Trivia

She went to the audition for Matchstick Men (2003) in 2002, dressed as and acting like a 14-year-old girl. Ridley Scott only realized her real age when she told him. She was 24 at the time.

Retired from acting in 2009 to focus on being a mother to her children. She only occasionally does a film role every few years that involves her filmmaker husband Mark Neveldine, usually a cameo appearance.

Had a small role in Kevin Costner's Dragonfly (2002) as a cancer patient, though her scenes were cut. Since she shaved her head for the role she had to wear wigs throughout her next movie White Oleander (2002).

She studied acting, ballet, and dance, and she eventually won awards and scholarships for her talent.

Was cast as "Christine Brown" in the film Drag Me to Hell (2009) after Elliot Page dropped out due to scheduling problems.

Plays a character eleven years younger than herself in Flicka (2006).

Alison runs a coaching business.

Has 3 children with her husband Mark Neveldine including a son named Billy Neveldine (b.2010). Billy's birth was not revealed until August 2011. She has since given birth to a 2nd child and given birth 3rd child.

Her father Gary Lohman is an architect and her mother Diane Dunham owned a French bakery.

Is an environmentalist and supports many charities which improve and protect the environment.

One of Esquire Magazine's "Women We Love".

She has Irish, German, English, Scottish, and more distant French-Canadian, ancestry.

Likes to listen to Nirvana and Paramore.