Alison Brie Schermerhorn was born on the 29th December, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA of Jewish (mother) and Dutch, Scottish and Irish (father) descent. She is an actress, best known for starring in the series “Mad Men” (2007 – 2009), “Community” (2009 – 2015), and the films “Get Hard” (2015), and “No Stranger Than Love” (2015). She also works an actress in theatre; she won the Indy Award for her performance in the play “Hamlet”. Brie has been active in the industry since 2004.
How much is the net worth of Alison Brie? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of Brie’s fortune.
Alison Brie Net Worth $5 Million
To begin with, Alison grew up in Pasadena, California. In her youth, she participated in small theatre productions at the Centre of the Jewish Community in Southern California. She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2005, and then studied drama at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.
Her acting career began in the theatre at the Jewish Community Centre of Los Feliz, Los Angeles; her first role was Toto in “The Wizard of Oz”. She was the part of the original cast of “The Peach Blossom Fan”, “The Diary of a Young Girl”, and then “Hamlet” – for the role of Ophelia in the latter she received the Indy Award. In 2004, she first appeared in a short film, which was followed by her first appearance on television in the series “Hannah Montana” (2006) by embodying the secondary character Nina, the apprentice of the hairdresser. Later, she became the star of the by web series “My Alibi” (2007), and was then chosen to embody Trudy Campbell in “Mad Men” (2007 – 2015). In 2009, she landed a lead role in the comedy series “Community”, in which she plays Annie Edison, a member of the college community group excluded from a university because of drug addiction and now cured. The series were met with widespread critical acclaim in the USA, and became cult one.
Alongside the series, she also starred in films, landing a role in” Scream 4” (2011) co-produced and directed by Wes Craven. The film received mixed critical reception, yet at the box office grossed $103 million. In 2012 she appeared in two films; she played the role Suzie Barnes-Eilhauer in the romantic comedy “The Five-Year Engagement”, which received a positive critical reception, yet was only a modest commercial success. Thereafter, she held a leading female role in the independent drama “Save the Date”, which won the Achievement Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2012. Regardless, her net worth was rising.
In 2013, she took a supporting role in another independent film, “The Kings of Summer” which received an excellent reception from critics. In 2014, she voiced a character in the animated film “The Lego Movie”, but the year of 2015 was the breakthrough of the actress, as she starred alongside Jason Sudeikis in the romantic comedy film “Sleeping with Other People” by Leslye Headland. Brie was then one of the main stars in “Get Hard” (2015), which received negative reviews yet was a financial success, with the box office exceeding $111 million. Alison was the main star of the “No Stranger Than Love”, which was the closing night film at the Newport Beach Film Festival that year.
Recently, Brie starred in the films “Joshy” (2016), “How to Be Single” (2016) and “Get a Job” (2016). Soon, the films “The Headhunter’s Calling”, “The Masterpiece” and “The Little Hours” starring Brie are going to be released.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she is believed to be engaged to the actor Dave Franco.
Indy Award for Performance in the Theatre, Behind the Voice Actors Awards - Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role (2014), IGN Summer Movie Awards - Best TV Actress (2009),Screen Actors Guild Awards, TV Guide Awards - Favorite Ensemble (2012)
Nominations
Gold Derby Awards, Critics Choice Television Awards, The Streamy Awards
Movies
“Get Hard” (2015), “No Stranger Than Love” (2015),"Scream 4" (2011), "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012), "The Lego Movie" (2014), “The Five-Year Engagement”, "Sleeping with Other People" (2015), "How to Be Single" (2016)
Twitter is the first information that I ingest in the morning. When there are important things happening, friends of mine who follow news feeds will report on it, so I find out about most major news on Twitter.
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You wanna do a lot of backstory for your character - as an actor, you wanna research that. But on the show, it's fun to remain in that naive place as you go along, and be able to continue to discover things about your character as the writers come up with them.
