Alyson Hannigan | How I Met Your Mother

Sort of like the “shoulder to cry on” of the group, Lily was a character that grounded the five friends in How I Met Your Mother. HIMYM star Alyson Hannigan portrayed the friendly and smart Lily Aldrin, Ted’s best friend and Marshall’s wife. and her performance earned her a People’s Choice award. Prior to HIMYM, she also played another beloved character, Willow Rosenberg, Buffy Summers’ best gal pal, in the teen sitcom Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hannigan bagged a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.

She also starred and won a Teen’s Choice Award for her performance in American Pie. Now, she continues to host Penn & Teller: Fool Us and also lends her voice acting skills in the Disney animation Fancy Nancy. Other than that, she has a credit role in the Disney Original superhero comedy Flora Ulysses.