Allison Mack

Allison Mack (born July 29, 1982) is an American actress. She played Chloe Sullivan on the superhero series Smallville (2001–2011) and had a recurring role on the comedy series Wilfred (2012–2014). Mack was a member of NXIVM, a sex-trafficking cult and multi-level marketing company. In 2018, she was arrested by federal authorities on charges of sex trafficking, sex-trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy related to her involvement in NXIVM and its subgroup, DOS. Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges and, in 2021, was sentenced to three years in prison. She served 21 months at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California, and was released in July 2023.

Infobox

Born

(1982-07-29) July 29, 1982 (age 43)Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

Occupation

Actress

Years active

1989–present

Criminal charges

Racketeering and racketeering conspiracy

Criminal penalty

3 years imprisonment

Criminal status

Released from FCI Dublin; on probation.

Spouses

mw- Nicki Clyne(m. 2017; Frank Meeink (m. 2025)

Tables

Film · Filmography

1989

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Role(s)

Little Girl

1993

Night Eyes 3

Role(s)

Natalie

1994

Camp Nowhere

Role(s)

Heather

1995

No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn

Role(s)

Monica Cochran

1997

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

Role(s)

Jenny Szalinski

2006

The Ant Bully

Role(s)

Tiffany Nickle

Notes

Voice

2008

Alice & Huck

Role(s)

Alice

Notes

Short film

2009

You

Role(s)

Quincey

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Role(s)

Power Girl

Notes

Voice, direct-to-video

2010

Frog

Role(s)

Her

Notes

Short film

Purgatory

Role(s)

Woman

Notes

Short film

2011

Marilyn

Role(s)

Marilyn

Blink

Role(s)

Producer

Notes

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege	Little Girl
1993	Night Eyes 3	Natalie
1994	Camp Nowhere	Heather
1995	No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn	Monica Cochran
1997	Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves	Jenny Szalinski
2006	The Ant Bully	Tiffany Nickle	Voice
2008	Alice & Huck	Alice	Short film
2009	You	Quincey
2009	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies	Power Girl	Voice, direct-to-video
2010	Frog	Her	Short film
2010	Purgatory	Woman	Short film
2011	Marilyn	Marilyn
2011	Blink	Producer	Short film

Television · Filmography

1989

I Know My First Name Is Steven

Role(s)

Nettie

Notes

Television film

1990

Shangri-La Plaza

Role(s)

Jenny

Notes

Episode: "Pilot"

Empty Nest

Role(s)

Gloria

Notes

Episode: "There's No Accounting"

1991

Switched at Birth

Role(s)

Normia Twigg

Notes

Television film

Living a Lie

Role(s)

Stella

Notes

Television film

1992

The Perfect Bride

Role(s)

Little Stephanie

Notes

Television film

A Private Matter

Role(s)

Terri Finkbine

Notes

Television film

A Message from Holly

Role(s)

Ida

Notes

Television film

1993

Evening Shade

Role(s)

Julia

Notes

2 episodes

A Mother's Revenge

Role(s)

Wendy Sanders

Notes

Television film

1995

Dad, the Angel & Me

Role(s)

Andrea

Notes

Television film

Sweet Justice

Role(s)

Jessica

Notes

Episode: "Broken Ties"

1996

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

Role(s)

Katie

Notes

Television film

The Care and Handling of Roses

Role(s)

Bess Townsend

Notes

Television film

Unlikely Angel

Role(s)

Sarah Bartilson

Notes

Television film

1997

Hiller and Diller

Role(s)

Brooke

Notes

TV series

1998

7th Heaven

Role(s)

Nicole Jacob

Notes

Episode: "Cutters"

1999

Providence

Role(s)

Alicia

Notes

Episode: "Good Fellows"

2000

Opposite Sex

Role(s)

Kate Jacobs

Notes

8 episodes

2001

Kate Brasher

Role(s)

Georgia

Notes

Episode: "Georgia"

My Horrible Year!

Role(s)

Nicola 'Nik' Faulkner

Notes

Television film

2001–2011

Role(s)

Smallville

Notes

Chloe Sullivan

2002

The Nightmare Room

Role(s)

Charlotte Scott

Notes

Episode: "Camp Nowhere"

2006

The Batman

Role(s)

Clea

Notes

Voice, episode: "The Everywhere Man"

2012, 2014

Role(s)

Wilfred

Notes

Amanda

2015

The Following

Role(s)

Hilary

Notes

Guest role

American Odyssey

Role(s)

Julia

Notes

Guest role

2016

Lost in Oz

Role(s)

