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Biography: "Allison Smith was born the youngest of six children in New York, New York. In Dencember of 1969, Allison auditioned and was chosen for the title role of the famous redheaded orphan, Annie. One month past her tenth birthday, she became the youngest person to ever star in a Broadway musical at that time and performed the role the longest with over 1,000 performances before her run ended in September 1982.
From March 1983 until 1989, Allison starred on Kate & Allie as `Jennie Lowell` daughter of Jane Curtin. During her Annie and Kate & Allie years, she was nominated twice for Best Lead Actress in a TV series by the Youth In Film Awards and was acknowledged by the state of New York for her contributions and dedication to numerous charities, including role as a Youth Ambassador for the American Lung Association.
She moved to Los Angeles to focus on a film career, and in 1998 she filmd Los Anos Barbaros, a co-production between Spain and France, playing the role of an American living in the Paris in the 1930`s. She spent 3 months filming in both countries before returning to the U.S. for the female lead in her funniest role yet, as Julie Barber in the CBS television series Buddy Faro.
Smith is recognized for her role as `Mallory O�Brien` on NBC`s Emmy winning drama The West Wing. In 2000, Smith returned to the musical stage in The Education of Randy Newman at the South Coast Repertory. More recently she co-starred with Alan Alda in the Mark Taper Forum`s original production of QED. She can be seen in the Phoenix Pictures feature-film Holes and continuing her role as Mallory in season 4 of The West Wing."
Biography Credit: www.allisonsmith.org/bio.html
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We wanted to help this charity because they help so many families in their time of need, ... People don`t realize the financial impact when a child is sick. You can`t just leave your child unattended at the hospital.
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