years_active birth_place othername birth_date article_title name occupation
1990s northport , new york , u.s. ali fanelli 26 april 1979 alison fanelli
 alison fanelli actress
alison fanelli

alison fanelli -lrb- born april 26 , 1979 -rrb- is an american former actress who is best known for the role of ellen josephine hickle on the television series `` the adventures of pete & pete '' .
fanelli was born in northport , new york .
alison attended northport high school where her talents were on display for the powdered wigs drama department , and as a percussionist for the northport high school drumline .
she is a 2001 graduate of baltimore 's goucher college , where she earned a b.a. in pre-med , and dartmouth college , where she earned a master 's degree in health care improvement .
while at dartmouth , alison was a project manager for a web based project to develop a secure online datebase for the institutional review board , irbnet .
fanelli is also an accomplished oboist , and has three siblings : one older sister , and two younger brothers .
