohman earned praise for her performances in the black comedy film Matchstick Men (2003), which won her the Hollywood Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the fantasy film Big Fish (2003). She lent her voice to the cult-animated film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (2005), and starred in the television sitcom Tucker (2000–2001) and the critically acclaimed soap opera Pasadena (2001–2002).

Lohman sporadically worked in acting throughout the late 2000s, notably playing roles in the action film Beowulf (2007) and the drama film Things We Lost in the Fire (2007). Her highest-grossing film came with the horror film Drag Me to Hell (2009), which earned her nominations for the Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and the MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance.

In 2009, Lohman announced her retirement from acting following her marriage to director, producer and screenwriter Mark Neveldine, with whom she has three children. She has participated in three of Neveldine's projects with cameo roles.[4][5]

Early life

Lohman was born and raised in Palm Springs, California, the daughter of Diane Dunham, a patisserie owner, and Gary Lohman, a Minnesota-born architect.[3][6] She has one younger brother, Robert.[7] She excelled in high school, and obtained A letter grades in all her school subjects except drama, because she suffered from shyness.[8] During her senior year, Lohman was an awardee of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.[9]

Career

At age nine, Lohman 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.[10] She moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to pursue an acting career,[11] beginning with minor roles in independent films and B movies. She was set to play a cancer patient in Tom Shadyac's 2002 film Dragonfly, for which Lohman shaved her hair.[12][13] Her scenes were later removed.[14]

Lohman was subsequently cast in White Oleander, an adaptation of Janet Fitch’s novel, which was directed by Peter Kosminsky. Due to her previous haircut,[15] she had to wear a wig during filming.[14] Released in 2002, White Oleander earned positive reviews, and Lohman's performance was met with widespread acclaim.[16] It was described as her "breakthrough role" by media sources,[11] with the New York Times describing her work as "the year's most auspicious screen acting début".[15] She additionally earned praise for her roles in Matchstick Men,[17] released in 2003,[18] and Big Fish, also released in 2003. Matchstick Men earned Lohman's performance as an adolescent con-artist acclaim over her co-star Nicolas Cage,[18] while Big Fish saw her playing the younger version of Jessica Lange's character, for which USA Today wrote that "equally delightful is the Alison Lohman character's evolution into an older woman. It's a metamorphosis to equal any in screen history."[19]

In 2005, Lohman appeared in Atom Egoyan's Where the Truth Lies which originally received an NC-17 rating for its graphic sexual content,[20] and emerged as a critical and commercial failure.[21] Some critics, notably Roger Ebert, felt that Lohman was miscast.[22] Her next feature of that year, The Big White, was also panned by critics. Better received was the English language dubbing of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, also released in 2005, in which she voiced the titular character.[23] Lohman beat out actress Natalie Portman for the role.[24] The film was lauded by critics and audiences alike, and had a considerable impact on popular culture.[25][26][27]

Lohman's next film was the drama Flicka, which was released in 2006. At the age of 25, she played a 16-year-old girl who befriends a wild mustang in the film. She had trained rigorously in horse-riding for the role, stating she was "constantly thrown emotionally and physically" while working with the horses for this role.[11] She next played a recovering heroin addict in Things We Lost in the Fire, which was released in 2007 to mostly positive reviews.[28] She had a role in 2009's Gamer, which was heavily criticized by critics, although it has gained a cult following.[29]

Lohman was signed to lead Sam Raimi's horror film, Drag Me to Hell, replacing Elliot Page who dropped out due to issues with scheduling.[30] Lohman enjoyed her stunts during filming, despite not being particularly fond of horror films.[31] The film was released in 2009 and grossed $90 million worldwide,[32] garnering her acclaim and praise for her performance.[33] In his review of the film, Roger Ebert wrote that the actress "greatly assisted" in the film's success and additionally labeled her a scream queen, explaining that "It is essential that the heroine be a good screamer, and man, can that Alison Lohman scream. Stanley Kubrick would have needed only a day with her on The Shining".[34] She received nominations for the Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and the MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance.

Following her Drag Me to Hell role, Lohman retired from acting, with the exception of a few small roles in film projects directed or produced by her husband. This includes the supernatural horror film The Vatican Tapes, released in 2015, where she plays a patient in a psychiatric ward.

Personal life

Lohman was offered a full scholarship to attend New York University but declined, opting instead to directly pursue an acting career.[9] In 2009, Lohman married filmmaker Mark Neveldine[35] in Watertown, New York, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church.[36] They have three children.[37] She has focused more on motherhood and working as an online acting coach.[38]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Kraa! The Sea Monster	Curtis
1999	Planet Patrol	Patrolman Curtis
	The Auteur Theory	Teen Rosemary
	The Thirteenth Floor	Honey Bear Girl
2000	The Million Dollar Kid	Courtney Hunter
2001	Alex in Wonder	Camelia
	Delivering Milo	Ms. Madeline
2002	White Oleander	Astrid Magnussen
	White Boy	Amy
2003	Big Fish	Young Sandra Templeton
	Matchstick Men	Angela
2005	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	Nausicaä	Voice role; English dub
	The Big White	Tiffany
	Where the Truth Lies	Karen O'Connor
2006	Delirious	K'harma Leeds
	Flicka	Katy McLaughlin
2007	Beowulf	Ursula
	Things We Lost in the Fire	Kelly
2009	Gamer	Trace
	Drag Me to Hell	Christine Brown
2015	The Vatican Tapes	Psych Patient
2016	Urge	Mother
	Officer Downe	Sister Blister

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Pacific Blue	Molly	Episode: "Seduced"
	7th Heaven	Barbara	Episode: "Let's Talk About Sex"
1999	Crusade	Claire	Episode: "The Long Road"
	Safe Harbor	Hayley	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2000	Sharing the Secret	Beth Moss	Television film
2000–2001	Tucker	McKenna Reid	Main role
2001–2002	Pasadena	Lily McAllister	Main role

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	The Sound of Music	Gretl
1990	Annie	Annie

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1991	Desert Theater League	Most Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Annie	Won
1997	National YoungArts Foundation	Advancement in the Arts	Herself	Won
2003	Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Supporting Actress of the Year	Matchstick Men	Nominated
	Hollywood Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won
	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Newcomer	White Oleander	Nominated
	ShoWest Awards	Female Star of Tomorrow		Won
	Young Hollywood Awards	Best Superstar		Won
2004	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Matchstick Men	Nominated
2009	Detroit Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actress	Drag Me to Hell	Nominated
	Fright Meter Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	Scream Awards	Best Horror Actress		Nominated
	Scream Awards	Fight Scene of the Year		Nominated
2010	Saturn Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Scared-As-Shit Performance		Nominated

References

External links

• Official website
• Alison Lohman at IMDb
• Alison Lohman at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Alison Lohman

Alison Lohman (* 18. September 1979 in Palm Springs, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Alison Lohman

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[es] Alison Lohman

Alison Marion Lohman (Palm Springs, California; 18 de septiembre de 1979) es una actriz estadounidense. Conocida popularmente desde el rodaje de La flor del mal en 2002, desde entonces ha trabajado regularmente en el cine, en películas como Big Fish y Flicka, y también ha tenido papeles en series de televisión como 7th Heaven, Crusade, Tucker y Pasadena.

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[ru] Ломан, Элисон

Элисон Ломан (англ. Alison Lohman; род. 18 сентября 1979 (1979-09-18), Палм-Спрингс) — американская актриса.

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