Evelyn

Notes

Voice (season 1)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	I Know My First Name Is Steven	Nettie	Television film
1990	Shangri-La Plaza	Jenny	Episode: "Pilot"
1990	Empty Nest	Gloria	Episode: "There's No Accounting"
1991	Switched at Birth	Normia Twigg	Television film
1991	Living a Lie	Stella	Television film
1992	The Perfect Bride	Little Stephanie	Television film
	A Private Matter	Terri Finkbine	Television film
	A Message from Holly	Ida	Television film
1993	Evening Shade	Julia	2 episodes
1993	A Mother's Revenge	Wendy Sanders	Television film
1995	Dad, the Angel & Me	Andrea	Television film
1995	Sweet Justice	Jessica	Episode: "Broken Ties"
1996	Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden	Katie	Television film
	The Care and Handling of Roses	Bess Townsend	Television film
	Unlikely Angel	Sarah Bartilson	Television film
1997	Hiller and Diller	Brooke	TV series
1998	7th Heaven	Nicole Jacob	Episode: "Cutters"
1999	Providence	Alicia	Episode: "Good Fellows"
2000	Opposite Sex	Kate Jacobs	8 episodes
2001	Kate Brasher	Georgia	Episode: "Georgia"
2001	My Horrible Year!	Nicola 'Nik' Faulkner	Television film
2001–2011	Smallville	Chloe Sullivan	Series regular, 204 episodes
2002	The Nightmare Room	Charlotte Scott	Episode: "Camp Nowhere"
2006	The Batman	Clea	Voice, episode: "The Everywhere Man"
2012, 2014	Wilfred	Amanda	Recurring role
2015	The Following	Hilary	Guest role
2015	American Odyssey	Julia	Guest role
2016	Lost in Oz	Evelyn	Voice (season 1)

Web series · Filmography

2006

Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles

Role(s)

6 episodes

2010

Riese

Role(s)

Marlise

Notes

3 episodes

Dirty Little Secret

Role(s)

Lauren Belle

Notes

Voice

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003–2004	Smallville: Chloe Chronicles	Chloe Sullivan	8 episodes
2006	Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles	Chloe Sullivan	6 episodes
2010	Riese	Marlise	3 episodes
2010	Dirty Little Secret	Lauren Belle	Voice

Director · Filmography

Year	Title	Episodes	Notes
2009–2010	Smallville	"Power Warrior"	2 episodes

· Awards and nominations

2002

Teen Choice Award

Role(s)

Best Sidekick in a TV Series

Notes

Smallville

2003

Teen Choice Award

Role(s)

Best Sidekick in a TV Series

Notes

Smallville

2004

Teen Choice Award

Role(s)

Best Sidekick in a TV Series

Notes

Smallville

2005

Saturn Award

Role(s)

Best Supporting Actress on Television

Notes

Smallville

Teen Choice Award

Role(s)

Best Sidekick in a TV Series

Notes

Smallville

2006

Teen Choice Award

Role(s)

Best Sidekick in a TV Series

Notes

Smallville

Saturn Award

Role(s)

Best Supporting Actress on Television

Notes

Smallville

2007

Teen Choice Award

Role(s)

Best Sidekick in a TV Series

Notes

Smallville

2008

SyFy Genre Award

Role(s)

Best Supporting Actress

Notes

Smallville

2009

Teen Choice Award

Role(s)

Best Sidekick in a TV Series

Notes

Smallville

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2002	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville	Nominated
2003	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville	Nominated
2004	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville	Nominated
2005	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actress on Television	Smallville	Nominated
2005	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville	Nominated
2006	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville	Won
2006	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actress on Television	Smallville	Nominated
2007	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville	Won
2008	SyFy Genre Award	Best Supporting Actress	Smallville	Won
2009	Teen Choice Award	Best Sidekick in a TV Series	Smallville	Nominated

