{{short description|Canadian-American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Alison Thornton | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | years_active = 2013–present | image = Alison Thornton in 2023.jpg | caption = Thornton in 2023 | occupation = Actress }} '''Alison Thornton''' is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for playing Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis in ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', and Lydia Spring in ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency''.
==Career== Thornton began performing at the age of five<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-12-27 |title=Cheerleading isn't cheery in intense "Dare Me" |url=https://www.mikehughes.tv/2019/12/27/cheerleading-isnt-cheery-in-intense-dare-me/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102225447/https://www.mikehughes.tv/2019/12/27/cheerleading-isnt-cheery-in-intense-dare-me/ |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |access-date=2020-01-02 |website=Mike Hughes on TV |language=en-US}}</ref> in dance, singing, piano, and theater at Place des Arts in Coquitlam, British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://604now.com/interview-alison-thornton/|title=Get Acquainted With Dirk Gently's Alison Thornton - 604 Now|date=2016-12-23|website=604 Now|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sumerel |first1=Ashley |title=Alison Thornton Talks 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' [Exclusive Interview] |url=https://www.telltaletv.com/2016/11/alison-thornton-talks-dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-exclusive-interview/ |website=Telltaletv |date=November 7, 2016}}</ref> In her first television role, she played Angeline Bennett in the Hallmark Channel movie ''Let It Snow'' starring Candace Cameron Bure and Alan Thicke. She then played Charlotte Spehn in the movie ''The Color of Rain'' with Lacey Chabert. She played Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis for 26 episodes of Bravo's first scripted series, ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', and Lydia Spring in ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', alongside Elijah Wood.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pop-culturalist.com/pop-culturalist-chats-with-alison-thornton/|title=Pop-Culturalist Chats with Alison Thornton|date=2016-12-09|website=Pop-Culturalist.com|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, she was cast as Bethany Forrest in the independent film ''The Mental State''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-r-moses-joins-indie-mental-state-1160915|title=William R. Moses Joins Indie Drama 'The Mental State'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=13 November 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
Initially cast as a guest star for the pilot episode,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/dare-me-rob-heaps-zach-roerig-paul-fitzgerald-among-seven-cast-in-usa-pilot-1202445106|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814195305/https://deadline.com/2018/08/dare-me-rob-heaps-zach-roerig-paul-fitzgerald-among-seven-cast-in-usa-pilot-1202445106/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2018|title='Dare Me': Rob Heaps, Zach Roerig & Paul Fitzgerald Among Eight Cast In USA Pilot|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-08-14|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/dare-me-megan-abbott-usa-network-series-1203120403/|title=USA Network Orders Drama Based on High School Cheerleading Novel 'Dare Me'|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2019-01-28|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> she was promoted to a series regular role as [https://www.usanetwork.com/dare-me/cast/tacy-cassidy Tacy Cassidy]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://meaww.com/alison-thornton-dare-me-interview-usa-network-mystery-thriller-crime|title='Dare me' star Alison Thornton on the important social themes at work in USA Network's new mystery-thriller|last=Gomes|first=Anoush|date=December 29, 2019|website=|access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref> in the TV adaptation of the Megan Abbott novel ''Dare Me''.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usanetwork.com/dare-me/cast|title=Cast & Info {{!}} Dare Me|website=USA Network|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> which premiered December 29, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecinemaholic.com/dare-me-usa-network/|title=Dare Me USA Network: Season 1 Release Date, Cast, Episodes|last=Priya|first=Kanu|date=2019-12-28|website=The Cinemaholic|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
In addition to acting, Thornton is an avid writer. When she was in the eleventh grade, her class was encouraged to enter their short stories into a writing competition with publication as the prize. Her short story "Five Rings" was selected and appears in [https://zimbellhousepublishing.com/product/the-lost-door/''The Lost Door''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824184021/https://zimbellhousepublishing.com/product/the-lost-door/ |date=2021-08-24 }} When she moved to LA at 18, she entered her work into a poetry reading session. [https://arielspress.wixsite.com/arielsdreamjournal/post/his-moon-by-alison-grace-thornton "His Moon"] was selected for publication by ''Ariel's Dream Literary Journal''.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television and film roles |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Let it Snow'' | Angeline Bennett | Television film |- | 2014 |data-sort-value="Color of Rain, The" | ''The Color of Rain'' | Charlotte Spehn | Television film |- | 2014 |data-sort-value="100, The" | ''The 100'' | Tris | Episode: "The Calm" |- | 2015–2018 | ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' | Zoey Hernandez Frumpkis | Recurring role, 26 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' | Lydia Spring | Recurring role, 7 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Supergirl'' | Young Girl | Episode: "Reign" |- | 2019–2020 | ''Dare Me'' | Tacy Cassidy | Main role |- | 2021–2023 | ''Nancy Drew'' | Birdie | Recurring role |- | 2021 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Victoria Warshofsky | Episode: "Nightmares in Drill City" |- | 2022 | ''Run and Gun'' | Tara | Film |- | 2022 | ''Caught in His Web'' | Emma | Television film<ref>[https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/girl-in-the-shed-kidnapping-of-abby-hernandez-lifetime-1235141334/ "‘Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez’ Greenlit at Lifetime (TV News Roundup)"] by Selome Hailu at variety.com</ref> |- | 2023–present | ''School Spirits'' | Chloe | Recurring role |- | 2023 |data-sort-value="Rookie, The" | ''The Rookie'' | Dara Tesca | Episode: "S.T.R" |- | 2023 | ''Quantum Leap'' | Carrie Baker | Episode: "Closure Encounters" |- | 2023 |data-sort-value="Mental State, The" | ''The Mental State'' | Bethany Forrest | Film |- | 2023 | ''Girl Gone Bad'' | Samantha | Main role |- | 2023 | ''Creepshow'' | Shelby | Episode: "Baby Teeth" |- | 2024 | ''Wild Cards'' | Brittany | Episode: "Con with the Wind" |- | 2026 | ''Carrie'' | Chris Hargensen | |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|5944803}}
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