# Alison Becker

Alison Helene Becker (born March 8, 1977) is an American actress and television writer. She is best known for appearing in NBC's Parks and Recreation.

## Early life and education

Becker grew up in Allamuchy Township, New Jersey. She attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where she graduated cum laude with a degree in English in 1999. After college graduation, she moved to New York City and began exploring the fields of theatre and comedy, creating a variety of original characters and sketch comedies.

## Career

Becker is a regular player at the Upright Citizens Brigade improv theatre. She has also performed for Hopscotch: A New York Sex Comedy, Caroline's on Broadway, and other comedy clubs. She starred on Boiling Points, the MTV prank television show. She was a VJ on the music video TV channel Fuse, where she hosted F-List and some other shows. She was the host of VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown. She is on the online show Mayne Street with ESPN broadcaster Kenny Mayne on ESPN. She was a co-host on the FuelTV talk show The Daily Habit and had a recurring role on NBC's Parks and Recreation, appearing in all seven seasons as local newspaper reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep. She appeared once on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm in the ninth season as a yoga instructor. She also appeared in the CollegeHumor "Badman" Batman spoof videos and a "If Google Was a Guy" sketch. She also appeared in commercials for Dairy Queen (featuring chicken and waffles), for the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid, and for Realtor.com.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Pushing Tom | Artist | |
| 2004 | Four Dead Batteries | Shea | |
| 2006 | Double Down | The Cheating Wife | |
| 2006 | Premium | Amanda | |
| 2006 | God-Links | Betty | |
| 2007 | Arranged | Beth | |
| 2009 | May the Best Man Win | Sarah Freeman | |
| 2010 | The Other Guys | Financial News Anchor | |
| 2011 | The Bungalow | Mandy | Short Film |
| 2012 | Call Me Maybe Not | | Short Film |
| 2014 | The Wedding Pact | Date #3 | |
| 2015 | Spare Change | Ms. Walter | |
| 2019 | Control | | Short Film |
| 2020 | Class Action Park | | |
| 2022 | The Hostage | Mean Joey | Short Film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Boiling Points | | |
| 2004 | Popping the Question with Star Jones | | |
| 2004 | Comedy Academy | | |
| 2004 | AV Squad | | |
| 2004 | Cavalcade of Personalities | Loretta Davies | Short |
| 2004 | Jump Cuts | Alfafa | Episode: "Season 1 Episode 2" |
| 2005 | 40 Greatest Pranks | | |
| 2006 | Project This, Bitch | | |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Angel's Owner | Episode: "Taboo" |
| 2006 | Fuse: The Nighttime Clap | | |
| 2006 | Fuse: F-List | | |
| 2006 | The P.A. | | |
| 2007 | Starveillance | | |
| 2007 | Human Giant | Various characters | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | | |
| 2008 | Z Rock | | |
| 2008 | VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown | Host | |
| 2008 | Mayne Street | | |
| 2009–2015 | Parks and Recreation | Shauna Malwae-Tweep | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2010 | The League | Darcy | Episode: "Ghost Monkey" |
| 2010 | Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | | |
| 2010 | Rules of Engagement | | |
| 2011 | Californication | UTK Rep | Episode: "Exile on Main Street" |
| 2012 | Dating Rules From My Future Self | Kelcy | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Sandy Whiddles | Episodes: "The Blackout Part I: Tragedy Porn", "The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate" |
| 2013-2015 | Kroll Show | Tour Guide/Pretend Lesbian | 3 episodes |
| 2013-2015 | Newsreaders | Xandra Dent | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | New Girl | Pearl | Episode: "Thanksgiving IV" |
| 2015 | Adam Ruins Everything | Liz Cormack | Episode: "Adam Ruins Forensics Science" |
| 2017 | Lucifer | Madison | Episode: "Deceptive Little Parasite" |
| 2017 | I'm Sorry | Salesperson | Episode: "Goddess Party" |
| 2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Yogi Tina | Episode: "Namaste" |
| 2017 | Hot Date | Libby | Episode: "For Real, Where Have All My Friends Gone?" |
| 2018 | Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. | Zed's Mom | Episode: "Issue 1" |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Caroline | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Unicorn | Alicia | Episode: "Three Men Out" |
| 2022 | Murderville | Deb Melton | Episode: "The Magician's Assistant" |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Victoria Nuzé (voice) | Episode: "Trusted Sources" |
| 2023 | Unstable | Allison Davis | |

### Online appearances

| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
| 2012–2015 | CollegeHumor | Siri, Miranda/Talia al-Ghul | 4 episodes |