Allison Robin Brown was Teddy Altman's best friend and girlfriend who died on 9/11.
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History[]
Life with Teddy and Death[]
When Teddy's mother died suddenly less than a year after her father had died, Allison encouraged her to go through her mom's things to keep some stuff before it was all thrown away or sold. When Teddy struggled to do this, Allison asked Teddy for the key to do it herself, because she knew someday Teddy would want the memories that she was too numb to process at the time. It was during this conversation that Teddy kissed Allison for the first time. ("In My Life")
Allison continued living together in an apartment in New York with Teddy and her girlfriend, Claire Williams, while they had an affair. This affair continued until September 11, 2001, when Allison was killed in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. On that day, the last person she tried to call was Teddy, at 8:57 AM. ("Love of My Life")
Teddy's Dream[]
In the aftermath of Andrew DeLuca's death, Teddy spent a day in bed, dreaming of many things, including how the day could have gone if she'd chosen to call in sick and have pancakes with Allison on September 11, 2001. In the dream, she was still unable to prevent Allison from dying. ("In My Life")
Relationships[]
Romantic[]
Claire Williams[]
She dated Claire until her death. After she died, Claire learned that Allison had been cheating on her with Teddy, something she'd suspected for months. ("Love of My Life")
Teddy Altman[]
Despite being in a relationship with Claire, Allison started seeing Teddy after they met when Allison nearly hit her with her bike. This affair continued until Allison's death. ("Love of My Life")
Career[]
She worked in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. ("Love of My Life")
Notes and Trivia[]
- She loved birds.[1]
- She liked having breakfast at Windows on the World, a restaurant on the 106th and 107th floors of the North Tower of the original World Trade Center complex.[2]
- Allison Hunt is named after her.
- Her name is similar to Allison Liddi-Brown's, the director of the episode in which she first appears.
- In the episode "In My Life", Meredith calls out the time of death at 9:59 a.m., the time that the South Tower collapsed.
Gallery[]
Episodic[]
Episode Stills[]
Appearances[]
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 16 | |||||
| #01 | "Nothing Left to Cling To" | #08 | "My Shot" | #15 | "Snowblind" |
| #02 | "Back in the Saddle" | #09 | "Let's All Go to the Bar" | #16 | "Leave a Light On" |
| #03 | "Reunited" | #10 | "Help Me Through the Night" | #17 | "Life on Mars?" |
| #04 | "It's Raining Men" | #11 | "A Hard Pill to Swallow" | #18 | "Give a Little Bit" |
| #05 | "Breathe Again" | #12 | "The Last Supper" | #19 | "Love of My Life" |
| #06 | "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" | #13 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | #20 | "Sing It Again" |
| #07 | "Papa Don't Preach" | #14 | "A Diagnosis" | #21 | "Put on a Happy Face" |
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 17 | |||||
| #01 | "All Tomorrow's Parties" | #07 | "Helplessly Hoping" | #13 | "Good as Hell" |
| #02 | "The Center Won't Hold" | #08 | "It's All Too Much" | #14 | "Look Up Child" |
| #03 | "My Happy Ending" | #09 | "In My Life" | #15 | "Tradition" |
| #04 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | #10 | "Breathe" | #16 | "I'm Still Standing" |
| #05 | "Fight the Power" | #11 | "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" | #17 | "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" |
| #06 | "No Time for Despair" | #12 | "Sign O' the Times" | ||
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