- Nicknames
- Lys
- Lyssy
- Allyssa Elizabeth Barley was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Alice Barley, a Plant Office Manager at Vulcan Material's Company. She, and younger siblings Alex and Alena Thomas, were raised in Conyers, Georgia. She is of English, Irish, Jewish, and Lebanese descent. At the age of twenty-three, Allyssa began studying acting at yourACT Acting Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, which has closed since. Shortly after, she began studying at Drama Inc. located in the Grant Park area.
Soon after Allyssa decided to pursue acting professionally, she signed with People Store Talent Agency based in Atlanta. She booked her first supporting role in the Academy Award-winning movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, in the iconic scene that involves Mildred Hayes [Frances McDormand] kicking her and costar William J. Harrison in the crotch.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Allyssa Barley
- In 1993, while her mother and grandmother took her on a walk in the Historic District of Savannah, Allyssa saw a scene from Forrest Gump being filmed.
- Allyssa is a huge sports fan, and her favorite sport is football. She is a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs, the Georgia State Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons as well as football players Julio Jones and Odell Beckham Jr.
- She practices Reform Judaism.
- Her favorite films include Space Jam, Back to the Future, and Little Shop of Horrors.
- After changing her major a total of eight times, Allyssa graduated with a B.A. in communications with a concentration in film production from Georgia State University.
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