---
name: "Alison Brie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alison-brie"
fi1m_id: "alison-brie"
imdb_id: "nm1555340"
tmdb_id: 88029
wikidata_id: "Q235328"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "29 December 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-13T21:28:51.226912+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alison Brie

## Identity

Alison Brie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alison-brie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alison-brie
- **IMDb ID:** nm1555340
- **TMDB ID:** 88029
- **Wikidata ID:** Q235328
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Brie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235328, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555340/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88029

Actor and director. Born 29 December 1982 in Hollywood, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 29 December 1982, Hollywood, California, USA
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Alison Brie Schermerhorn
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 10 acting, 1 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Chris Pratt](https://film.one/person/chris-pratt.md), [Christopher Miller](https://film.one/person/christopher-miller.md), [Elizabeth Banks](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-banks.md), [Phil Lord](https://film.one/person/phil-lord.md), [Tristram Shapeero](https://film.one/person/tristram-shapeero.md), [Will Arnett](https://film.one/person/will-arnett.md)
- **SAG Awards:** 1 SAG Award (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 75 (7), 2020s 63 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 5, Animation 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Family 2
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,111m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Brie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235328, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555340/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88029

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*BoJack Horseman*](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md) (91), [*GLOW*](https://film.one/tv/glow.md) (78), [*Horse Girl*](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md) (60)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Lego Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md) (83), [*Scream 4*](https://film.one/film/scream-4.md) (60)
- **Hulu:** [*Community*](https://film.one/tv/community.md) (83), [*The Post*](https://film.one/film/the-post.md) (74)
- **Tubi:** [*The Disaster Artist*](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md) (74)
- **Peacock:** [*Promising Young Woman*](https://film.one/film/promising-young-woman.md) (72)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Masters of the Universe*](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Alison Brie

> Alison Brie is good at making tightly controlled characters funny without treating them as fools. We rate her most when that composure has something to work against: another character’s vanity, the demands of physical comedy, or her character’s own ambition.

In *Masters of the Universe* (2026), Alison Brie’s Evil-Lyn watches Jared Leto’s Skeletor with the patience of someone who has heard this complaint before. He makes vanity noisy; she lets him carry on. We grinned whenever the film returned to them, because both actors take the villains seriously enough for their scenes to be funny. Travis Knight’s film wears us down with its winking, but Brie never seems to be asking permission to enjoy her part.

The tightly controlled woman is familiar territory for Brie, though it can become a casting habit. Trudy Campbell in *Mad Men* (2007–2015) and Annie Edison in *Community* (2009–2015) brought recognition through drama and ensemble comedy respectively. Those roles also encouraged a narrow perception of what she could play. The useful question is what a part gives her to do beyond being sweet, organised or anxious.

With Ruth Wilder in *GLOW* (2017–2019), the work became more physical, through wrestling training and performance. That gave her comic timing a different job, and the character’s vulnerability mattered as much as the exertion. Writing and producing *Horse Girl* (2020) was another way of moving beyond the roles already on offer. Those are directions we would like her to keep pursuing, rather than another variation on the woman who has everything under control.

Brie also voices Diane Nguyen in *BoJack Horseman* (2014–2020) and Unikitty in the 2014 Lego film. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s film is funny and inventive, and its affection for ordinary people gives the cleverness a purpose. The pace still wears us down at times, but it earns an evening even for viewers with no particular interest in its cast.

Brie’s scenes with Leto suggest that she does not always need a more elaborate role; sometimes she needs an actor who gives her something precise to respond to. Their exchanges have a snap the hero’s scenes lack, despite the script’s uncertainty about its own joke. We would happily watch her Evil-Lyn again, preferably without so much waiting between the good scenes.

## Biography

Alison Brie is an American actress, producer and writer. She was born Alison Brie Schermerhorn on 29 December 1982 in Hollywood, California, and trained at the California Institute of the Arts, where she received a BFA in theatre.

Brie first gained recognition for her roles as Trudy Campbell in the drama series *Mad Men* (2007–2015) and Annie Edison in the comedy series *Community* (2009–2015). She later voiced Diane Nguyen in the animated series *BoJack Horseman* (2014–2020) and played Ruth Wilder in the comedy-drama series *GLOW* (2017–2019), earning nominations for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. Her film credits include *Scream 4* (2011), *The Lego Movie* (2014), *The Disaster Artist* (2017), *The Post* (2017) and *Promising Young Woman* (2020). She appears as Evil-Lyn in the 2026 film *Masters of the Universe*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

