Bonnie Franklin

She began acting when she was a child. Previous relationships include actor Steven Sutphen and Marilyn Manson drummer Ginger Fish. She was born in Santa Monica, California. She owns a home in Sacramento, California and married actor Alexis Denisof on October 11, 2003. Additionally, she has starred in stage plays both on and off Broadway, receiving a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for her work on the musical Applause. In early 2004, Hannigan made her West End debut starring in a stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, opposite Luke Perry. Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series and directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge. Reports indicated that it was likely to be titled Americana, but the pilot was not part of NBC's 2004 fall lineup.

Bonnie Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of the divorced mother Ann Romano on the long-running television situation comedy (or, since so many of its episodes dealt with serious topics, some have called it a "dramedy") One Day at a Time (1975-1984). It was announced in October 2003 that she had signed a deal with NBC to appear in a comedy, expected to debut in fall 2004. By the final season she was earning $250,000 an episode. Before that she had done a little television work, mostly commercials, and she went on to do a good deal more including Almost Home, Picket Fences, Roseanne and Touched by an Angel before being chosen for Buffy in 1997. Born in Washington, DC, her first film role was in My Stepmother is an Alien (1988).

Alyson Hannigan (born Allison Lee Hannigan, March 24, 1974) is an American actress best known for playing Willow Rosenberg in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She also appeared in films including, as Michelle Flaherty, American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).