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The Cut
https://www.thecut.com/article/who-is-frank-meeink-allison-mack-husband.html
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/us/nxivm-sex-cult-key-players/index.html
"Allison Mack Biography"
https://web.archive.org/web/20180406213759/https://www.fandango.com/people/allison-mack-414790/biography
TV Guide
https://web.archive.org/web/20180406214922/http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/Allison-Mack.html
E! Online
https://www.eonline.com/photos/37964/allison-macks-nxivm-podcast-revelations
SciFiAndTvTalk
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Variety
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/nyregion/nxivm-lawsuit-keith-raniere.html
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/1013/088.html
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/how-smallvilles-allison-mack-went-actress-sex-cult-slaver-1112107/
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/04/allison-mack-nxivm-cult-smallville-actor
United States Department of Justice
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-nxivm-purported-self-help-organization-and-actor-indicted-sex-trafficking-and
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https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a33623734/allison-mack-nxivm-update/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/nyregion/nxivm-cult-allison-mack.html
Vanity Fair
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/12/how-to-with-john-wilson-nxivm
Entertainment Tonight
https://www.etonline.com/nxivm-and-allison-mack-how-the-smallville-actress-was-involved-in-the-sex-cult-133638
Elle
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a27718913/nxivm-sex-cult-what-to-know/
People
https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-nxivm-sex-trafficking-charges-allegedly-cruel-punitive/
news.com
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/nxivm-text-message-that-exposed-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere/news-story/d1d9c2f6d527385380d1ea838c8da347
ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/US/allison-mack-sentenced-years-prison-role-nxivm/story?id=78579948
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/nyregion/nxivm-cult-trial-branding.html
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/nxivm-defector-india-oxenberg-breaks-silence-on-alleged-sex-cult-4075805/
Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nxivm-trial-allison-mack-sex-slave-nicole-abuse-keith-raniere-845830/
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nxivm-member-was-branded-at-allison-macks-home-video-1113006
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/nxivm-women-branded-albany.html?pagewanted=all
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/magazine/sex-cult-empowerment-nxivm-keith-raniere.html
"'Smallville' actress Allison Mack arrested for role in NXIVM sex cult"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allison-mack-smallville-arrested-nxivm-sex-cult-keith-raniere/
Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/cd7f36489de44a39a31dafe78c8db9fa
DocumentCloud.org
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4443573-Raniere-Mack-Indictment.html#document/p2
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/22/smallville-actor-was-allegedly-a-top-member-of-cult-that-abused-women
CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/11/us/nxivm-testimony-actress-lured/index.html
BuzzFeed News
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/allison-mack-jay-nxivm-keith-raniere-sex-cult-trial
The Daily Beast
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-socialite-india-oxenberg-escaped-the-nxivm-sex-cult-and-leader-keith-raniere?ref=scroll
People
http://people.com/crime/allison-mack-released-jail/
Oxygen
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/allison-mack-alleged-sex-cult-nxivm-co-leader-released-5-million-bail
Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tv-stars-allison-mack-and-nicki-clyne-married-on-orders-from-cult-leader-keith-raniere-source-says
People
https://people.com/crime/smallvilles-allison-mack-married-battlestar-galacticas-nicki-clyne-in-2017-prosecutors/
"Trial set for 'Smallville' actress Allison Mack, alleged sex cult leader Keith Raniere"
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/trial-set-for-smallville-actress-allison-mack-alleged-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere
"Self-help guru denies enslaving, branding women in Nxivm sex cult"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/self-help-guru-denies-enslaving-branding-women-sex-cult-n871441
"Allison Mack is in 'active plea negotiations' to avoid trial for alleged involvement in NXIVM sex cult"
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/allison-mack-is-in-active-plea-negotiations-to-avoid-trial-for-alleged-involvement-in-nxivm-sex-cult
Law & Crime
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/alison-mack-nxivm.html
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https://www.eonline.com/news/1030641/allison-mack-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-in-nxivm-case
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https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NXIVM-trial-14018002.php
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/nyregion/keith-raniere-nxivm.html
NBC New York
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/actor-allison-mack-faces-sentencing-in-nxivm-sex-slave-case/3131894/
Deadline
https://deadline.com/2021/06/feds-recommend-allison-mack-get-lighter-sentence-for-cooperation-in-prosecuting-nxivm-founder-1234779214/
USA Today
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/06/27/allison-mack-nxivm-keith-raniere-smallville-apologizes-before-sentencing/5363284001/
Variety
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/allison-mack-nxivm-sentenced-keith-raniere-memo-1235008997/
"Actor Allison Mack gets 3 years in NXIVM sex-slave case"
https://apnews.com/article/allison-mack-religion-sentencing-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-8788f420e18b6d48cf255aa8c3b5fe13
"Allison Mack sentenced to 3 years in prison for role in NXIVM sex cult"
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/allison-mack-sentenced-3-years-prison-nxivm-sex-cult-165358008.html
People
https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-reports-to-prison-early-to-start-3-year-sentence-in-nxivm/
"'Smallville' actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group"
https://apnews.com/article/nxivm-allison-mack-smallville-f7b869eb7f5b89e5069a7cda00870606
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Vice.com
https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-nxivm-rippled-through-vancouver-actors-friend-networks/
E Online
https://www.eonline.com/news/932909/allison-mack-married-actress-nicki-clyne-prior-to-sex-trafficking-arrest
ET Online
https://www.etonline.com/allison-mack-files-for-divorce-from-nicki-clyne-157756
People.com
https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-files-for-divorce-nicki-clyne/
Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-nxivm-sex-cult-story-keeps-getting-more-disturbing/
People
https://people.com/allison-mack-married-2-years-after-prison-release-for-role-in-nxivm-sex-cult-11752681
The Daily Beast
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sex-trafficking-smallville-star-allison-mack-ties-knot-after-prison/
Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/nxivm-allison-mack-back-in-college-uc-berkeley/
Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/allison-mack-nxivm-keith-raniere-first-interview-prison-1235463057/
CBC Listen
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/187-uncover
"Allison Mack (visual voices guide)"
http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Allison-Mack/
SyFy Portal
https://web.archive.org/web/20080825092527/http://www.syfyportal.com/news425320.html