Alyson Hannigan

Also known as Alyson Lee Hannigan, Alyson Lee Hannigan Denisof, Allison Lee Hannigan, Allison Hannigan

American actress and television presenter (born 1974)

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Alyson Hannigan is an American actress and television presenter born in 1974 who has appeared in various television and film roles throughout her career. She is known for her work in entertainment and has become a recognizable figure in the television industry.

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Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress and television presenter. She is best known for her roles as Willow Rosenberg in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), as Lily Aldrin in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) for which she won a People's Choice Award in 2009, and as Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie film series (1999–2012). Since…

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Solo Mio — Meghan2026
Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast — Self2025
Office Race — Pat2023
Flora & Ulysses — Phyllis2021
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. — Dawn2021
Adorableness — Self2021
Girl Scout Cookie Championship — Self - Host2020
Outmatched — Beth2020
Outrageous Pumpkins — Self - Host2020

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Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress and television presenter. She began her film career with supporting roles in the comedy films Impure Thoughts (1986) and My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), receiving a Young Artist Award nomination for the latter. In 1999, she began starring in the American Pie film series as Michelle Flaherty, the films' primary love interest, appearing in every film in the series from 1999 to 2012. For her role in the series, she was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards and won a Young Hollywood Award. She went on to star in the parody film Date Movie (2006), the slasher film You Might Be the Killer (2018), and the superhero film Flora & Ulysses (2021).

Hannigan got her start in television starring in the short-lived sitcom Free Spirit from 1989 to 1990, for which she earned a Young Artist Award nomination. After several minor roles in television films and other series, she appeared in her breakout role as teenage witch Willow Rosenberg in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing in every episode from 1997 to 2003. Her role on the show was critically acclaimed and won her the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television and a Teen Choice Award. From 2005 to 2014, she starred as Lily Aldrin in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, for which she won two People's Choice Awards. Hannigan hosted the television show Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2016–2023), and provided the voice of Claire Clancy in the Disney Junior animated series Fancy Nancy (2018–2022).