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{{short description|American actress (born 1982)}}
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| name              = Allison Mack
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| caption            = Mack in [[New York City]], 2018
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|07|29}}
| birth_place        = [[Preetz]], Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
| death_date        =
| occupation        = Actress
| spouse            = {{unbulleted list
| [[Nicki Clyne]]<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} 2017; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 202?)
| {{marriage|[[Frank Meeink]]|2025}}<ref name=Craighead2025111/>
| }}
| years_active      = 1989–2016
| website            =
| criminal_charges  = Racketeering and racketeering conspiracy
| criminal_penalty  = 3 years imprisonment
| criminal_status    = Released from [[Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin|FCI Dublin]]; on probation.
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'''Allison Mack''' (born July 29, 1982) is an American actress<!-- NOTE: discussion is underway on the talk page about whether "and convicted felon" is permissible here. Consensus is currently leaning against it. Please come to the talk page and discuss. -->. She played [[Chloe Sullivan]] on the superhero series ''[[Smallville]]'' (2001–2011) and had a recurring role on the comedy series ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]'' (2012–2014).
 
Mack was a member of [[NXIVM]], a sex-trafficking [[cult]] and [[multi-level marketing company]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chavez |first=Nicole |date=2019-05-24 |title=These are the people involved in the scandal around alleged sex cult inside Nxivm |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/us/nxivm-sex-cult-key-players/index.html |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720153822/https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/us/nxivm-sex-cult-key-players/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, she was arrested by federal authorities on charges of [[sex trafficking]], sex-trafficking [[conspiracy (criminal)|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.
 
==Early life==
Allison Mack was born on July 29, 1982, in [[Preetz]], [[West Germany]], to American parents Jonathan Mack, an [[opera]] singer, and Mindy Mack, a schoolteacher and bookkeeper.<ref name=Fandango>{{cite web|url=https://www.fandango.com/people/allison-mack-414790/biography|title=Allison Mack Biography|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=April 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406213759/https://www.fandango.com/people/allison-mack-414790/biography|archive-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name=TVGuide>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/allison-mack/bio/139221/|title=Allison Mack Biography|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=April 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406214922/http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/Allison-Mack.html|archive-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> She has an older brother.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allison Mack’s NXIVM Podcast Revelations |url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/37964/allison-macks-nxivm-podcast-revelations |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=E! Online}}</ref> Her parents were in West Germany at the time of her birth because Jonathan was performing there; they lived in West Germany for two years before returning to the United States,<ref name=SciFiAndTvTalk>{{cite web|url=https://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/scifiandtvtalk/2011/03/sci-fi-blast-from-the-past-allison-mack-smallville.html|title=Sci-Fi Blast From The Past – Allison Mack (Smallville)|website=SciFiAndTvTalk|first=Steve|last=Eramo|access-date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029125809/https://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/scifiandtvtalk/2011/03/sci-fi-blast-from-the-past-allison-mack-smallville.html|url-status=live}}</ref> settling in [[Long Beach, California]], where Mack was raised.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/allison-mack-podcast-nxivm-sex-cult-keith-raniere-brainwashing-1236574209/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=‘Smallville’ Star Allison Mack Gives First Interview on Surviving the Abusive Sex Cult NXIVM and Going to Prison: ‘I Don’t See Myself as Innocent’|last=Aurthur|first=Kate|date=November 10, 2025|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251110212000/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/allison-mack-podcast-nxivm-sex-cult-keith-raniere-brainwashing-1236574209/|archive-date=November 10, 2025}}</ref>
 
==Career==
===Early work===
Mack's first job was for a German chocolate company in a series of print ads and commercials.<ref name=SciFiAndTvTalk/> She went into [[model (person)|model]]ing for a short period<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-31-mn-29778-story.html|title=Child Stars Commute to TV From O.C.|newspaper=LA Times|first=Tina|last=Nguyen|date=July 31, 1996|access-date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507134857/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-31-mn-29778-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and studied at the [[Young Actors Space]] in [[Los Angeles]] at age seven.<ref name=Fandango/>
 
Mack's first major television role was in an episode of the WB/[[The CW|CW]] series ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'', in which she gained attention playing a teenager who [[self-harm|cut herself]]. In 2000, she co-starred in the short-lived series ''[[Opposite Sex (TV series)|Opposite Sex]]''. Her film credits include roles in ''[[My Horrible Year!]]'' ([[Eric Stoltz]]'s directorial debut), ''[[Camp Nowhere]]'', and in the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] film ''[[Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves]]''.
