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Allison Tolman Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1981-11-18

Birthplace:
Houston, Texas, USA

Credits:
37 Total Roles

Allison Tolman

Acting

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Biography

Allison Cara Tolman (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Minnesota police officer Molly Solverson in the first season of the FX black comedy crime series Fargo. 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 2015, she had a supporting role in Michael Dougherty's comedy horror film Krampus. In 2017, Tolman starred in ABC's Downward Dog, based on the Animal Media Group web series, It was canceled after one season. She starred in the ABC drama series Emergence (2019-2020), which was cancelled after one season.

In 2021, she starred as Alma Filcott in the second season of the drama series Why Women Kill, and played Natalie Green in The Facts of Life portion of the third edition of Live in Front of a Studio Audience.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 St. Denis Medical TV Alex Mazurkian
2022 Return to Sender MOVIE Julia
2022 Gaslit TV Winnie McLendon
2022 Minx TV Wanda
2021 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes MOVIE Natalie Green
2020 The Last Shift MOVIE Evelyn
2020 Speed of Life MOVIE Young June
2019 Emergence TV Jo Evans
2019 Why Women Kill TV Alma Fillcot
2019 The Twilight Zone TV Maura McGill

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