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Born in Washington, D.C.
March 24, 1974
Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Emilie Posner, a real estate agent, and Al Hannigan, a truck driver
My Stepmother Is an Alien
December 9, 1988
1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien Jessie Mills
Free Spirit
September 22, 1989
Then in 1989, her first regular role on a TV series came when she was cast in the short-lived ABC sitcom Free Spirit.
For My Daughter's Honor
November 20, 1996
1996 For My Daughter's Honor Kelly
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
March 10, 1997 - May 20, 2003
She currently plays Lily Aldrin in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, but is best known for her previous role as Willow Rosenberg on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Dead Man on Campus
August 21, 1998
1998 Dead Man on Campus Lucy
American Pie
July 9, 1999
She also played flautist Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie film series.
American Pie 2
August 10, 2001
She also played flautist Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie film series.
Angel
March 19, 2003
She also had a guest spot on the Buffy spin-off, Angel, reprising her role of Willow in a few episodes (including most notably "Orpheus", during the fourth season of Angel and the seventh season of Buffy), but none after Buffy finished production.
American Wedding
August 1, 2003
She also played flautist Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie film series.
American Wedding
August 1, 2003
She also played flautist Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie film series.
Married actor Alexis Denisof
October 11, 2003
She married actor Alexis Denisof (who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Buffy/Angel franchise) at Two Bunch Palms Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California on October 11, 2003. They bought a house together in Santa Monica, California.
When Harry Met Sally
January 1, 2004
In early 2004, Hannigan made her West End debut, starring in a stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally... at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, opposite Luke Perry.
Veronica Mars
September 22, 2004 - June 1, 2005
2005 Veronica Mars (TV series) Trina Echolls
Began Playing Lily Aldrin on How I Met Your Mother
September 19, 2005
She currently plays Lily Aldrin in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother
Date Movie
Feburary 17, 2006
2006 Date Movie Julia Jones
The Onion clip about Alyson Hannigan
March 3, 2008
In March 2008, the satirical website The Onion released a satirical news video titled "FCC Okays Nudity On TV If It’s Alyson Hannigan."[5] The clip, internally titled "Understanding the FCC's Obscenity Guidelines," features a fictitious FCC spokesman repeatedly stressing that the FCC would not consider Hannigan taking her top off during a TV episode to be an obscene act.
