Born in Sugar Land, Texas, Allison Tolman earned a BFA in theatrical
performance from Baylor University. After graduation, she moved to
Dallas where she helped found and foster the independent ensemble based
non-profit Second Thought Theatre while also learning that the whole
being an adult thing is like, super hard. In 2009, she was accepted
into Second City's Conservatory Training Program and later went on to
write and perform sketch and satire with several groups throughout
Chicago, most notably the monthly comedy podcast The City Life
Supplement.
Throughout her career, Tolman has played a veterinary receptionist,
personal assistant, children's theatre teacher, vocal coach, phone
sales associate, client services representative, and dog walker - never
on film, but in her actual life in order to pay her rent and be able to
afford more tank tops from Target than any human actually needs.
(2014) Tolman lives in Chicago with a portly cat named Annie who enjoys
staring at her blankly whenever there is a house centipede in the
kitchen.
St. Denis Medical(2024)as Alex
High on Life 2(2026)as Mom, Additional Voices
American Dad!(2005)as Jessica, Museum Guest, Noah's Mother
Shining Vale(2022)as Principal Sandy Woodcock
Return to Sender(2022)as Julia
Broke Sky(2007)
Today(1952)as Self
Weekend Today(1987)as Self - Guest
Hollywood First Look(2017)as Self
Lovett or Leave It(2017)as Self
The 30th Annual Critics' Choice Awards(2025)as Self - Presenter
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
Access Hollywood(1996)as Self
Chelsea Lately(2007)as Molly Solverson
Hit Favorites: Trick or Treat Tales(2009)as Mom (segment: Barney - Guess Who?)