### Performed in (10) — the average rests on these

- *Masters of the Universe* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Evil-Lyn — [page](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md)
- *Horse Girl* (2020), Fi1m 60, as Sarah — [page](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md)
- *Promising Young Woman* (2020), Fi1m 72, as Madison — [page](https://film.one/film/promising-young-woman.md)
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), Fi1m 63, as Unikitty / Ultrakatty (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Amber — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *The Post* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Lally Graham — [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), Fi1m 91, as Diane Nguyen / Diana the Princess of Wales (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), Fi1m 83, as Unikitty (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *Scream 4* (2011), Fi1m 60, as Rebecca Walters — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-4.md)
- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Annie Edison — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)

### Directed (1)

- *GLOW* (2017), Fi1m 78, as Ruth Wilder — [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Revisionist* (2026), as Elise Keller
- *Masters of the Universe* (2026), as Evil-Lyn — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md)
- *Together* (2025), as Millie · Producer
- *Apples Never Fall* (2024), series, as Amy Delaney
- *Carol & the End of the World* (2023), series, as (voice)
- *Freelance* (2023), as Claire Wellington
- *Krapopolis* (2023), series, as Tina (voice)
- *Somebody I Used to Know* (2023), as Ally · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur* (2023), series, as Aftershock (voice)
- *Spin Me Round* (2022), as Amber · Writer, Producer
- *Roar* (2022), series, as Rebecca Moss
- *Cinema Toast* (2021), series, as Jane
- *Promising Young Woman* (2020), as Madison — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/promising-young-woman.md)
- *Happiest Season* (2020), as Sloane
- *Marvel's 616* (2020), series, Director
- *The Rental* (2020), as Michelle
- *Community Table Read* (2020), as Annie Edison
- *Horse Girl* (2020), as Sarah · Producer, Writer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md)
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), as Unikitty / Ultrakatty (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short* (2018), as Unikitty (voice)
- *The Post* (2017), as Lally Graham — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *The Little Hours* (2017), as Sister Alessandra
- *GLOW* (2017), series, as Ruth Wilder · Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), as Amber — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *A Family Man* (2016), as Lynn Vogel
- *Joshy* (2016), as Rachel
- *Get a Job* (2016), as Tanya Sellers
- *Six Seasons and a Finale* (2016), Thanks
- *Doctor Thorne* (2016), series, as Miss Dunstable
- *How to Be Single* (2016), as Lucy
- *Teachers* (2016), series, as Mrs. Lark
- *Dr. Ken* (2015), series, as Alison Brie
- *Sleeping with Other People* (2015), as Lainey Dalton
- *No Stranger Than Love* (2015), as Lucy Sherrington
- *Get Hard* (2015), as Alissa
- *Search Party* (2014), as Elizabeth
- *The Emmet Awards Show!* (2014), as Unikitty (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Diane Nguyen (voice), Diane Nguyen / Diana the Princess of Wales (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep* (2014), Thanks
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), as Unikitty (voice) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Planetina (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Montana Amazon* (2013), as Ella
- *The Kings of Summer* (2013), as Heather Toy
- *Save the Date* (2012), as Beth
- *The Five-Year Engagement* (2012), as Suzie Barnes
- *Scream 4* (2011), as Rebecca Walters — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-4.md)
- *Raspberry Magic* (2010), as Ms. Bradlee
- *The Home Front* (2010), as Hannah
- *Community* (2009), series, as Annie Edison — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Hot Sluts* (2009), series, as Amber
- *The Deadliest Lesson* (2008), as Amber
- *The Coverup* (2008), as Grace
- *Parasomnia* (2008), as Darcy
- *My Alibi* (2008), series, as Rebecca Fuller
- *Salvation, Texas* (2008), as Lisa Salter
- *Born* (2007), as Mary Elizabeth
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, as Trudy Campbell — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Hannah Montana* (2006), series, as Nina
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Lindsay (voice)
- *Stolen Poem* (2004), as Alice
- *The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization*, Actor
- *Untitled Community Movie*, as Annie Edison
- *Untitled Alison Brie Film*, Director, Writer
- *I Am a Gigantosaurus, Actually*, as Gigantosaurus

## Gallery

- ![Alison Brie](https://film.one/media/person/6651/gallery-87416fb2a224.jpg) Alison Brie — Image via TMDB
- ![Alison Brie](https://film.one/media/person/6651/gallery-c18507386b1b.jpg) Alison Brie — Image via TMDB
- ![Alison Brie](https://film.one/media/person/6651/gallery-eeaf46b67e20.jpg) Alison Brie — Image via TMDB
- ![Alison Brie](https://film.one/media/person/6651/gallery-98836c107694.jpg) Alison Brie — Image via TMDB
- ![Alison Brie](https://film.one/media/person/6651/gallery-039103f58fdb.jpg) Alison Brie — Image via TMDB
- ![Alison Brie](https://film.one/media/person/6651/gallery-0541c9c6efef.jpg) Alison Brie — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2009: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *Mad Men*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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