Born in Sugar Land, Texas, Allison Tolman was raised in England until the age of four, when the Tolman family returned to settle back in Texas. Enrolled in Baylor University, she earned a BFA in theatrical performance, and after graduation became a member of Second Thought Theatre. She began her professional acting career in 2005 as the English version voice artist in episodes of Peach Girl and Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad. In 2006 she appeared as a nurse in an episode of Prison Break.
Known For
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Cast Credits
St. Denis Medical (2024)
Starring as Nurse Alex Mazurkian
(18 episodes)
- Episode 1x18: This Place Is Our Everything (Apr 29, 2025)
- Episode 1x17: Bruce-ic and the Mus-ic (Apr 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x16: Anything to Push Zaluva (Apr 1, 2025)
- Episode 1x15: Sometimes It's Good to Be Cautious (Mar 25, 2025)
- Episode 1x14: Listen to Your Ladybugs (Mar 11, 2025)
- Episode 1x13: Some Famous Internet Guy (Feb 25, 2025)
- Episode 1x12: Buffalo Bruce and Matty the Kid (Feb 18, 2025)
- Episode 1x11: Nobody Even Mentions the Brownies! (Feb 11, 2025)
- Episode 1x10: People Just Say Stuff Online (Feb 4, 2025)
- Episode 1x09: You Gotta Have a Plan (Jan 28, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Gimme the Scuttlebutt (Jan 21, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: 50 CC's of Kindness (Jan 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Ho-ho-hollo (Dec 17, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: A Peanut and Caramel-Filled Miracle (Dec 3, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Salamat You Too (Nov 26, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Weird Stuff You Can't Explain (Nov 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: A Very Robust Personal Life (Nov 12, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Welcome to St. Denis (Nov 12, 2024)
Gaslit (2022)
Guest starring as Winzola "Winnie" McLendon
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Final Days (Jun 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Year of the Rat (Jun 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Honeymoon (May 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Malum in Se (May 15, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: King George (May 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Will (Apr 24, 2022)
Shining Vale (2022)
Guest starring as Principal Woodcock
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Chapter Fourteen - What's the Matter with Sandy? (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Chapter Thirteen - The Miracle (Nov 10, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Chapter Twelve - Smile (Nov 3, 2023)
Emergence (2019)
Starring as Chief Joanna "Jo" Evans
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Killshot Pt. 2 (Jan 28, 2020)
- Episode 1x12: Killshot Pt. 1 (Jan 21, 2020)
- Episode 1x11: Applied Sciences (Jan 14, 2020)
- Episode 1x10: 15 Years (Jan 7, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Where You Belong (Dec 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: American Chestnut (Nov 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Fatal Exception (Nov 19, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Mile Marker 14 (Nov 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: RDZ9021 (Oct 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: No Outlet (Oct 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: 2 MG CU BID (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Camera Wheelbarrow Tiger Pillow (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 24, 2019)
Why Women Kill (2019)
Starring as Alma Fillcot
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: The Lady Confesses (Jul 29, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: The Unguarded Moment (Jul 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Murder, My Sweet (Jul 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: The Woman in Question (Jul 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Dangerous Intruder (Jul 1, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: They Made Me a Killer (Jun 24, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Scene of the Crime (Jun 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: Lady in the Lake (Jun 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: The Woman in the Window (Jun 3, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Secret Beyond the Door (Jun 3, 2021)
The Twilight Zone (2019)
Guest starring as Maura McGowan
- Episode 1x05: The Wunderkind (Apr 25, 2019)
Castle Rock (2018)
Guest starring as Brigid Strand
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Henry Deaver (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Habeas Corpus (Jul 25, 2018)
Good Girls (2018)
Guest starring as Mary Pat
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Jeff (May 19, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Everything Must Go (Mar 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Pick Your Poison (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: You Have Reached the Voicemail of Leslie Peterson (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Slow Down, Children at Play (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: I'd Rather Be Crafting (Mar 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Remix (Apr 30, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Summer of the Shark (Apr 23, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Shutdown (Apr 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Special Sauce (Apr 9, 2018)
Mosaic (2018)
Guest starring as Amy Lambson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Fact and Fiction (Jan 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Zebra-Itis (Jan 24, 2018)
Me, Myself & I (2017)
Guest starring as Sara
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: There She Goes (Jul 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 25, 2017)
The Guest Book (2017)
Guest starring as Lisa
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (Nov 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Killer Party (Nov 6, 2018) [Uncredited]
I'm Sorry (2017)
Guest starring as Jennifer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: New York vs. LA (Mar 13, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: Sophie's Choice (Feb 27, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Divorce Fantasy (Aug 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Goddess Party (Jul 26, 2017)
Downward Dog (2017)
Starring as Nan Draper
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Lost (Jun 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Getting What You Always Wanted (Jun 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Old (Jun 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Trashed (Jun 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: The Full Package (Jun 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Loyalty (May 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Boundaries (May 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (May 17, 2017)
Fargo (2014)
Starring as Deputy Molly Solverson
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Morton's Fork (Jun 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage (Jun 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: The Heap (Jun 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: Who Shaves the Barber? (May 27, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Buridan's Ass (May 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: The Six Ungraspables (May 13, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Eating the Blame (May 6, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: A Muddy Road (Apr 29, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: The Rooster Prince (Apr 22, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: The Crocodile's Dilemma (Apr 15, 2014)
Guest starring as Deputy Molly Solverson
- Episode 2x10: Palindrome (Dec 14, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Allison Tolman
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-11-25: Jim Gaffigan, Allison Tolman (Nov 25, 2024)
- Episode 2015-11-17: Viola Davis, Allison Tolman, the Scottos, Emily Armstrong (Nov 17, 2015)
- Episode 2014-08-07: Michael Fassbender, Allison Tolman, Joshua Ferris (Aug 7, 2014)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Guest starring as Capt. Olivia Crawford
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x21: White Whale (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 5x15: The Puzzle Master (Apr 8, 2018)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Jessie Cherry
- Episode 4x10: S**t Shows (Dec 6, 2016)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Krebs
- Episode 5x13: Halloween (Jul 24, 2018)
The Mindy Project (2012)
Guest starring as Abby
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x07: We Need to Talk About Annette (Nov 11, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: Caramel Princess Time (Nov 4, 2014)
Archer (2009)
Guest starring as Edie Poovey
- Episode 6x04: Edie's Wedding (Jan 29, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
American Dad! (2005)
Guest starring as Jessica
- Episode 19x12: Don't You Be My Neighbor (Sep 18, 2023)
Guest starring as Noah's Mother
- Episode 20x05: Under (and Over, and Beside) the Boardwalk (Nov 25, 2024)
Guest starring as Museum Guest
- Episode 20x18: Oh Brothel, Where Art Thou? (Feb 24, 2025)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Allison Tolman
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2021-12-06: Jennifer Aniston, Ann Dowd, Kathryn Hahn, Kevin Hart, John Lithgow, Jon Stewart, Allison Tolman, Gabrielle Union, Damon Wayans Sr., Guillermo del Toro, Courtney Barnett (Dec 6, 2021)
- Episode 2019-09-24: Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Morgan Wallen (Sep 24, 2019)
- Episode 2017-06-20: Casey Affleck, Allison Tolman, Chris Charpentier, Lindsey Ell (Jun 20, 2017)
Critics' Choice Awards (2000)
Guest starring as Allison Tolman
- Episode 2025-02-07: 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards (Feb 7, 2025)