Allison Smith(I)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
- Writer
Allison Smith's career started on Broadway at the age of nine, in the original production
of "Evita," quickly followed by her landing the title
role of "Annie" on Broadway in the musical "Annie" at the age of ten.
She was the longest-running and youngest star of a Broadway musical at
that time, playing the role for over 1,000 performances; nearly 3 years. She's given vocal performances at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, and The White House. After "Annie," she was cast on "Kate and Allie," playing the role of "Jennie Lowell" on CBS for six seasons. Allison
recurred in all seven seasons of NBC's
The West Wing (1999) as "Mallory O'Brien," the chief of staff's daughter / Sam Seaborn's (Rob Lowe's)
love interest. She was in the CBS
miniseries
Helter Skelter (2004),
in which she portrayed real-life
Charles Manson murderess
Patricia Krenwinkel, and gave a
stellar performance starring as the guest in the pilot of
The Closer (2005). She has starred
in several regular television series:
Buddy Faro (1998),
Spy Game (1997). She played
the lead in the independent feature,
A Reason to Believe (1995),
and supporting roles in such features as
Holes (2003) and
Switchback (1997). Other theater work
includes starring in the L.A. premiere production of
David Mamet's "Oleanna," "QED" opposite Alan Alda at the Mark Taper
Forum and with Randy Newman in his
musical "The Education of Randy Newman," at South Coast Rep, for which
her vocal performance got rave reviews. Also a writer, she was born in New York
City and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey.