Alison Brie is an American actress best known for portraying Annie Edison on Community and Trudy Campbell on Mad Men.

She was born in Pasadena, California. The daughter of a Jewish mother, Alison Brie began her career acting onstage at the Jewish Community Center in Southern California.

She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor`s in theater. Prior to becoming a television actress, Alison Brie had worked as a clown at birthday parties, and performed in theatre in California.