Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan had supporting roles in the films Impure Thoughts (1986) and Stepmother Is an Alien (1986) before gaining recognition for portraying Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie film series. She got her start on television in 1989 on the sitcom Free Spirit and also portrayed Willow Rosenberg on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. From 2005 to 2014, Hannigan played Lily Aldrin on How I Met Your Mother. She went on to star in the films Date Movie (2006), You Might Be the Killer (2018) and Flora & Ulysses (2021) and hosted the show Penn & Teller: Fool Us from 2016 to 2023.

Hannigan married Buffy the Vampire Slayer costar Alexis Denisof in 2003. The couple welcomed daughters Satyana Marie and Keeva Jane in 2009 and 2012, respectively.