Allison Smith (actress)

Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969) is an American actress, singer, writer and director, best known for her work on television as Mallory O'Brien in Aaron Sorkin's Emmy Award-winning NBC drama The West Wing and for starring on Broadway in the title role Annie.[1][2] She also played the role of Jennie Lowell on the 1980s Emmy Award winning sitcom Kate & Allie.[3] In addition to starring in Annie, Smith has also appeared on stage in a host of other roles, including a part in the original Broadway production of Evita (alongside Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin), a starring role in the Los Angeles premiere production of David Mamet's Oleanna, and supporting roles in Peter Parnell's QED (opposite Alan Alda), and the musical The Education Of Randy Newman, in which she played Randy Newman's first wife.[4][5] Smith, who has appeared in over 100 television episodes, received rave reviews for her chilling performance in the pilot of The Closer.
In addition to her creative work, Smith, who is married with two children, volunteers with the non-profit Save The Children, and has helped to build multiple schools in Africa and the Caribbean.[citation needed]
== Selected filmography ==
=== TV works ===
=== Selected television roles ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1981 	CBS Library 	Suzie 	
1982 	Night of 100 Stars 	Herself 	
1982 	All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story	Herself 	
1983 	Silver Spoons 	Barbra Webster 	
1984 	ABC Weekend Special 	Christi Bay 	
1984–89 	Kate & Allie 	Jennie Lowell 	95 episodes
1985 	Young People's Specials 	Marty 	
1987 	Who Am I Now? 	Older Sarah 	
1989 	Hunter 	Cheryl Donovan 	
1989 	The Arsenio Hall Show 	Herself 	
1990 	Wolf 	Cynthia Costanza 	
1995 	Sweet Justice 	Sara Pratt 	6 episodes
1995 	Party of Five 	Keri 	
1995 	Ned & Stacey 	Veronica 	
1995 	Deadly Games 	Jill Stewart 	
1995 	Homicide: Life on the Street 	Officer Debbie Haskell	
1995 	Touched by an Angel 	Jennifer 	
1995 	Planet Rules 	 	
1995 	Crazy Love 	Sam 	
1996 	Champs 	Dana 	
1996 	Murder, She Wrote 	Carly McAllister 	
1996 	Beverly Hills, 90210 	Melanie Harold 	
1997 	Spy Game 	Maxine 'Max' London 	11 episodes
1997 	Working 	Jana 	
1998 	Michael Hayes 	Andrea Jordan 	
1998 	Buddy Faro 	Julie Barber 	12 episodes
1999 	Wasteland 	Jules 	3 episodes
1999 	St. Michael's Crossing 	Tordio 	
1999–2006	The West Wing 	Mallory O'Brien 	11 episodes
2000 	Celebrity Homes 	 	
2001 	Family Law 	Allison Palmer 	
2001 	Thieves 	Agent Mary Webb 	
2001–02 	Providence 	Lynn Fischer 	2 episodes
2002 	The X-Files 	Patti 	"Trust No 1"
2003 	ER 	Denny 	
2003 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Nancy Linden 	
2005 	The Closer 	Ellen 	
2005 	Close to Home 	Cindy Delacroix 	
2005 	House 	Kayla McGinley 	
2005 	Inconceivable 	Clare 	
2006 	Without a Trace 	Patient X 	
2006 	Scrubs 	Millie 	
2006 	Ghost Whisperer 	Lisa Filbert 	
2006 	Nip/Tuck 	Kathleen McNamara 	
2007 	State of Mind 	Mary Bridget Donohue 	
2008 	Cold Case 	Simone Gallavan '78 	
2008 	Childrens Hospital 	Nurse Allison 	
2009 	Trust Me 	Laura Mink 	
2010 	Numb3rs 	Sara Lewis 	
2010 	The Whole Truth 	Corrine Sellards 	
2011 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Mrs. Diorio 	
2012 	Family Guy 	 	
2012 	Perception 	Laura Crane 	
=== Films ===
=== Film roles ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1981	Evita Peron 	Young Evita 	TV movie
1982	Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight 	Herself 	TV movie
1993	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 	Vicki 	
1994	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies`	Claire Lieberman 	TV movie
1995	A Reason to Believe 	Charlotte Byrne 	
1996	Two Guys Talkin' About Girls 	Rhonda Glick 	Video
1996	Full Circle 	Averill Winslow 	TV movie
1996	Lying Eyes 	Jennifer 	TV movie
1997	Switchback 	Becky 	
1998	Los años bárbaros 	Susan 	Spanish film
2000	Terror Tract 	Mary Ann Doyle 	(segment "Make Me An Offer")
2003	Holes 	Linda Miller Walker	
2003	The Animatrix 	Reporter 	Direct-to-video, Voice, (segment "World Record")
2004	Helter Skelter 	Patricia Krenwinkel	TV movie
2005	Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder 	Debbie Philips 	TV movie
2005	Ordinary Miracles 	Sally's Mother 	TV movie
2006	Gillery's Little Secret 	Bernadette 	Short film
2006	Life After Tomorrow 	Herself 	
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant 	Larry's Mom 	
Category:American film actresses