Alyson Hannigan (natural Allison Lee Hannigan March 24, 1974) is an American actress best known for playing Willow Rosenberg in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She too appeared around films including, when Michelle Flaherty, American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).

Innate around Washington, DC to an Irish-American father and the Jewish-American mother, her number one film role was around My Stepmother is an Alien (1988). Prior to that she experienced done a trifle televisiin function, mostly commercial message, & she went on to wash much additional including Almost Home, Picket Fences, Roseanne and Touched by an Angel before being chosen for Buffy around 1997. Per final year she was earning $250,000 an episode.

It was announced within October 2003 that she had signed the treat by using NBC to appear around the comedy, potential to debut inside fall 2004. Reports indicated that it was probably to exist as titled Americana, but a pilot was non section of NBC's 2004 fall lineup.

Inside early 2004, Hannigan made her West End debut starring in the stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, opposite Luke Perry.

She owns the zero in Sacramento, California and married actor Alexis Denisof (who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Buffy franchise) on October 11, 2003. Former relationships include actor Steven Sutphen and Marilyn Manson drummer Ginger Fish.

Within 2005, Hannigan is one of several Buffy cast giving to television - others existence David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter and James Marsters - as a portion of the cast of the fresh TV series "How I Met Your Mother", as well as a revenant guest role in Veronica Mars.

Hannigan's somewhat unstereotypical looks & specific acting style own led her, mostly, to buy somewhat kinky characters. Her better known roles inside BtVS & a U.s. Pie series come clear examples of this.

Filmography
How else I personally Met The Mother (2005) (TV series)... Lily Veronica Mars (2005) (TV series)... Trina Echolls American Wedding (2003)... Michelle Flaherty Beyond a City limits (2001)... Lexi American Pie 2 (2001)... Michelle Flaherty Boys & Girls (2000)... Betty American Pie (1999)... Michelle Flaherty Hayley Wagner, Star (1999) (TV)... Jenna Jakes Dead Man on Campus (1998)... Lucy Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) (TV series)... Willow Rosenberg ''For The Girl's Honor (1996) (TV)... Kelly The Example for Life (1996) (TV)... Iris A Unknown Beside Pine tree state (1995) (TV)... Dana Switched at Birth (1991) (TV)... Gina Twigg Free streaming Spirit (1989) (TV series)... Jessie Harper My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)... Jessie Mills Impure Thoughts (1985)... Patty Stubbs

Trivia

One of her costars in The Stepmother Is an Alien was Seth Green, who would in the future join her in the regular cast of Buffy'' when her in-screen beau.