 
===''Smallville''===
[[File:Allison Mack at ComicCon 2009 NN.jpg|thumb|upright|Mack at the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
In October 2001, Mack began starring as [[Chloe Sullivan]] (an original character created for the show), one of [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]]'s best friends in the WB/[[The CW|CW]] television series ''[[Smallville]]''. Mack earned several awards and nominations for her portrayal of Chloe, including the [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] for Best Sidekick in 2006 and 2007.<ref name=TeenChoice2006>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/teenchoice/features/winners.htm|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012002429/http://fox.com/teenchoice/features/winners.htm|title=2006 Teen Choice Award Winners|publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name=TeenChoice2007>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/teenchoice/winners/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119125058/http://www.fox.com/teenchoice/winners/|archive-date=November 19, 2007|title=2007 Teen Choice Award Winners|publisher=Fox|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref> She appeared as a series regular for nine seasons and returned as an intermittent main cast member in the tenth and final season, including the two-part series finale. From 2003 to 2006, Mack's character appeared in her own [[miniseries]] ''Smallville: Chloe Chronicles'' and ''Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles''. In 2008, Mack made her directorial debut in ''Smallville'' season 8 episode "[[Smallville season 8|Power]]".<ref>{{cite web|author=Transwell, Adam|title=Allison Mack|url=https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/allison-mack/adam-tanswell|publisher=Future Movies|date=September 2, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216144006/https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/allison-mack/adam-tanswell|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2002, Mack made a couple of appearances along with her ''Smallville'' castmate [[Sam Jones III]] in [[R. L. Stine]]'s miniseries ''[[The Nightmare Room]]''. In 2006, she voiced Clea, a museum curator, in an episode of ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''. Adding to her [[DC Comics]] resume, she lent her voice for [[Power Girl]] in the animated feature ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Allison-Mack/|title=Allison Mack|website=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421115041/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Allison-Mack/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mack was also listed as a member of the Iris Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iristheatreco.org/company-members.html |title=Iris Theatre Company |archive-date=May 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514013229/http://www.iristheatreco.org/company-members.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
===After ''Smallville''===
In March 2012, Mack was cast in a recurring role in the second season of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] sitcom ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]''. She played Amanda, the love interest of [[Elijah Wood]]'s lead character Ryan. Mack returned to ''Wilfred'' for one episode of the fourth and final season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/wilfred-forward-1798180919|title=Wilfred: 'Forward'|author=Kaiser, Rowan|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=July 16, 2014|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316025425/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/wilfred-forward-207020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Mack guest-starred as a policewoman named Hilary in an episode of the [[Fox Television Network|Fox]] thriller ''[[The Following]]''. On March 21, 2015, she tweeted that she would be appearing in ''[[American Odyssey]]'' as Julia, who befriends Suzanne, the daughter of [[Anna Friel]]'s lead character Sgt. Odelle Ballard.<ref>Webb Mitovich, Matt (March 23, 2015). [http://tvline.com/2015/03/23/allison-mack-smallville-cast-american-odyssey-nbc/ "''Smallville'' Alum Allison Mack Gets Pulled Into NBC's ''American Odyssey''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414190151/http://tvline.com/2015/03/23/allison-mack-smallville-cast-american-odyssey-nbc/ |date=April 14, 2018 }}. TVLine.</ref>
 
==Involvement with NXIVM and fallout==
Mack was a member of [[NXIVM]], an organization founded by cult leader [[Keith Raniere]] and headquartered in [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. Throughout its existence, advocates of NXIVM characterized it as a benign [[multi-level marketing]] company selling professional and personal development courses, while critics described it as a cult.<ref name="Nxivm">{{cite web|title=Nxivm 'Sex Cult' Was Also a Huge Pyramid Scheme, Lawsuit Says|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/nyregion/nxivm-lawsuit-keith-raniere.html|first=Nicole|last=Hong|date=January 29, 2020|website=The New York Times|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831111537/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/nyregion/nxivm-lawsuit-keith-raniere.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cult of Personality |first=Michael |last=Freedman |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/1013/088.html |work=[[Forbes]] |location=New York |access-date=November 11, 2017 |date=October 13, 2003 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120194910/https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/1013/088.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===NXIVM and DOS===
Mack joined NXIVM in 2006 after attending a two-day introduction to "Jness", a women's group within NXIVM, eventually becoming a high-ranking member of the organization.<ref>{{cite web|title=Her Darkest Role: Actress Allison Mack's Descent From 'Smallville' to Sex Cult|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/how-smallvilles-allison-mack-went-actress-sex-cult-slaver-1112107/|last1=Johnson|first1=Scott|last2=Sun|first2=Rebecca|date=May 16, 2018|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210716202724/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/how-smallvilles-allison-mack-went-actress-sex-cult-slaver-1112107/|archive-date=July 16, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 5, 2021 |title=Allison Mack: Hollywood actor with key role in abusive Nxivm sex cult |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/04/allison-mack-nxivm-cult-smallville-actor |access-date=July 6, 2021 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705212521/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/04/allison-mack-nxivm-cult-smallville-actor |url-status=live }}</ref> Mack was co-creator of "The Source", a NXIVM program that recruited actors.<ref name="United States Department of Justice" /><ref name="Oprah"/> She was also a member of "Simply Human", an [[a cappella]] NXIVM singing group,<ref>{{cite web|title=From 'Smallville' to a Sex Cult: The Fall of the Actress Allison Mack|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/nyregion/nxivm-cult-allison-mack.html|work=The New York Times|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=July 6, 2021|first=Corina|last=Knoll|archive-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702080249/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/nyregion/nxivm-cult-allison-mack.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[emcee]] of "A Capella Innovations", a multi-day festival. Hosted by NXIVM in 2007 and 2008, the events were billed as a [[university]] singing showcase and were alleged to be "a front to draw impressionable undergrads into NXIVM."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Desta|first=Yohana|date=December 3, 2021|title=How To With John Wilson's Shocking NXIVM Connection Was Years in the Making|magazine=Vanity Fair|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/12/how-to-with-john-wilson-nxivm}}</ref><ref name="Oprah">{{cite web|title=The Vow Explains How NXIVM's Allison Mack Went from "Smallville" to Leading a Sex Cult|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a33623734/allison-mack-nxivm-update/|website=Oprah daily|date=June 30, 2021|access-date=November 14, 2021|first=Samantha|last=Vincenty|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114203841/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a33623734/allison-mack-nxivm-update/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
[[File:US v. Raniere Prosecution exhibit - Diagram of DOS 'first-line slaves'.png|thumb|''United States v. Keith Raniere'' prosecution exhibit depicting DOS first-line masters]]
In 2015, Raniere created a secret subgroup within NXIVM called "[[Keith Raniere#DOS: secret "slaves" and branding|Dominus Obsequious Sororium]]" (DOS), of which Mack was allegedly second-in-command.<ref name="ET">{{cite news|first=|url=https://www.etonline.com/nxivm-and-allison-mack-how-the-smallville-actress-was-involved-in-the-sex-cult-133638|title=NXIVM and Allison Mack: How the 'Smallville' Actress Was Involved in the Sex Cult|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=June 30, 2021|access-date=November 18, 2021|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118222521/https://www.etonline.com/nxivm-and-allison-mack-how-the-smallville-actress-was-involved-in-the-sex-cult-133638|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= "elle">{{cite news|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a27718913/nxivm-sex-cult-what-to-know/|title=Every Wild Allegation From the NXIVM 'Sex Cult' Trial|work=Elle|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2021|first=Rose|last=Minutaglio|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118221029/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a27718913/nxivm-sex-cult-what-to-know/|url-status=live}}</ref> DOS was structured as a pyramid group with Raniere at the top (and the only man in DOS) with subordinates including Mack and others as Raniere's first-line DOS masters.<ref name="United States Department of Justice" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-nxivm-sex-trafficking-charges-allegedly-cruel-punitive/|title='Cruel and Punitive': Allison Mack Allegedly Told Nxivm Women 'They Were Worth Nothing,' Report Says|work=People|date=May 21, 2018|access-date=May 24, 2022|first=Chris|last=Harris|archive-date=May 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524130400/https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-nxivm-sex-trafficking-charges-allegedly-cruel-punitive/|url-status=live}}</ref> DOS was ostensibly built around [[Women's empowerment|female empowerment]] but mainly provided a means to traffic women for Raniere's gratification.<ref name="Oprah"/> According to prosecutors, Mack and others recruited women by telling them they were joining a [[Women-only space|women-only]] organization that would empower them, with Raniere's status as the leader of DOS concealed from new recruits. As a pre-condition for joining DOS, women were required to provide "collateral", which included nude photographs, damaging information about family and friends, and rights to their assets. Recruits were told their collateral could be released if they left DOS or told anyone about DOS's existence.<ref name="United States Department of Justice">{{cite web |date=April 20, 2018 |title=Founder of 'NXIVM', a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Actor Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor Conspiracy |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-nxivm-purported-self-help-organization-and-actor-indicted-sex-trafficking-and |access-date=April 25, 2018 |work=United States Department of Justice |archive-date=November 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103102455/https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-nxivm-purported-self-help-organization-and-actor-indicted-sex-trafficking-and |url-status=live }}{{PD-notice}}</ref> Recruits were also controlled in several other ways, including requirements to seek permission, physical isolation, forced participation in "readiness drills", [[sleep deprivation]], extremely restrictive diets, and being subject to [[corporal punishment]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paine|first=Hannah|date=November 7, 2020|title=NXIVM: Text message that exposed sex cult leader Keith Raniere|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/nxivm-text-message-that-exposed-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere/news-story/d1d9c2f6d527385380d1ea838c8da347|website=news.com|access-date=November 12, 2022|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016153829/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/nxivm-text-message-that-exposed-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere/news-story/d1d9c2f6d527385380d1ea838c8da347|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Allison Mack sentenced to 3 years in prison for role in NXIVM|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/allison-mack-sentenced-years-prison-role-nxivm/story?id=78579948|work=ABC News|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=October 13, 2022|archive-date=October 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013173146/https://abcnews.go.com/US/allison-mack-sentenced-years-prison-role-nxivm/story?id=78579948|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Mack reportedly recruited four women into DOS, including [[India Oxenberg]], daughter of actress [[Catherine Oxenberg]].<ref name="Oprah"/> As directed by Raniere, Mack and others required their recruits to be branded with a symbol representing Raniere's initials, with the branding ritual following a script created by Raniere.<ref name="NYT Mack">{{cite news |last=Moynihan |first=Colin |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Nxivm Branding Was Scripted by Sex Cult Leader to Be 'Like a Sacrifice' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/nyregion/nxivm-cult-trial-branding.html |access-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124060943/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/nyregion/nxivm-cult-trial-branding.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mack's recruits were unaware that the brand was composed of Raniere's initials, and said that Mack had told them that the brand was a symbol of the elements: air, earth, fire, and water.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news |last=STRAUSE |first=JACKIE |date=October 13, 2020 |title=NXIVM Defector India Oxenberg Breaks Silence on "Inhumane" Sex Cult |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/nxivm-defector-india-oxenberg-breaks-silence-on-alleged-sex-cult-4075805/ |access-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225115206/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/nxivm-defector-india-oxenberg-breaks-silence-on-alleged-sex-cult-4075805/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone 1">{{cite magazine|last=DICKSON|first=EJ|date=June 10, 2019|title=Former Slave Describes Allison Mack's Alleged Abusive, Terrifying Behavior in Detail|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nxivm-trial-allison-mack-sex-slave-nicole-abuse-keith-raniere-845830/}}</ref> Former NXIVM member [[Sarah Edmondson]] stated in a 2017 ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' exposé and a 2018 [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] special on cults details about DOS that she had been branded in an initiation ceremony at Mack's house.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nxivm member was branded at Allison Mack's home|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nxivm-member-was-branded-at-allison-macks-home-video-1113006|date=May 17, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rebecca|last=Sun|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105064107/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nxivm-member-was-branded-at-allison-macks-home-video-1113006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/nxivm-women-branded-albany.html?pagewanted=all |title= Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded |last= Meier |first= Barry |work= The New York Times |date= October 17, 2017 |access-date= November 11, 2017 |archive-date= April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408194200/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/nxivm-women-branded-albany.html?pagewanted=all  |url-status= live }}</ref> In a ''New York Times'' interview, Mack claimed that the [[human branding]] was her idea.<ref name= NYT>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/magazine/sex-cult-empowerment-nxivm-keith-raniere.html |title=Inside Nxivm, the 'Sex Cult' That Preached Empowerment |work=The New York Times |first=Vanessa |last=Grigoriadis |date=May 30, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501001305/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/magazine/sex-cult-empowerment-nxivm-keith-raniere.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ET"/>
 
===Arrest and conviction===
[[File:Nxivm-Indictment-S-1.pdf|thumb|The indictment of Mack and other NXIVM members|upright]]
On April 20, 2018, Mack was arrested by the [[FBI]] in [[Brooklyn]] on charges of [[sex trafficking]], sex trafficking conspiracy, and [[forced labor]] conspiracy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allison-mack-smallville-arrested-nxivm-sex-cult-keith-raniere/|title='Smallville' actress Allison Mack arrested for role in NXIVM sex cult|last=Park|first=Andrea|date=April 21, 2018|publisher=CBS News|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=November 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108224810/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allison-mack-smallville-arrested-nxivm-sex-cult-keith-raniere/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Actress arrested in sex trafficking in 'guru to stars' case|url=https://apnews.com/article/cd7f36489de44a39a31dafe78c8db9fa|access-date=November 25, 2021|work=Associated Press|date=April 21, 2018|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422173412/https://apnews.com/article/cd7f36489de44a39a31dafe78c8db9fa|url-status=live}}</ref> The federal indictment accused Mack of "recruiting women to join what was purported to be a [[female mentorship]] group that was, in fact, created and led by Keith Raniere."<ref>{{cite web |title=Indictment – US Government vs Keith Rainier (also known as 'Vanguard') and Allison Mack |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4443573-Raniere-Mack-Indictment.html#document/p2 |access-date=April 25, 2018 |website=[[DocumentCloud]].org |publisher=US District Court, New York |archive-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115146/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4443573-Raniere-Mack-Indictment.html#document/p2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="United States Department of Justice" /> Mack was one of the "top members of a highly organized scheme which was designed to provide sex to [Raniere]."<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/22/smallville-actor-was-allegedly-a-top-member-of-cult-that-abused-women|title=Smallville's Allison Mack was allegedly a 'top member' of cult that abused women|first=Edward|last=Helmore|date=April 22, 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218065124/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/22/smallville-actor-was-allegedly-a-top-member-of-cult-that-abused-women|url-status=live}}</ref> Prosecutors accused Mack of concealing Raniere's status as the leader of DOS as she coaxed recruits to provide highly damaging personal information, nude photos, and rights to personal assets.<ref name="United States Department of Justice" /> After Mack recruited women to join DOS, "under the guise of female empowerment, she starved women until they fit [Raniere's] sexual feminine ideal."<ref name="The Guardian"/> Mack directly or implicitly required her recruits to engage in sexual activity with Raniere.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moghe |first=Sonia |date=June 13, 2019 |title=An actress testifies she was lured into 'sex cult' through classes |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/11/us/nxivm-testimony-actress-lured/index.html |access-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117034650/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/11/us/nxivm-testimony-actress-lured/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/allison-mack-jay-nxivm-keith-raniere-sex-cult-trial|title=A Woman Said Allison Mack Told Her Seducing The NXIVM "Cult" Founder Would Heal Her Sexual Abuse Trauma|date=June 11, 2019|work=BuzzFeed News|first=Michael|last=Blackmon|access-date=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118100747/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/allison-mack-jay-nxivm-keith-raniere-sex-cult-trial|url-status=live}}</ref> In exchange, Mack received financial and other benefits from Raniere.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stern |first=Marlow |date=October 18, 2020 |title=How Socialite India Oxenberg Escaped the NXIVM Sex Cult—and Leader Keith Raniere |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-socialite-india-oxenberg-escaped-the-nxivm-sex-cult-and-leader-keith-raniere?ref=scroll |access-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182517/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-socialite-india-oxenberg-escaped-the-nxivm-sex-cult-and-leader-keith-raniere?ref=scroll |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="United States Department of Justice" />
 
On April 24, 2018, Mack was released from [[Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn]] on a $5{{nbsp}}million bond and held under [[house arrest]] under the custody of her parents in [[California]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fernandez |first=Alexia |date=April 24, 2018 |title=Allison Mack Released from Jail Into Her Parents' Custody – But Will Remain Under House Arrest |url=http://people.com/crime/allison-mack-released-jail/ |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 24, 2018 |title=Allison Mack, Alleged Sex-Cult NXIVM Co-Leader, Released On $5{{nbsp}}Million Bail |url=https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/allison-mack-alleged-sex-cult-nxivm-co-leader-released-5-million-bail |access-date=March 4, 2022 |work=Oxygen |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304100849/https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/allison-mack-alleged-sex-cult-nxivm-co-leader-released-5-million-bail |url-status=live }}</ref> During Mack's arraignment proceedings, prosecutors also accused her of entering a [[sham marriage]] with [[Nicki Clyne]] to help Clyne circumvent US immigration laws.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Reilly |first=Andrew |date=2018-05-02 |title=TV stars Allison Mack and Nicki Clyne married on orders from 'cult' leader Keith Raniere, source says |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tv-stars-allison-mack-and-nicki-clyne-married-on-orders-from-cult-leader-keith-raniere-source-says |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720155538/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tv-stars-allison-mack-and-nicki-clyne-married-on-orders-from-cult-leader-keith-raniere-source-says |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="people"/>
 
===Guilty plea and sentencing===
Under the original indictment, Mack faced a minimum of 15 years to life in prison if found guilty.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Reilly |first=Andrew |date=May 4, 2018 |title=Trial set for 'Smallville' actress Allison Mack, alleged sex cult leader Keith Raniere |publisher=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/trial-set-for-smallville-actress-allison-mack-alleged-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere |access-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910123013/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/05/04/trial-set-for-smallville-actress-allison-mack-alleged-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Siemaszko |first=Corky |date=May 4, 2018 |title=Self-help guru denies enslaving, branding women in Nxivm sex cult |publisher=[[NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/self-help-guru-denies-enslaving-branding-women-sex-cult-n871441 |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007050636/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/self-help-guru-denies-enslaving-branding-women-sex-cult-n871441 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2019, it was revealed in court that Mack and the other defendants in the case were in "active plea negotiations" as Raniere appeared in court to plead not guilty to additional [[child pornography]] charges related to the case.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/allison-mack-is-in-active-plea-negotiations-to-avoid-trial-for-alleged-involvement-in-nxivm-sex-cult|title=Allison Mack is in 'active plea negotiations' to avoid trial for alleged involvement in NXIVM sex cult|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|date=March 21, 2019|publisher=Fox News|access-date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320203027/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/allison-mack-is-in-active-plea-negotiations-to-avoid-trial-for-alleged-involvement-in-nxivm-sex-cult|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
According to a filing by the [[United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York]], Mack sat down for [[Proffer letter|proffer sessions]] to assist the government in the prosecution of Raniere starting in April 2019. Mack detailed the inner workings of DOS. "Mack also provided details regarding crimes committed by other first-line DOS masters, including assignments to seduce Raniere and efforts to find Raniere a virgin successor. Mack detailed Raniere's role in devising assignments for Mack's slaves, including, among other things, Raniere's repeated requests for nude photographs from Mack's DOS slaves; Raniere's instructions regarding the seduction assignment; and Raniere's encouragement of the use of demeaning and derogatory language, including racial slurs, to humiliate DOS slaves." Mack provided information to the government about [[Clare Bronfman]]'s attempts to harass and threaten DOS victims. Mack also provided a recording in which Raniere detailed how he wanted the branding ceremony conducted.<ref>{{cite news |last=KLASFELD |first=ADAM |date=June 22, 2021 |title=Smallville Actress Allison Mack Gave Government Key Tape That Brought Down NXIVM Sex Cult Leader: Prosecutors |work=Law & Crime |url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/smallville-actress-allison-mack-gave-government-key-tape-that-brought-down-nxivm-sex-cult-leader-prosecutors/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406211402/https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/smallville-actress-allison-mack-gave-government-key-tape-that-brought-down-nxivm-sex-cult-leader-prosecutors/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On April 8, 2019, Mack pleaded guilty to [[racketeering]] and racketeering conspiracy and admitted to state law [[extortion]] and forced labor.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Moynihan |first1=Colin |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |date=April 8, 2019 |title=Allison Mack of 'Smallville' Pleads Guilty in Case of 'Sex Cult' Where Women Were Branded |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/alison-mack-nxivm.html |access-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408175347/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/alison-mack-nxivm.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=SCHNURR |first=SAMANTHA |date=April 9, 2019 |title=Allison Mack Pleads Guilty to Racketeering in NXIVM Case |work=E Online |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1030641/allison-mack-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-in-nxivm-case |access-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108120252/https://www.eonline.com/news/1030641/allison-mack-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-in-nxivm-case |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2019, Raniere was found guilty on all charges and was sentenced to 120 years in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=June 19, 2019 |title=NXIVM founder Raniere guilty on all counts |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NXIVM-trial-14018002.php |work=Times Union |access-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619190617/https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NXIVM-trial-14018002.