Allison Munn
{{short description|American actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = Allison Munn
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Scott Holroyd|2007}}
| children = 2
| alma_mater = College of Charleston
}}
Allison Munn (born October 7, 1974) is an American actress. She played Caroline Dupree in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, Tina Haven in The WB sitcom What I Like About You, Lauren in The WB/CW drama One Tree Hill, and Anne Harper on the Nickelodeon series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.
Early life
Munn was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. Her father was Russell Munn, a political lobbyist.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article14382197.html|title=Bridge-jumping robbery suspect's family well-known|work=The State|last=Fretwell|first=Sammy|date=April 2, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2018}} Munn graduated from AC Flora High School and The College of Charleston. She moved to New York, where she won a role in the Off-Broadway classic The Fantasticks.{{cite book|title=Theatre World 1998-1999|editor-last=Willis|editor-first=John|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|date=2002|pages=79|chapter=Off Broadway Productions From Past Seasons That Played Through This Season|isbn=9781557834331}}
Career
Munn followed her stage roles with small roles in White Oleander, the film adaptation of the Janet Fitch novel of the same name, opposite Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright-Penn and Renée Zellweger, and in Cameron Crowe's romantic tragicomedy Elizabethtown opposite Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/allison-munn-1117908247/|title=Allison Munn|work=Variety|last=Feiwell|first=Allison|date=July 25, 2004|access-date=August 8, 2018}}
In September 2003, Munn won a co-starring role opposite Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth in the second season of The WB sitcom What I Like About You as Tina Haven, Holly Tyler's new best friend.{{cite book|title=International Television & Video Almanac|editor-last=Quigley|editor-first=Eileen|date=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/internationaltel2006quig/page/493 493]|isbn=9780900610783}} Although their characters were the same age, Munn is eleven-and-a-half years older than her co-star Bynes. Munn remained on the show until the show ended with the fourth season on April 24, 2006. Munn also had a recurring role as Caroline, Fez's borderline stalker girlfriend on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show.
Munn co-starred as Cindy in the short-lived ABC sitcom Carpoolers that ran from October 2, 2007, to March 4, 2008. In 2009, Munn began a recurring role on The WB drama One Tree Hill playing Lauren, Jamie Scott's teacher who begins to date Skills Taylor at the end of the sixth season.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2011/09/23/one-tree-hill-exclusive-casting-munn-holroyd-mcgee/|title=One Tree Hill Exclusive: Three More Familiar Faces Return In Season 9!|work=TVLine|last=Masters|first=Megan|date=September 23, 2011|access-date=August 8, 2018}}
From 2014 to 2018, Munn co-starred opposite Brian Stepanek as Anne Harper, the mother of the titular quadruplets in Nickelodeon sitcom Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-henry-danger-and-nicky-ricky-dicky-dawn-review-20140911-story.html|title='Henry Danger' and 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn': Nick's latest|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Day|first=Patrick Kevin|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=August 8, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-nickelodeons-nicky-ricky-dicky-and-dawn-1201298288/|title=TV Review: Nickelodeon's 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn'|work=Variety|last=Lowry|first=Brian|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=August 8, 2018}}
In 2017, Munn joined her former One Tree Hill castmates in signing a letter of support for one of the show's writers, who had accused One Tree Hill{{'}}s showrunner of sexual harassment.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/one-tree-hill-show-runner-sexual-misconduct-allegations|title=One Tree Hill Show-Runner Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former Cast, Crew|publisher=HWD|work=Vanity Fair|last=Desta|first=Yohana|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2018}}
Personal life
Munn began dating her childhood friend, actor Scott Holroyd, in 2004. They became engaged in Paris in December 2006 and married on November 17, 2007, at the French Huguenot Church in Charleston, South Carolina. They reside in Los Angeles with their pet terrier, Buster Keaton.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/carpoolers-allison-munn-weds-southern-style/|title=Carpoolers' Allison Munn Weds Southern-Style|work=People|access-date=August 8, 2018}} In November 2011, Munn announced the birth of their son via her Twitter.{{cite web |url=http://www.whosay.com/SophiaBush/photos/72332 |title=Sophia Bush's photo "Best way to end #OTHday ? Me ..." on WhoSay |access-date=2015-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926180126/http://www.whosay.com/SophiaBush/photos/72332 |archive-date=2011-09-26 }} She gave birth to their daughter in 2015.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
=Political activism=
Munn lends her name and support to the non-profit political organization Rock the Vote, where she is actively involved in encouraging young people to register to vote.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-18 |title=Allison Munn: The Importance Behind The Vote |url=https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/allison-munn |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Jejune Magazine |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
|Allison | |
| 2002
|Hannah | |
| 2005
|Desk Clerk Charlotte | |
| 2005
|A Couple of Days and Nights |Tequila | |
| 2007
|Farm Girl in New York |Mary | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999–2000
|Gretchen |Episodes: "A Girl's Life", "The Bugmeister" |
| 2000
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |Emily Harlin |Episode: "Russian Love Poem" |
| 2001–2006
|Caroline |Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2001
|Cindy |Episodes: "The Launch", "The Series' Kiss" |
| rowspan=4|2002
|St. Sass |Kimmy |TV film |
| Inside Schwartz
|Jackie |Episode: "Kissing Cousin" |
| JAG
|Sue Ellen Newton |Episode: "Odd Man Out" |
| Boston Public
|Janice Scott |Episode: "Chapter 38" |
| rowspan=2|2003
|Sweet Potato Queens |{{TableTBA|N/A}} |TV film |
| Charmed
|Wendy |Episode: "Sand Francisco Dreamin'" |
| 2003–2006
|Main role (seasons 2–4), 59 episodes |
| 2007–2008
|Cindy |Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2008
|Overkill |Carrie |Unsold TV pilot |
| 2009
|Untitled Family Plot |Jillian |Unsold TV pilot |
| 2009–2012
|Lauren |Recurring role, 20 episodes |
| 2010
|Wright vs. Wrong |Tami Manly |TV film |
| rowspan=2|2013
|Clarissa |Episode: "Waiting for Mrs. Bichette" |
| Dads
|Anne |Episode: "Funny Girl" |
| 2014–2018
|Anne Harper |Main role |
| rowspan=2|2015
|Donna Dreyfus |Episode: "Teacher's Pest" |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
|Kelly |Episode: "The Gang Misses the Boat" |
| rowspan=3|2020
|Cassy Wight |Main role |
| rowspan=2|Family Guy
|Female Jester (voice) |Episode: "Short Cuts" |
| Suits Actress, Accused Witch, Autograph Seeker (voice)
|Episode: "Movin' In (Principal Shepherd's Song)" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0612956|Allison Munn}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Actresses from Columbia, South Carolina
Category:College of Charleston alumni
Category:20th-century American actresses