Alison Pill’s Husband, Net Worth, Parents, And Full Bio

Alison Pill is a Canadian actress who rose to fame for her breakthrough role in the 2006 TV series The Book of Daniel. Starting acting at the age of 12, Pill has come a long way showcasing her versatility in several hard-hitting TV series, movies, and Broadway.

Besides her profession, the actress often makes headlines for her personal matters as well. Pill was once engaged to Canadian actor and Comedian Jay Baruchel but they later called off their engagement. So, what was the reason behind it? In that case, what is her relationship status now? Is Alsion married to a husband?

Get to know everything in detail about Alison including her net worth in the following article.

Key Takeaways

• Pill is an actress originally from Toronto, Ontario.
• She started as a child actor
• Alison is now happily married to her husband.
• She even has a child with her spouse.
• Alison has a considerable net worth.

Alison Pill’s Early Life And Sibling

She was born to her parents on November 27, 1985, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her birth name is Alison Courtney Pill.

Pill grew up together with her sister Katherine Pill in her hometown. While Alison went on to pursue her career in showbiz, her sister remained content working in an art museum.

As for ethnicity, the actress has Estonian and one-eighth Swedish ancestry from her father’s side and Ukrainian and Polish from her mom’s. The Toronto native holds dual nationality, Canadian and American.

She Did An Acting Course In Her High School

By the time Pill was 10 years old, she had already decided to be an actor. While still in elementary school, she started becoming a part of a small series, and while in high school, she attended acting courses.

Alison went to Vaughan Road Academy and joined its interact program which specializes in teaching dance, music, athletics, and theatres.

How Tall Is Alison? 

Well, Alison stands at a height of 5 feet and 6 and a half inches.

Alison Pill Has A Successful Movie Career Since Her Teen-Age

Alison was 12 years old when she landed the role of Lucy in the children’s mystery TV series The New Ghostwriters Mysteries. Since then, she has consistently been a part of television with her minor appearance in 1998 series like Fast Track, Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, The Last Don II, and Anatole.

By the year 1999, she started showing up on a big screen. The versatile actress went on to make a big name in the entertainment field after she starred as Grace Webster in the 2006 NBC drama The Book of Daniel.

Coming up to 2023, it’s been more than two and half decades since she debuted as an actress and has given several hit series and movies. She has also won a number of major accolades including the Burbank International Children’s Film Festival award, Drama Desk, Gemini, Detroit Film Critics, and Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.

List Of Movies And TV Shows Alison Has Been A Part Of

As per IMDb, Alison has a total of 83 acting credits to her name and here we list some of her hit series and movies.

TV Series

• Dear America: A Journey to the New World (1999)
• The Other Me (2000)
• Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (2001)
• American Horror Story: Cult (2017)
• Star Trek: Picard (2020-2022)

Movies

• The Life Before This (1999)
• Confession  of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
• Dan in Real Life (2007)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
• Hail, Caesar! (2016)
• Eric Laure (2023)

The former child star also had a prominent role in the 2009 romantic horror film Jack & Diane in which she was cast in place of the Canadian actor Elliot Page (formerly, Ellen Page).

Not only in TV shows and movies but Alison has been the theatre artist and also the prominent face of web series.

Is Pill A Real Singer As Well?

Alison is not a professional singer but has been a performer for more than a couple of soundtracks. Her soundtracks credits include,

• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation (2010)
• In Appreciation of… (2020)
• Star Trek: Picard (2022)

Alison Pill Is Happily Married To Her Husband Joshua Leonard

On May 24, 2015, Alison tied the knot with actor Joshua Leonard in an intimate wedding ceremony held in Los Angeles. On their special day, the bride wore a traditional long-sleeved yellow dress and the groom appeared wearing a white shirt with black slacks and a tie.

A day after they got hitched, Pill shared her wedding picture on her Facebook with a caption,

@msalisonpill
We’re married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #pillnard

The couple got engaged in January 2015. Joshua had proposed to her while hiking in California’s Joshua Tree National Park in a group.

As of now, it’s already been 8 years since they are leading their nuptial gracefully.

Alison Was Previously Engaged To Jay Baruchel 

Before her marriage to Joshua, Alison was engaged to an actor Jay Baruchel. The now ex-couple met on the set of the hockey flick Goon and later got engaged in December 2010. They even had a plan to wed in September 2012 in Quebec and were extremely happy about their future plan. In this regard, Jay once said,

“We’re getting married at an ice wine vineyard. Me and the groomsmen will all be wearing kilts!”

But unfortunately, they called off their engagement after three years. Regarding their separation, the close source stated,

Working and living in Canada is something that [Baruchel] is very passionate about. He wanted her up there more often, but she really likes Newsroom and the opportunities that are there for her, “They were doing the long-distance [thing] a lot.”

She Once Accidentally Posted Her Topless Picture On Twitter

Back in September 2012, Alison accidentally tweeted her topless picture. Though she promptly deleted it, it soon went viral. A year later, during her appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show, she was asked about the incident and she explained how it happened. She said,

“I’m still trying to understand what happened. “It’s a fascinating story involving not knowing that my new BlackBerry had a touch screen and responding to somebody on Twitter like, ‘Oh yeah, New York was great, it’s 9:30 on a Wednesday, also, apropos of nothing, here are my boobs!'”

It just occurred due to tech issues but according to the actress, it was really a dumb act and really embarrassing.

Alison Pill Shares A Daughter With Her Spouse

From her marriage with Joshua, Alison welcomed a daughter Wilder Grace Leonard on November 19, 2016. Soon after her arrival, The Newsroom actress wrote on her socials,

“So much to be thankful for. ‘Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you. …Do human beings ever realize life while they live it? — Every, every minute?’ ”

She Lost Her Second Child Back In 2021

On June 25, 2022, Alison openly talked about her motherhood journey with her first child in which she stated that she was unaware of her first pregnancy until her daughter was already 7 weeks old. In the post, the actress also revealed that she lost her second child in 2021.

Posting her mirror selfie with a baby bump, she wrote a long caption in which she stated,

Last year, we lost a pregnancy. It was beyond crushing. The worst existential pain.

She Is Highly Active On Social Media

Alison is active on Instagram with 103k followers. On her Instagram page, she keeps sharing her family life and professional life. Further, she is also on Facebook with 3k followers.

What Is Alison Doing In 2023?

The Ontario native is entirely occupied with her entertainment career. She is currently doing a voice role for a character Kim Pine in the upcoming series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Its cast members include Satya Bhabha, Johnny Simmons, Mae Whitman, and Ellen Wong as well.

Her other two projects Robogobo and Young Werther are in post-production.

Alison Pill’s Net Worth and Real Estate

She has an estimated net worth of $2 million in 2023. Without any doubt, she made a massive amount from her decades-long entertainment career.

The actress also has a 200-year-old property which she bought for a mere $718,900 in New York.