Allison Tolman
Allison Cara Tolman (born November 18, 1981 in Houston ) is an American actress . She gained notoriety with the lead role in the first season of the television series Fargo .
life and career
Tolman began taking acting classes at the Ford Bend Theater in Sugar Land , Texas at the age of eight . She studied Theatrical Performance at Baylor University in Waco . After graduating in 2004, Tolman moved to Dallas , where she joined the Second Thought Theater company. In 2006, Tolman took on her first television role as a nurse in the second season of Prison Break , followed by a supporting role in Sordid Lives: The Series in 2008 and the short film A Thousand Cocktails Later in 2009 .
In 2014, Tolman starred as police officer Molly Solverson in the FX series Fargo . For this role she won the 2014 Critics' Choice Television Award and was nominated for an Emmy . This was followed by guest appearances in various series, including The Mindy Project , Hello Ladies and Archer .
Tolman lives in Chicago .
Filmography (selection)
- 2006: Prison Break (TV series, episode 2x03)
- 2008: Sordid Lives: The Series ( Sordid Lives: The Series , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2009: A Thousand Cocktails Later (short film)
- 2014–2015: Fargo (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2015: The Gift
- 2015: Krampus
- 2016: Mad Dogs (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2017: Downward Dog (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2017: Casino Undercover (The House)
- 2015: Killing Gunther
- 2018: The Sisters Brothers
- since 2018: Good Girls (TV series)
- since 2019: Emergence (TV series)
Awards and nominations
Critics' Choice Television Award
- 2014 : Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries for Fargo
- Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie for Fargo
Web links
- Allison Tolman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Allison Tolman
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Allison Tolman Celebrity . In: tvguide.com . Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ Second Thought Theater: Allison Tolman ( September 19, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Allison Tolman Biography . In: imdb.com . Retrieved August 17, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tolman, Allison |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tolman, Allison Cara (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas , United States |