- Said she's been improving her fake orgasms all the time as she prepares for the new London stage adaptation of 1989 movie WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, where leading lady Meg Ryan famously faked a loud orgasm in a New York deli. (January 9, 2004)
- Is set to play Sally to Luke Perry's Harry in the London stage version of Rob Reiner's 1989 romantic comedy WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. (December 24, 2003)
- Hannigan has charmed former BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and current ANGEL player Alexis Denisof into proposing marriage -- a rep for the actress confirmed Tuesday that Denisof popped the question over their holiday hiatus while the twosome were doing the vacation thing in California's wine country. (January 15, 2003)
- She (along with actresses Tangi Miller and Holly Marie Combs) is a spokesperson for breast cancer, and will appear in a new four page brochure (to be featured in Vogue, Glamour, Self, Mademoiselle, and Women's Sports and Fitness) to raise awareness about the disease. (May 2000)
- Her parents divorced when she was 2. Her mother is a real estate agent in Atlanta, Georgia, and her father is a truck driver in Missouri.
- Has a tattoo of tribal dolphins on her ankle, and a japanese kanji, for luck and happiness, on her back.
- Played soccer until she got an injury in her early teens.
- She was a clarinet player in junior high school.
- The producers of AMERICAN PIE originally wanted her to play the role of Heather, but she wanted to play the role of Michelle because she thought it was funnier.
- Has been best friends with Seth Green (OZ) since they met while filming
- Was nominated for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series at Young Artist Awards in 1990 for FREE SPIRIT and for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy in 1989 for MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN.
Quotes- "There was a rumor that I was dead. I happened to be off work that day and I had a beeper and the batteries had died so I was just shopping and looking round book stores. People were frantically trying to get in touch with me and people were calling hospitals and the news people were calling my agent trying to see if it was true and I got home and my voice mail was filled with people going, `Call me if you're ok' - and I was completely oblivious."
- "My first TV crush was Elroy Jetson, because he was so cute. And I wanted to play with Astro on his automatic dog-walker thing."
- Asked if there's life after death: "Hmmm, jump off a balcony and then tell me. Get back to me after I die, and if I answer you, then Yes. But I think a more relevant question should be: Is there life before death?"
Awards- Saturn Award: Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003)
- Teen Choice Awards: TV - Choice Sidekick, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002)
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