Alison Brie Schermerhorn is an American actress. Her breakthrough came with the role of Trudy Campbell in the drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She gained recognition for her role as Annie Edison in the sitcom Community (2009–2015) and voicing Diane Nguyen in the animated comedy series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020). For playing Ruth Wilder in the comedy-drama series GLOW (2017–2019), she received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards.
Brie at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con
Brie at the premiere of Public Enemies in 2009.
Brie (right) with fellow GLOW actress Betty Gilpin in 2018.
Brie with her husband Dave Franco in 2023.
Community is an American television sitcom created by Dan Harmon. The series ran for 110 episodes over six seasons, with its first five seasons airing on NBC from September 17, 2009, to April 17, 2014, and its final season airing on Yahoo! Screen from March 17 to June 2, 2015. Set at a community college in the fictional Colorado town of Greendale, the series stars an ensemble cast including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, and Jim Rash. It makes use of meta-humor and pop culture references, paying homage to film and television clichés and tropes.
Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie and Joel McHale at San Diego Comic-Con 2012
Series creator Dan Harmon
Chris McKenna on a Community panel at WonderCon 2012
Danny Pudi has received critical acclaim for his performance.