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Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an
United States|American Actor|actress best known
for playing Willow Rosenberg in the TV series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She also appeared in
films including, as Michelle Flaherty, American
Pie (movie)|American Pie (1999), American Pie 2
(2001) and American Wedding (2003).

Born in Washington, DC to an Irish-American father
and a Jewish-American mother, her first film role
was in My Stepmother is an Alien (1988). Before
that she had done a little television work, mostly
commercials, and she went on to do a good deal
more including Almost Home, Picket Fences,
Roseanne and Touched by an Angel before being
chosen for Buffy in 1997. By the final season she
was earning $250,000 an episode.

It was announced in October 2003 that she had
signed a deal with NBC to appear in a comedy,
expected to debut in fall 2004. Reports indicated
that it was likely to be titled Americana
(television)|Americana, but the pilot was not part
of NBC's 2004 fall lineup.

In early 2004, Hannigan made her West End of
London|West End debut starring in a stage
adaptation of When Harry Met Sally at the
Haymarket Theatre|Theatre Royal Haymarket,
opposite Luke Perry.

She owns a home in Sacramento, California and
married actor Alexis Denisof (who played  Wesley
Wyndam-Pryce in the Buffy franchise) on October
11, 2003. Previous relationships include actor
Steven Sutphen and Marilyn Manson drummer Ginger
Fish.

From late 2005, Hannigan will be one of several
Buffy cast returning to television - others being
David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma
Carpenter and James Marsters - as part of the cast
of the new TV series "How I Met Your Mother",

==Filmography==
*How I Met Your Mother (2005) (TV series)... Lily
*American Wedding (2003)... Michelle Flaherty
*Beyond the City Limits (2001)... Lexi
*American Pie 2 (2001)... Michelle Flaherty
*Boys and Girls (2000)... Betty
*American Pie (movie)|American Pie (1999)...
Michelle Flaherty
*Hayley Wagner, Star (1999) (TV)... Jenna Jakes
*Dead Man on Campus (1998)... Lucy
*Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) (TV series)...
Willow Rosenberg
*For My Daughter's Honor (1996) (TV)... Kelly
*A Case for Life (1996) (TV)... Iris
*The Stranger Beside Me (1995) (TV)... Dana
*Switched at Birth (1991) (TV)... Gina Twigg 
*Free Spirit (1989) (TV series)... Jessie Harper
*My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)... Jessie Mills
*Impure Thoughts (1985)... Patty Stubbs

== External links ==
*imdb name|id=0004989|name=Alyson Hannigan