Alison Brie Schermerhorn was born on the 29th December, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA of Jewish (mother) and Dutch, Scottish and Irish (father) descent. She is an actress, best known for starring in the series “Mad Men” (2007 – 2009), “Community” (2009 – 2015), and the films “Get Hard” (2015), and “No Stranger Than Love” (2015). She also works an actress in theatre; she won the Indy Award for her performance in the play “Hamlet”. Brie has been active in the industry since 2004.
How much is the net worth of Alison Brie? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of Brie’s fortune.
Alison Brie Net Worth $5 Million
To begin with, Alison grew up in Pasadena, California. In her youth, she participated in small theatre productions at the Centre of the Jewish Community in Southern California. She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2005, and then studied drama at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.
Her acting career began in the theatre at the Jewish Community Centre of Los Feliz, Los Angeles; her first role was Toto in “The Wizard of Oz”. She was the part of the original cast of “The Peach Blossom Fan”, “The Diary of a Young Girl”, and then “Hamlet” – for the role of Ophelia in the latter she received the Indy Award. In 2004, she first appeared in a short film, which was followed by her first appearance on television in the series “Hannah Montana” (2006) by embodying the secondary character Nina, the apprentice of the hairdresser. Later, she became the star of the by web series “My Alibi” (2007), and was then chosen to embody Trudy Campbell in “Mad Men” (2007 – 2015). In 2009, she landed a lead role in the comedy series “Community”, in which she plays Annie Edison, a member of the college community group excluded from a university because of drug addiction and now cured. The series were met with widespread critical acclaim in the USA, and became cult one.
Alongside the series, she also starred in films, landing a role in” Scream 4” (2011) co-produced and directed by Wes Craven. The film received mixed critical reception, yet at the box office grossed $103 million. In 2012 she appeared in two films; she played the role Suzie Barnes-Eilhauer in the romantic comedy “The Five-Year Engagement”, which received a positive critical reception, yet was only a modest commercial success. Thereafter, she held a leading female role in the independent drama “Save the Date”, which won the Achievement Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2012. Regardless, her net worth was rising.
In 2013, she took a supporting role in another independent film, “The Kings of Summer” which received an excellent reception from critics. In 2014, she voiced a character in the animated film “The Lego Movie”, but the year of 2015 was the breakthrough of the actress, as she starred alongside Jason Sudeikis in the romantic comedy film “Sleeping with Other People” by Leslye Headland. Brie was then one of the main stars in “Get Hard” (2015), which received negative reviews yet was a financial success, with the box office exceeding $111 million. Alison was the main star of the “No Stranger Than Love”, which was the closing night film at the Newport Beach Film Festival that year.
Recently, Brie starred in the films “Joshy” (2016), “How to Be Single” (2016) and “Get a Job” (2016). Soon, the films “The Headhunter’s Calling”, “The Masterpiece” and “The Little Hours” starring Brie are going to be released.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she is believed to be engaged to the actor Dave Franco.
