Allison Tolman

Allison Tolman Biography

Allison Cara Tolman (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress. She played police officer Molly Solverson in the 2014 TV series Fargo.

Early life

Tolman was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Valerie (Clohecy) and Davis Nichols Tolman. Her family moved to England when Allison was a few months old and stayed until she was four years old. She spent the next five years in Oklahoma and West Texas, before moving to Sugar Land, Texas. She started taking acting classes when she was 10 years old at the Fort Bend Community Theatre. She attended Clements High School, graduating in 2000.

She graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatrical performance. After college, she moved to Dallas, Texas, where she was one of the founding members of Second Thought Theatre.

Career

In 2014, Tolman starred in the FX series Fargo. For her role, she won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. The same year, it was also announced she would have a two episode guest role on The Mindy Project as Abby Berman, a romance novelist.

Personal life

Tolman has two older brothers and a younger sister. In 2009, she moved to Chicago, Illinois to study performance at The Second City Training Center.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	A Thousand Cocktails Later	Mandy	Short film
2014	Hello Ladies	Kate	Television movie
2015	Fresno	Ruby	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Prison Break	Nurse	Episode: "Scan"
2008	Sordid Lives: The Series	Tink	4 episodes
2014	Fargo	Deputy Molly Solverson	Series Regular
2014	The Mindy Project	Abby Berman	2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Association	Category
2014	Fargo	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
		OFTA Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
		OFTA Awards	Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
		Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
2015		Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film
2015		Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film

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