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=October 27, 2020|title=Keith Raniere, Leader of Nxivm Sex Cult, Is Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/nyregion/keith-raniere-nxivm.html|access-date=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027205251/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/nyregion/keith-raniere-nxivm.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]] delayed court proceedings, including the sentencings of Mack and other NXIVM defendants. In 2021, prosecutors began the process of sentencing Mack. Under advisory sentencing guidelines, Mack faced 14 to 17.5 years behind bars.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 30, 2021 |title=Ex-'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Sentenced to 3 Years in NXIVM Sex Cult Case |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/actor-allison-mack-faces-sentencing-in-nxivm-sex-slave-case/3131894/ |access-date=November 19, 2021 |website=NBC New York |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120042730/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/actor-allison-mack-faces-sentencing-in-nxivm-sex-slave-case/3131894/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The U.S. Attorney credited Mack with providing "detailed and highly corroborated information" and advocated for favourable sentencing for Mack.<ref>{{cite web|title=Feds Recommend Allison Mack Get Lighter Sentence For Cooperation In Prosecuting NXIVM Founder|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/feds-recommend-allison-mack-get-lighter-sentence-for-cooperation-in-prosecuting-nxivm-founder-1234779214/|date=June 21, 2021|work=Deadline|access-date=October 13, 2022|archive-date=October 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013065229/https://deadline.com/2021/06/feds-recommend-allison-mack-get-lighter-sentence-for-cooperation-in-prosecuting-nxivm-founder-1234779214/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Days before the sentencing, Mack released a statement in which she repudiated Raniere, saying that her involvement with NXIVM was "the biggest mistake and greatest regret of [her] life" and expressed remorse in regard to those affected. In addition to the letter, her attorneys asked for no jail time in consideration for Mack's remorse and her cooperation with Raniere's prosecution.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yasharoff |first=Hannah |date=June 27, 2021 |title=Allison Mack calls role in NXIVM sex cult case her 'biggest mistake' days before sentencing |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/06/27/allison-mack-nxivm-keith-raniere-smallville-apologizes-before-sentencing/5363284001/ |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231102700/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/06/27/allison-mack-nxivm-keith-raniere-smallville-apologizes-before-sentencing/5363284001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On June 30, 2021, Mack was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of probation, 1,000 hours of community service, and a fine of $20,000.<ref>{{cite news|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=June 30, 2021|title=Judge Says Allison Mack 'Willingly Enslaved, Destabilized and Manipulated' Women: Read Full Memo|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/allison-mack-nxivm-sentenced-keith-raniere-memo-1235008997/|access-date=November 12, 2022|archive-date=November 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112114816/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/allison-mack-nxivm-sentenced-keith-raniere-memo-1235008997/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2021 |title=Actor Allison Mack gets 3 years in NXIVM sex-slave case |url=https://apnews.com/article/allison-mack-religion-sentencing-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-8788f420e18b6d48cf255aa8c3b5fe13 |access-date=June 30, 2021 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |language=en |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713045320/https://apnews.com/article/allison-mack-religion-sentencing-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-8788f420e18b6d48cf255aa8c3b5fe13 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Allison Mack sentenced to 3 years in prison for role in NXIVM sex cult|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/allison-mack-sentenced-3-years-prison-nxivm-sex-cult-165358008.html|last=Ryder|first=Taryn|date=June 30, 2021|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2021|archivedate=June 30, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630170715/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/allison-mack-sentenced-3-years-prison-nxivm-sex-cult-165358008.html}}</ref> On September 13, 2021, Mack reported to [[Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin]], in [[Dublin, California]] to begin her prison sentence.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Allison Mack Reports Early to Prison, Starts 3-Year Sentence for Role in Nxivm Sex Cult|author=Harris, Chris|url=https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-reports-to-prison-early-to-start-3-year-sentence-in-nxivm/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=July 5, 2021|archive-date=September 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915230808/https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-reports-to-prison-early-to-start-3-year-sentence-in-nxivm/}}</ref> She was released early on July 3, 2023, after serving 1 year, 9 months, and 20 days of a 3-year sentence.<ref name=AP7.5.23>{{Cite news|title='Smallville' actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group|url=https://apnews.com/article/nxivm-allison-mack-smallville-f7b869eb7f5b89e5069a7cda00870606|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=July 5, 2023|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230705024111/https://apnews.com/article/nxivm-allison-mack-smallville-f7b869eb7f5b89e5069a7cda00870606}}</ref>
 
