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Alyson Hannigan

Actor

An actor since childhood, Alyson Hannigan is known to TV viewers as Willow Rosenberg, one of the monster-fighting sidekicks from the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar). Hannigan got her start at an early age, working on TV commercials in Atlanta, Georgia. When she was 11 she relocated to Los Angeles and found work guest-starring in several television comedies before landing the role of Willow. Hannigan has appeared in feature films also, most notably American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003). She returned to television in the series, How I Met Your Mother in 2005, and had a recurring guest role on the teen drama Veronica Mars in 2006.

Extra credit: In 2003 Hannigan married actor Alexis Denisof, a co-star of Buffy and its spin-off series, Angel.

Four Good Links

The Alyson Hannigan Appreciation Society

Keeping up to date with Hannigan's career

Alyson Hannigan Corner

Fan forum, galleries and a filmography

Alyson Hannigan

Fan pages that include photos of her tattoos and reprinted articles

Willow's Alley

Tricky multimedia fan site with many photos from Buffy

Vital Stats

Birth

24 March 1974
(age 34)

Birthplace

Washington, D.C.

Death

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Best Known As

Willow on TV's Buffy The Vampire Slayer