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I think Twitter is such a cool thing because it really is a direct line to the fans and for fans back to you, and it's such a new thing. I think in the past there's been usually fan mail and that's really good, but Twitter, it gets an immediate response.
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I'm really not a TV junkie... OK, I kind of am a TV junkie, but I'm much more of a movie junkie - my junk food is romantic comedies I've seen a million times.
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I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things. For me, I just love to work and I love movies.
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If you're a guy, you should get girls flowers all the time. They never get old and you can never get them enough. I'm never disappointed when I get flowers. I always thought guys who don't buy women flowers are such fools. All it takes is one. A little goes a long way with flowers.
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My first TV job was on an episode of Hannah Montana (2006)... Since then, I've been fortunate to end up on shows that are just such a high quality, where the writing and material is incredible.
What is it about women that they just go right for the guy that totally repulses them?
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You know, Mad Men (2007) is notoriously secretive with its plot-lines, even with exposing them to actors on the show.
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Your opinion is not influenced by anyone when you're alone at a matinee. It's just you and the movie.
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A wedding, people decide to get married, it comes out of such love for one another and then women can turn into these other people. They're planning something that's the biggest event they'll ever plan in their lives and it turns them into this other person, so it's not totally the guy's fault that he's feeling disconnected from this person.
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Honestly, my favorite kind of dancing is just lettin' loose. There's something great about the carefree flinging of your body to great music. It can be so joyous.
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I don't know much about writing a show or being a show-runner on a show, but I can only imagine that when you first cast a show and you first do a pilot, there are so many components that you're throwing into the mix and you're not sure how they're going to develop.
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I kind of love going to weddings - it's a guilty pleasure. I've never been the wedding-y type girl dreaming about the big day, the dress, but I always cry. Always. Even if I don't know the bride that well, I'm verklempt!
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I like to have my breakfast in bed, and I use that time to watch the recorded shows on my TiVo. I seldom watch shows in real time - I'm always at work.
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I feel like any time John Oliver is added to something, the comedy is instantly there. He's so funny.
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I get pigeonholed into type-A personality characters, but I'm really not type A. I'm kind of a spaz.
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I like that Mad Men (2007) is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: "I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men'."
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I like to be in pain when I'm getting massaged. That way I know I'm getting my money's worth.
I think I used to be lower maintenance. I think I'm slowly becoming higher maintenance.
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I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what you want and it's important to be honest with your partner about what you need.
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I think that a big part of comedy is being made fun of, and it is looking silly or looking stupid.
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I try to be very much in control when it comes to work. I have a strong work ethic.
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I was always a bit of a jokester.
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I'm a generally optimistic person.
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I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things.
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In my personal life, I'm hilarious! I was always a bit of a jokester.
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Money means better meals at better places.
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I think it's never too late to learn - or it's a lesson that's good to continue learning - that you need to treat everyone on a set with respect.
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30 Rock (2006) is probably one of my favorite shows. It's just joke after joke after joke.
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A lot of people come to Los Angeles and think that they're going to be famous, just like that.
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I always wanted to play a mental patient. I was fascinated with playing crazy people in college, and I don't know if I ever quite perfected it.
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I enjoy doing drama, and I enjoy doing comedy equally.
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[on growing up with a Christian father and Jewish mother] My mother, God love her, is a very proud Jew and would always make sure we knew we were Jewish. I remember being 6 years old and her saying, you know you guys are Jewish. If Hitler came today he would take you...
Her name originates from Norman French diminutive of the Old French name Aalis. Aalis is a short form of Germanic name Adalheidis which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and held "kind, sort, type".
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Has been in a relationship with actor Dave Franco since July 2012.
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Alison's mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Alison's paternal grandfather had Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry, and Alison's paternal grandmother was originally from Scotland. Alison's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Reyer Schermerhorn, who was born c. 1541, in the town of Schermerhorn, in Waterland, Noord Holland (the Netherlands).
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She graduated from the California institute of the Arts and then went to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland.
Ranked as having one of the most beautiful famous faces by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #5 in 2010 and #18 in 2009.