Biography

Date of Birth
29 July 1982, Preetz, Germany


Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)


Mini Biography
Mack was born in Germany but moved with her family to Long Beach, California, when she was 2. She began acting at 4 with print work and commercials, and began studying at The Young Actors Space in Los Angeles when she was 7. She is still currently attending classes there in improvisation and scene study. Before joining the cast of "Smallville" (2001), Allison starred in the short-lived and sorely under-rated Fox television comedy "Opposite Sex" (2000). Prior to that, she was a regular on "Hiller and Diller" (1997), working alongside great talents such as Richard Lewis, Kevin Nealon, and Eugene Levy. Allison has also guest-starred in the WB family drama "7th Heaven" (1996) as a teenager caught up in the "cutting" trend.

Mack has starred in many movies for television, including the cable film My Horrible Year! (2001) (TV), which was directed by Eric Stoltz and starring Karen Allen, Mimi Rogers, and Stoltz himself. She was also in A Private Matter (1992) (TV) with Sissy Spacek and Aidan Quinn, Living a Lie (1991) (TV) with Peter Coyote and Jill Eikenberry, Unlikely Angel (1996) (TV) with Dolly Parton and Roddy McDowall, and Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996) (TV) starring Mary Tyler Moore and Linda Lavin. Allison is also an accomplished dancer and singer and she currently living in Los Angeles. She enjoys reading, going to movies and plays and spending time with her friends and family.

IMDb Mini Biography By: buzzcutbuddha


Trivia
Announced her engagement to her longtime boyfriend, Peter (March 2003).

Attended the 2003 San Diego International Comic-Con with co-star Sam Jones III to promote the 3rd season of "Smallville" (2001).

Allison has a German Shepard/Malamute dog named Phantom.

Was listed among the 50 Sexiest Women in the Femme Fatales (January/February 2005) magazine.

Had her hair cut short just before the third season of "Smallville" (2001) went into production. After shooting the season opener, the producers insisted that she wear a hairpiece until her hair grew longer. They felt Allison's haircut did not suit the character of Chloe Sullivan.

Learned to knit from co-star Annette O'Toole.

Shares Kristin Kreuk's addiction to Chapters bookstores.

She and her co-star Kristin go shopping often.

Audrey Hepburn is her beauty role model.

Her younger sister, Robyn, attends the immensely prestigious Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana, California.

Born in Germany to American parents, Mindy and Jonathan Mack.

The Mack family moved back to the United States from Germany when she was two years old.

Her father is an opera singer.



Personal Quotes
The most powerful way we can live our lives is if we stick within the community. So when you come together as a community to achieve one specific goal, its really just a beautiful thing.

Born July 29, 1982 in Preez, Germany, Allison Mack is an accomplished and talented actress with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry.

"My very first job was a commercial for German chocolate and it was all in German," Mack told TV Zone in 2001. "The thing that still sticks out in my mind most about it was I wasn't allowed to swallow the chocolate. I would take a bite and then at the end of every take I'd have to spit it out. That was very frustrating especially for a kid."

Upon her move to California at age 6, Allison worked steadily through her childhood and teens. Mack studied acting at famed Los Angeles school Young Actors Space, and her credits include films such as Police Academy 6: City Under Siege and Camp Nowhere and the direct-to-video family film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, as well a variety of movies-of-the-week along side such stars as Sissy Spacek, Leslie Ann Warren, and Dolly Parton. Allison has co-starred in three network series, Hill & Diller, Opposite Sex and Smallville, in addition to starring in actor Eric Stoltz' directorial debut, My Horrible Year! for Showtime.

"Although I began acting when I was a child I didn't really think about it as a profession until I was around 15," she continued. "When I was younger I was definitely afraid of kissing boys, so I didn't want to become an actress because I didn't want to have to do those types of scenes. Instead, I was interested in becoming a veterinarian, a marine biologist, a dolphin trainer and then a director. However, the older I got, the more I realized that I had a real passion for acting. I thought if I had the opportunity to do what I loved most and make a living doing it, then why not? So I decided to go for it and I'm so happy that I did."

Prior to getting a small hosue in Vancouver, Canada, where Smallville is shot, Allison resided in Southern California with her parents, Jonathan and Mindy, and siblings Shannon and Robyn. In addition to dancing and singing, Allison loves to read, paint, make pottery, and listen to music.