Background
Tolman was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Valerie (Clohecy) and Davis Nichols Tolman.
Tolman was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Valerie (Clohecy) and Davis Nichols Tolman.
She attended Clements High School, graduating in 2000. She graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatrical performance.
Her family moved to England when Allison was a few months old and stayed until she was four years old. She spent the next five years in Oklahoma and West Texas, before moving to Sugar Land, Texas. She started taking acting classes when she was 10 years old at the Fort Bend Community Theatre.
The same year, it was also announced she would have a two episode guest role on The Mindy Project as Abby Berman, a romance novelist.
In 2015, she had a supporting role in Michael Dougherty"s comedy horror film Krampus, in which she co-starred with Adam Scott, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony, and Stefania Owen. In November 2015 it was announced that Tolman will star in the American Broadcasting Company pilot of Downward Dog.
In the series based on the Animal Incorporated. web series, Tolman"s character has a dog Martin who communicates with the television audience. The series will be filmed in Pittsburgh.
After college, she moved to Dallas, Texas, where she was one of the founding members of Second Thought Theatre.
