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Worked as a clown before becoming an actress.

Best friends with her Community (2009) co-star Danny Pudi.

During her guest talk in conan she said that she was a nudist during her College Years in Calarts (California Institute of Arts).

Began her relationship with actor Dave Franco c. 2012.

She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts and then went to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland.

Her mother was a teacher at a community college.

Engaged to Dave Franco since August 2015. They married in 2017.

Alison's mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Alison's paternal grandfather had Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry, and Alison's paternal grandmother was originally from Scotland. Alison's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Reyer Schermerhorn, who was born, c. 1541, in the town of Schermerhorn, in Waterland, Noord Holland (the Netherlands).

Her favorite show is Six Feet Under - Gestorben wird immer (2001).

Ranked as having one of the most beautiful famous faces by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #5 in 2010 and #18 in 2009.

Has one older sister, Lauren Schermerhorn.

Sister-in-law of James Franco and Tom Franco.

She has appeared in two films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Die Verlegerin (2017) and Promising Young Woman (2020).

Member of SAG and AEA.

Her name originates from Norman French diminutive of the Old French name Aalis.

Aalis is a short form of Germanic name Adalheidis which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and held "kind, sort, type".