Lindsey Erin Alley (born December 6, 1977) is an American actress and singer, who for several years lived in New York City and now resides in Los Angeles. She is known for Bedtime Stories (2008), Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) and Jessica Jones (2015).

Early life

Alley was born in

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Career

She began acting at the age of six. In her first starring role, she played the role of Patsy in the movie ''

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'' in 1988. From 1989 to 1994, she performed as a mouseketeer in

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's revival of the ''

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'' (later known as ''MMC''), on which she remained until the show was canceled in 1994. Two years after the show ended, Alley graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in 1996. Alley continued her education at the

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, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in theater with honors in 2000. Alley also had a brief stint in an on-screen character role of Lisa Seltzer on '' WSL RollerJam'' in 2002 from midway through the season to the end of the series. Alley appeared in her own play, a one-woman show titled ''Look, Ma...No Ears!'', a play on which she collaborated with Robert Stein and Stephen Winer. The play, directed by Ben Rimalower, premiered in April 2006. Alley appeared in the production of the musical ''Having It All'' at the NoHo Arts Center in Los Angeles in 2011, for which she received an Ovation Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She reprised the role in the Laguna Playhouse production in March of its 2013 season. In the same year, she appeared on an episode of '' How I Met Your Mother'' titled " No Questions Asked".

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official Website
* * 1977 births Living people American child actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from Florida Mouseketeers Musicians from Lakeland, Florida University of Missouri alumni Lakeland High School (Lakeland, Florida) alumni 21st-century American actresses {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub