Allison Smith
Acting • Born 1969-12-09
Biography
Allison Smith's career started on Broadway at the age of nine, in the original production of "Evita", quickly followed by her landing the title role of "Annie" on Broadway in the musical "Annie" at the age of ten. She was the longest-running and youngest star of a Broadway musical at that time, playing the role for over 1,000 performances; nearly 3 years. She's given vocal performances at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, and The White House. After "Annie", she was cast on "Kate and Allie", playing the role of "Jennie Lowell" on CBS for six seasons. Allison recurred in all seven seasons of NBC's The West Wing (1999) as "Mallory O'Brien", the chief of staff's daughter / Sam Seaborn's (Rob Lowe's) love interest. She was in the CBS miniseries Helter Skelter (2004), in which she portrayed real-life Charles Manson murderess Patricia Krenwinkel, and gave a stellar performance starring as the guest in the pilot of The Closer (2005). She has starred in several regular television series: Buddy Faro (1998), Spy Game (1997). She played the lead in the independent feature, A Reason to Believe (1995), and supporting roles in such features as Holes (2003) and Switchback (1997). Other theater work includes starring in the L.A. premiere production of David Mamet's "Oleanna", "QED" opposite Alan Alda at the Mark Taper Forum and with Randy Newman in his musical "The Education of Randy Newman", at South Coast Rep, for which her vocal performance got rave reviews. Also a writer, she was born in New York City and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Filmography
58 credits
World Record
Movie • 2003
Reporter (voice)
Helter Skelter
Movie • 2004
Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkle
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls
Movie • 1995
Rhonda Glick
Full Circle
Movie • 1996
Averill Winslow
A Reason to Believe
Movie • 1995
Charlotte Byrne
Terror Tract
Movie • 2000
Mary Ann Doyle
The Stolen Years
Movie • 1998
Susan
Reptile
Movie • 2023
Aid
The Animatrix
Movie • 2003
Reporter ("World Record")
Lying Eyes
Movie • 1996
Jennifer
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
Movie • 1982
Self
Evita Peron
Movie • 1981
Evita as a Girl
Tattle: When To Tell On A Friend
Movie • 1988
Maggie
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Movie • 2005
Debbie Philips
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Movie • 1994
Claire Lieberman
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Movie • 2015
Larry's Mom
Switchback
Movie • 1997
Becky
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Movie • 1993
Vicki
Holes
Movie • 2003
Linda
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Carly McAllister
Kate & Allie
TV • 1984
Jennie Lowell
House
TV • 2004
Kayla McGinley
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Sara Lewis
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Nancy Linden
The Closer
TV • 2005
Ellen
Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Lisa Filbert
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
TV • 1997
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV • 1990
Melanie Horton
Providence
TV • 1999
Lynn Fischer
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Jennifer
Silver Spoons
TV • 1982
Barbra Webster
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Simone Gallavan (1978)
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Kathleen McNamara
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Gina Hill
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Patti
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Mrs. Diorio
Party of Five
TV • 1994
Keri
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Officer Debbie Haskell
Hunter
TV • 1984
Cheryl Donovan
ER
TV • 1994
Denny
Working
TV • 1997
Jana
Family Law
TV • 1999
Allison Palmer
Spy Game
TV • 1997
Maxine 'Max' London
Will & Grace
TV • 2017
Molly
ABC Afterschool Special
TV • 1972
Maggie
Thieves
TV • 2001
Buddy Faro
TV • 1998
Julie Barber
Perception
TV • 2012
Laura Crane
The Whole Truth
TV • 2010
Corinne Sellards
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Nurse Allison
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Mallory O'Brien
Franklin & Bash
TV • 2011
Tara
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Trish (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
(voice)
Ned & Stacey
TV • 1995
Veronica
Close to Home
TV • 2005
Cindy Delacroix
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Millie