Allison Tolman Biography – Allison Tolman Wiki
Allison Tolman born Allison Cara Tolman is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Molly Solverson in the first season of the FX television series Fargo, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
In 2014, she starred in the first season of the FX black comedy crime series Fargo. Inspired by the classic 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name, Fargo starred veteran actors Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, and Bob Odenkirk. Tolman received accolades for her performance as Minnesota police officer Molly Solverson, with Vanity Fair writing that she “calmly and assuredly stole the entire show”. For her role, she won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries and received Best Actress nominations at the Emmy Awards and for the Golden Globes.
In 2014, it was also announced Tolman would have a two-episode guest role on The Mindy Project as Abby Berman, a romance novelist. In 2015, she had a supporting role in Michael Dougherty’s comedy horror film Krampus, in which she co-starred with Adam Scott, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony, and Stefania Owen.
After her breakout role on Fargo, Tolman declined several supporting parts as mothers, wives, and best friends, looking for a more unusual role. In 2017, Tolman starred in ABC’s Downward Dog. In the series, based on the Animal Media Group web series, Tolman’s character has a dog, Martin, who communicates with the TV audience. The series was filmed in Pittsburgh. It was canceled on June 23, 2017.
She starred in the ABC drama series Emergence, which premiered on September 24, 2019, and was canceled after one season on May 21, 2020, despite getting “pretty solid” ratings according to her on Twitter. She also guest-starred in NBC’s Good Girls. In 2021, she starred as Alma Filcott in the second season of the drama series Why Women Kill and will play Natalie Green in The Facts of Life portion of the third edition of Live in Front of a Studio Audience.
She began taking acting classes when she was 10 years old at the Fort Bend Community Theatre. She attended Clements High School, graduating in 2000. She graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatrical performance. After college, she moved to Dallas, where she was one of the founding members of Second Thought Theatre. In 2009, she moved to Chicago, Illinois, to study performance at The Second City Training Center.
Allison Tolman Age
She was born on November 18, 1981, in Houston, Texas, United States.
Allison Tolman Husband
She is not married yet therefore does not have a husband. She is dating her longtime boyfriend Tim Mcclean.
Allison Tolman Parents and Family
She is the daughter of Valerie (Clohesy) Tolman and Davis Nichols Tolman. She has two older brothers and a younger sister. Her family moved to England when she was a few months old and stayed until she was four years old. She spent the next five years in Oklahoma and West Texas, before moving to Sugar Land, Texas.
Allison Tolman Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).
Allison Tolman Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @allison_tolman.
