Biography
After a childhood of performing musical theater in Palm Springs, CA, Alison Lohman turned down a scholarship to N.Y.U. in favor of an acting career in Hollywood. She landed her film debut in the thriller
The Thirteenth Floor at the age of 20 and soon was offered a role on the WB family drama
Safe Harbor. Along with appearances in a couple of independent film releases, she continued working in television on the Fox prime-time soap opera
Pasadena. However, her role as
Michelle Pfeiffer's daughter, Astrid, in 2002's
White Oleander marked her first big break. After its release, she gained a starring role as the daughter of
Nicolas Cage's character in
Ridley Scott's 2003 thriller
Matchstick Men.
Her youthful glow still serving well to secure her a variety of high profile film roles, Lohman portrayed a younger version of
Jessica Lange's character in the sentimental
Tim Burton fantasy
Big Fish before searching for a mysterious killer and unearthing long-buried family secrets in the
Mike White-created television drama series
Pasadena. By 2006 it was finally time for Lohman to come into her own on the big screen, a challenge she faced with commendable aplomb in director Michael Mayer's adaptation of the Mary O'Hara novel My Friend Flicka. On the heels of
Flicka, Lohman was set to appear in a pair of high-profile releases including
Tom DiCillo's
Delirious and
Robert Zemeckis' Beowolf. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide