Alison grew up in Oakville, Ontario to Janice and David Niven. Her mother is an elementary school teacher and her father, a camera man. She first appeared on the popular children's television series "Goosebumps" when she was six years old. She began taking drama classes as The Oakville centre for Performing Arts, appearing in several plays such as Cinderella and Aladdin. She appeared in Goosebumps once again in 1998, but her parents hoped she'd pursue something other then acting. It wasn't until Highschool, that she got back into drama portraying Cindy Lou Who in The Grinch, and the mean girl in an student original production.She began landing small parts in various short films, as well as a bit of Modeling.In 2014, Alison appeared on the cover of a book on photo shop.She appeared in a Quaker Oats commercial, as a young mother in 2015. Show less «