 alison courtney pillalison pill biography (1985-) (born november 27, 1985) is a canadian actress. a former child actress, pill began her career at age twelve, appearing in numerous films and television series. she transitioned to adult roles and her breakthrough came in the television series the book of daniel (2006). she is best known for her roles in the films confessions of a teenage drama queen (2003), milk (2008), scott pilgrim vs. the world (2010) and midnight in paris (2011) and the television series in treatment (2009), the pillars of the earth (2010) and the newsroom (2012âpresent). == early life == pill was born in toronto, ontario, canada. her father, a financier, is estonian. pill attended vaughan road academy, where she enrolled in the program "interact", designed for students interested in dance, music, athletics, and theatre.new york post - alison pill ==career== thumb|pill at the toronto film festival in 2011.  in 2006, she starred as grace webster in the short-lived nbc drama the book of daniel, and was nominated for a tony award for her performance in martin mcdonagh's the lieutenant of inishmore.{{cite web | title =what's up, alison pil
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