Allison Mack Biography

Allison Christin Mack (born July 29, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles as Chloe Sullivan on the WB/CW series Smallville and as Amanda on the FX series Wilfred.

Early life

Allison Christin Mack was born on July 29, 1982, in Preetz, West Germany, to Jonathan, an opera singer, and Mindy Mack. Her parents were in Germany at the time of her birth because Jonathan was performing there. Mack also has a brother named Shannon and a sister named Robyn.

Career

Early work

Mack began her acting career at age four in commercials for "German Chocolate". She then went into modeling for a short period, because her mother thought she "looked cute in clothes." She began studying at Young Actors Space in Los Angeles at age seven.

Mack's first major television role was an episode of the WB series 7th Heaven, in which she gained attention playing a teenager who cut herself. In 2000, she co-starred in the short-lived series Opposite Sex. She also co-starred opposite her former Smallville castmate Sam Jones III in R. L. Stine's miniseries The Nightmare Room. Her film credits include roles in Eric Stoltz's directorial debut My Horrible Year! as a girl having great difficulties in her life as she turns 16. She was also featured in Camp Nowhere, and in the Disney film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.

Smallville (2001-2011)

In October 2001, Mack began starring as Chloe Sullivan, one of Clark Kent's best friends, in the WB/CW hit series, Smallville; Chloe, an original character created solely for the show, was eventually introduced into DC Comics in 2010. Mack earned several awards and nominations for her portrayal of Chloe, including the Teen Choice Award for Best Sidekick in 2006 and 2007. She appeared as a series regular for nine seasons, and returned for five episodes in the tenth and final season (credited in the main cast for the episodes she appeared in) including the two-part series finale. From 2003-2004, Mack's character appeared in her own miniseries titled Smallville: Chloe Chronicles, and in 2006, Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles. In November 2008, Mack made her directorial debut in Smallville season 8 episode 13 titled "Power", which aired January 29, 2009.

In 2006, Mack voiced the sister of the main character in the Warner Bros. CG-animated movie The Ant Bully. That same year, she voiced Clea, a museum curator in an episode of The Batman. Adding to her Superman resume, she lent her voice for Power Girl in the Warner Premiere animated feature, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, in September 2009. Since May 2009, Mack has been part of a project with the Iris Theatre Company.

After Smallville

In March 2012, Mack was cast in a recurring role in the second season of the FX sitcom Wilfred. She played Amanda, the love interest of Elijah Wood's lead character Ryan. Mack returned to Wilfred for one episode of the fourth and final season. In 2014, Mack guest-starred as a policewoman named Hilary in an episode of the Fox thriller The Following. On March 21, 2015, she tweeted that she would be appearing in American Odyssey as Julia, who befriends Suzanne, the daughter of Anna Friel's lead character Sgt. Odelle Ballard.

Legal issues and association with NXIVM

In 2010, Mack was reported to have been recruited to the Vancouver chapter of the multi-level marketing organization NXIVM, along with her Smallville co-star Kristin Kreuk. In a 2003 article from Forbes, advocates of NXIVM portrayed it as an organization focused on inspirational executive coaching, "like a practical M.B.A.", while detractors accused the founder Keith Raniere of running "a cult-like program aimed at breaking down his subjects psychologically".

Former NXIVM member Sarah Edmondson stated in a 2017 New York Times expos and a 2018 A&E special on cults that Mack recruited her into an enclave within Jness, "DOS," and that she had been branded in an initiation ceremony at Mack's house under Mack's supervision.

Mack was arrested in Brooklyn by the FBI on April 20, 2018, on charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy. During her arraignment proceedings, prosecutors stated that she had married Nicki Clyne, evidenced by "documents exclusively obtained" by Grindrs media property, Into. According to prosecutors, after she recruited women to join the organization, she used tactics such as blackmail to force them into engaging in sexual activity with Raniere against their wishes and enslaved them to do menial tasks, for which Raniere allegedly paid Mack. Mack is said to be second-in-command of NXIVM after Raniere.

On April 24, Mack was released on a $5 million bond and held under house arrest under the custody of her parents in California. She was charged with recruiting women into "DOS" or "The Vow", a sex cult propagated by NXIVM that presented itself as a women's self-help group. If convicted of all charges, Mack and Raniere could each be imprisoned for a minimum of 15 years. In late May, in an interview after hosting an A&E special on cults including NXIVM, Elizabeth Vargas stated that Mack is negotiating a plea-deal.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege	Little Girl
1993	Night Eyes 3	Natalie
1994	Camp Nowhere	Heather
1995	No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn	Monica Cochran
1997	Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves	Jenny Szalinski
2006	'	Tiffany Nickle	Voice only
2008	Alice & Huck	Alice	Short film
2009	You	Quincey
2009	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies	Power Girl	Voice only
2010	Frog	Her	Short film
2010	Purgatory	Woman	Short film
2011	Marilyn	Marilyn
2011	Blink	Producer	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	I Know My First Name Is Steven	Nettie	TV film
1990	Shangri-La Plaza	Jenny	Episode: "Pilot"
1990	Empty Nest	Gloria	Episode: "There's No Accounting"
1991	Switched at Birth	Normia Twigg	TV film
1991	Living a Lie	Stella	TV film
1992	'	Little Stephanie	TV film
1992	A Private Matter	Terri Finkbine	TV film
1992	A Message from Holly	Ida	TV film
1993	Evening Shade	Julia
1993	A Mother's Revenge	Wendy Sanders	TV film
1995	Dad, the Angel & Me	Andrea	TV film
1995	Sweet Justice	Jessica	Episode: "Broken Ties"
1996	Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden	Katie	TV film
1996	'	Bess Townsend	TV film
1996	Unlikely Angel	Sarah Bartilson	TV film
1997	Hiller and Diller	Brooke	TV series
1998	7th Heaven	Nicole Jacob	Episode: "Cutters"
1999	Providence	Alicia	Episode: "Good Fellows"
2000	Opposite Sex	Kate Jacobs	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2001	Kate Brasher	Georgia	Episode: "Georgia"
2001	My Horrible Year!	Nicola 'Nik' Faulkner	TV film
2001-2011	Smallville	Chloe Sullivan	Series regular, 204 episodes
2002	'	Charlotte Scott
2006	'	Clea
2012; 2014	Wilfred	Amanda	Recurring role
2015	The Following	Hilary	Guest Role
2015	American Odyssey	Julia	Guest Role
2017	Lost in Oz	Evelyn	Recurring Role, voice only (season 1)

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003-2004	Smallville: Chloe Chronicles	Chloe Sullivan	8 episodes
2006	Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles	Chloe Sullivan	6 episodes
2010	Riese	Marlise	3 episodes
2010	Dirty Little Secret	Lauren Belle	Voice only

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2009-2010	Smallville

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2002	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville
2003	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville
2004	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville
2005	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actress on Television	Smallville
2005	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville
2006	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville
2006	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actress on Television	Smallville
2007	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville
2008	SyFy Genre Award	Best Supporting Actress	Smallville
2009	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville