Alison Folland (born August 10, 1978) is an American actress and filmmaker. Folland was born in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

to a travel agent mother and a cardiologist father. She grew up in Wellesley, and attended high school at

Buckingham Browne & Nichols Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, often referred to as BB&N, is an independent co-educational day school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, educating students from pre-kindergarten (called Beginners) through twelfth grade. BB&N is regularly ranked am ...

, a private school in

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...

. She was nominated in 1997 for the

Independent Spirit Award The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glas ...

for Best Female Lead in '' All Over Me'' and had supporting roles in films such as ''

To Die For ''To Die For'' is a 1995 satirical black comedy film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Buck Henry based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, which in turn was inspired by the story of Pamela Smart. It stars Nicole Kidman, Joa ...

'', ''

Good Will Hunting ''Good Will Hunting'' is a 1997 American psychological drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film received positive r ...

'' and '' Boys Don't Cry''.

Filmography

*''

'' (1995) - Lydia Mertz *'' Before and After'' (1996) - Martha Taverner *'' All Over Me'' (1997) - Claude *''

'' (1997) - M.I.T. Student *'' Boys Don't Cry'' (1999) - Kate *''

Pigeonholed Pigeonholing is a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a limited number of categories (usually, mutually exclusive ones). The term usually carries connotations of criticism, implying that the classification scheme referred t ...

'' (1999) - Eve *''

Finding Forrester ''Finding Forrester'' is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. In the film, a black teenager, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown (actor), Rob Brown), is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance ...

'' (2000) - Jeopardy Contestant *'' Things Behind the Sun'' (2001) - Lulu *''

Milwaukee, Minnesota ''Milwaukee, Minnesota'' is a 2003 American drama film starring Troy Garity, Alison Folland, Bruce Dern and Randy Quaid. Plot Mentally disabled champion fisher Albert Burroughs (Troy Garity) grows up under the protection of his possessive mother ...

'' (2003)- Tuey Stites *'' The Ballad of Pinto Red'' (2004) - Pinto Pulaski *''

She Hate Me ''She Hate Me'' is a 2004 American independent comedy drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling, John Turturro, and Ossie Davis in his ...

'' (2004) - Doris *'' Stay Until Tomorrow'' (2004) - Carla *''

Zerophilia ''Zerophilia'' is a 2005 romantic comedy film with speculative-fiction elements directed by Academy of Motion Pictures' Student Academy Award-winning director Martin Curland and produced by Microangelo Entertainment. It is about a young man who di ...

'' (2005) - Janine *''

Diggers The Diggers were a group of religious and political dissidents in England, associated with agrarian socialism. Gerrard Winstanley and William Everard, amongst many others, were known as True Levellers in 1649, in reference to their split from ...

'' (2006) - Beth *''

I'm Not There ''I'm Not There'' is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, and co-written by Haynes and Oren Moverman. It is an unconventional biographical film inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors de ...

'' (2007) - Grace *'' The Happening'' (2008) - Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin (opening scene) *''

The Fighter ''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Mi ...

'' (2010) - Laurie Carroll (

Micky Ward George Michael Ward Jr. (born October 4, 1965), often known by his nickname, "Irish" Micky Ward, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held ...

's ex)

Television

*'' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1997) - Grace Rivera *'' Law & Order'' (1998) - Gina Bowman *''

CSI: NY ''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seaso ...

'' (2006) - Stacey Gale

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Folland, Alison 1978 births American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Boston Buckingham Browne & Nichols School alumni 21st-century American women