Allison Tolman
Allison Tolman
Allison Cara Tolman is an American actress. She received widespread critical acclaim and awards recognition for her portrayal of police officer Molly Solverson in the FX television series Fargo...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 November 1981
CountryUnited States of America
life money
I've never had money before in my life. Ever. Never, ever.
contract paperwork screen
When you go in to do a screen test, you negotiate your contract and sign all your paperwork before you even get on a plane.
background coming commercial dallas elevate improv instantly list shot work
Coming out of Dallas and doing commercial work in Dallas - if you had improv background in Dallas, then you were instantly shot to the top of the list of commercial bookings because they loved improvisers because you could elevate the material.
moved serious stop
I moved to Chicago and I did theater, and then I started writing and I stop acting and I did sketch. You know, I did all of the things that, if you were serious about doing television, don't do.
humans playing trying
If you only live in the world of the actor, and if you only live in the world of auditions, etc., then you don't really have a whole lot to offer when it comes to playing the humans that you're trying to audition for.
fell listened love mom musical owned secret soundtrack took
'The Secret Garden' was the first musical that I fell in love with when I was a kid. My mom took me to see it, and it was the first one that I owned the soundtrack to and listened to over and over again.
constantly edgy performance work
The thing about theater that always and still kind of makes me edgy is that you work and work and work and work, and then you're just in performance mode, and then you have to just be on; the work is done, and then you just have to do it over and over again, so you're just constantly at that performance level.
barely course emmy four outfits worn
I don't think I have ever worn more outfits over the course of four days than I did Emmy weekend. You barely sleep. You don't eat.
aware complete insane knew role soon
I'm aware me getting a role out of Chicago as a complete unknown is an insane anomaly, so I knew I'd have to get out here to L.A. as soon as the door opened.
minnesota mom sketch version
I've done some version of that Minnesota accent - that Midwestern accent - in sketch comedy for years. It's the quickest way to symbolize you're a mom.
dating rife
I did Internet dating for a while, and that is rife with horrible dating stories.
recognized
I haven't been recognized out in public or anything. The strangeness of celebrity has been relegated to Twitter, which is kind of manageable.
tiny worked
I worked in IT for about three years for a tiny firm with ten other people.