Already an industry veteran when Hollywood finally took notice, versatile Canadian actress Alison Pill amassed an impressive list of television, film and theatrical roles which jettisoned her to the top list of in-demand actors of her generation. Known initially as the introspective, earthy and baby-faced rebel in a host of television movies like "Baby" (TNT, 2000), "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (ABC, 2001), "Midwives" (Lifetime, 2001) and "What Girls Learn" (Showtime, 2001), Pill churned out memorable turns in feature films "Pieces of April" (2003), and "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" (2004), as well as became a theater force when she earned a Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in "The Lieutenant of Inishmore." Pill gained a wider following after her work on the controversial television series "The Book of Daniel" (NBC, 2006) and in feature films like "Dan in Real Life" (2007). After garnering critical raves for her skilled portrayal of Anne Kronenberg in the Oscar-winning biopic "Milk" (2008), she continued amassing accolades for her work on the dark HBO series "In Treatment" (2008-10) and landed choice placement in the miniseries "The Pillars of the Earth" (Starz, 2010), and teen comedy "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010). Along with roles in two Woody Allen projects, her starring roles in the Aaron Sorkin drama "The Newsroom" (HBO 2012-14) and the thriller "The Family" (ABC 2016) proved the actress was a powerhouse, able to excel in all genres of film and television projects.Alison Courtney Pill was born Nov. 27, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At the mere age of three, Pill's parents enrolled her in private dance and voice lessons, which led her to study at both the National Ballet School and the Toronto Children's Chorus. At age 10 she was approached by a CBC Radio producer to narrate books on tape after hounding her mother for headshots. Pill booked her first job in "The New Ghostwriter Mysteries" (CTW, 1997), and quickly accumulated work in the Mario Puzo crime/drama miniseries, "The Last Don II" (CBS, 1998), and several television movies where she played key roles, including her Young Artist Award-nominated lead as a ballerina in "Degas and the Dancer" (HBO, 1998), as Annabeth Gish's daughter in the drama "God's New Plan" (CBS, 1999), and opposite Naomi Judd in "A Holiday Romance" (CBS, 1999). Pill was again nominated for a Young Artist Award for the family 'clone' fantasy "The Other Me" (Disney, 2000), was Farrah Fawcett's willful daughter in the family drama "Baby" (TNT, 2000), and played a young Lorna Luft in the critically acclaimed biopic, "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (ABC, 2001).After she stood by her mother (Sissy Spacek) in "Midwives" (Lifetime, 2001), and then rebelled against her dying mother in her Young Artist Award-nominated performance "What Girl's Learn" (Showtime, 2001), Pill headed to New York City after landing a role as Katie Holmes' younger, tightly-strung sister in Peter Hedges' critically praised "Pieces of April" (2003). She next starred as the plain-Jane foil to Lindsay Lohan's big screen antics in the 'tween hit, "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" (2004), followed by a role as the Amish girl accused of murdering her newborn in the television movie, "Plain Truth" (Lifetime, 2004). On stage, Pill shared the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble for her work in Neil LaBute's "The Distance from Here." Back on TV, she challenged her morally flawed priest father (Aidan Quinn) in the drama series that was hotly disputed by religious conservatives, "The Book of Daniel" (NBC, 2006). She was also Tony Award-nominated that same year for her Broadway debut as a teen terrorist in Martin McDonagh's black comedy "The Lieutenant of Inishmore." Reunited with Peter Hedges again, she starred in the box office disappointment "Dan in Real Life" (2007) in which she played the eldest, tolerant daughter to Steve Carell, before returning to the stage where
