Allison Christine Mack is an American actress, producer, director, and two-time Saturn Award winner. She gained wide popularity after playing the role of Chloe Sullivan in the TV series Smallville.
Mack's creative career began at the age of four with filming in commercials. She has 42 television and film roles in her cinematic career. Also, the actress acted as a producer and director of several episodes of the Smallville project, where she played one of the central roles.
In the spring of 2018, Ellison was arrested on charges of belonging to an organization called Nxivm, which, under the guise of conducting personal and career development workshops, trafficked women.
Biography facts
Allison was born in the summer of 1982 in the small German town of Prez. Her parents were American, and after living in Germany for some time, they returned to the United States. It happened 2 years after the birth of his daughter.
Her father was an opera singer, and the girl from an early age constantly attended rehearsals and performances in which he participated. The family brought up 2 more children. The youngest daughter, Robin, who was educated at the Orange County School of the Arts in California, and the eldest son, Shannon.
When the girl was 4 years old, she was cast for a chocolate commercial and soon appeared on television screens.
After 3 years, Allison entered the acting school and soon began performing on the stage of the children's theater. During these years, she first got a cameo role in the comedy "Police Academy 6: City under siege."
Film career
Since the late 1980s, Mack has been consistently acting in films. Her first roles were minor and mostly in films that did not receive widespread recognition.
In 1989, she played in the crime drama I Know My Name Is Steven. Then she appeared in the films: "Evening Shadow", "The Beautiful Bride", "Arlene and Kimberly", "Night Watch".
In 1993, Allison starred in the television movie Desperate Justice. A year later, she played one of the central roles in the comedy "Mow the Lawn!" and in the same year she starred in the adventure film "The Lost Camp".
In her later career as an actress, she worked in many projects, including: "Seventh Heaven", "Providence", "Opposite Sex".
Mack became widely known after appearing on the screen in the famous TV series Smallville, in which she played the role of Chloe Sullivan.
Allison played the last roles in the projects: "Followers" and "American Odyssey".
Involvement in the organization Nxivm
In 2010, Mack, along with his girlfriend, became a member of the Nxivm organization led by Keith Ranier. The organization offered consultations and workshops on personal growth and self-development, but in fact was engaged in trafficking in women.
In 2018, Ranier was arrested and charged. Many leaders and recruiters were arrested afterwards. Allison was among them.
In the spring of 2018, she was released on bail of $ 5 million. She is under house arrest. She was charged with knowingly participating in the organization's activities and involving women in it. Meg could end up behind bars for years. For this crime she faces a very long term, up to life.
Personal life
Not much is known about Mack's family life. In 2003, she announced her engagement to her old friend Peter, but he never became her husband.
In 2008, Allison said on her blog that marriage is not what she sees herself in the near future.
In 2017, based on the data of the investigation, Allison formalized an official relationship with actress Nicky Kline, who was also a member of the Nxivm organization. Mack stated that she did this in order to help her friend extend her American visa and stay in the United States.