===Civil lawsuit===
In January 2020, Mack, Raniere, Clyne, and other NXIVM individuals were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court by 80 former NXIVM members. The lawsuit details allegations of fraud and abuse and charges of being a [[pyramid scheme]]; as well as exploitation of its recruits, conducting illegal human experiments, and making it "physically and psychologically difficult, and in some cases impossible, to leave the coercive community."<ref name="Nxivm" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.insider.com/80-people-sue-nxivm-cult-conducting-illegal-human-medical-experiments-2020-1|title=80 people have signed onto a lawsuit claiming NXIVM cult leaders exposed them to 'human fright' experiments, forced labor, and human trafficking|first=Paulina|last=Cachero|date=January 30, 2020|work=Insider|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717225924/https://www.insider.com/80-people-sue-nxivm-cult-conducting-illegal-human-medical-experiments-2020-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Fictional portrayal ===
In 2019, [[Catherine Oxenberg]] produced the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] television film ''[[Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter]]'', with actress [[Sara Fletcher]] as Mack.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bennett |first=Anita |date=August 24, 2019 |title=Lifetime's Trailer For 'Escaping The NXIVM Cult' Shows Seduction And Anguish |url=https://deadline.com/video/lifetimes-trailer-for-escaping-the-nxivm-cult-shows-seduction-and-anguish/ |access-date=September 9, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010033232/https://deadline.com/video/lifetimes-trailer-for-escaping-the-nxivm-cult-shows-seduction-and-anguish/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Mack had a long-term relationship with Canadian actor Chad Krowchuk during the 2000s<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-nxivm-rippled-through-vancouver-actors-friend-networks/|title=How NXIVM Rippled Through Vancouver Actors' Friend Networks|work=Vice.com|date=September 13, 2018|first=Sarah|last=Berman|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112001533/https://www.vice.com/en/article/a38dzj/how-nxivm-rippled-through-vancouver-actors-friend-networks|url-status=live}}</ref> when she was residing in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], where ''Smallville'' was produced.
 
In February 2017, Mack married Canadian actress [[Nicki Clyne]], a fellow NXIVM member.<ref name="eonline">{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/932909/allison-mack-married-actress-nicki-clyne-prior-to-sex-trafficking-arrest|title=Allison Mack Married Actress Nicki Clyne Prior to Sex Trafficking Arrest|work=E Online|date=May 8, 2018|first=MCKENNA|last=AIELLO|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126012823/https://www.eonline.com/news/932909/allison-mack-married-actress-nicki-clyne-prior-to-sex-trafficking-arrest|url-status=live}}</ref> The marriage was alleged to have been a [[sham marriage|sham]] to get Clyne around [[list of United States immigration laws|U.S. immigration laws]].<ref name="people">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/smallvilles-allison-mack-married-battlestar-galacticas-nicki-clyne-in-2017-prosecutors/|title=Smallville's Allison Mack Married Battlestar Galactica's Nicki Clyne in 2017: Prosecutors|work=People|date=May 4, 2018|first=Chris|last=Harris|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417194216/https://people.com/crime/smallvilles-allison-mack-married-battlestar-galacticas-nicki-clyne-in-2017-prosecutors/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[India Oxenberg]], a witness at Mack and Clyne's wedding ceremony, later confirmed that the marriage was fake and orchestrated by Raniere to keep Clyne in the United States.<ref name= "ET Online 1"/>  In December 2020, Mack filed for [[divorce]] from Clyne.<ref name= "ET Online 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/allison-mack-files-for-divorce-from-nicki-clyne-157756|title=Allison Mack Files for Divorce From Nicki Clyne|work=ET Online|date=December 12, 2020|first=Liz|last=Calvario|access-date=December 13, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126125942/https://www.etonline.com/allison-mack-files-for-divorce-from-nicki-clyne-157756|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-files-for-divorce-nicki-clyne/|title=Allison Mack Files for Divorce from Battlestar Galactica's Nicki Clyne: Report|work=People.com|date=December 12, 2020|first=Maria|last=Pasquini|access-date=December 13, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123025837/https://people.com/crime/allison-mack-files-for-divorce-nicki-clyne/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mack and Clyne were both sexual partners with NXIVM founder Keith Raniere.<ref name= "vice 1">{{cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-nxivm-sex-cult-story-keeps-getting-more-disturbing/|title=The NXIVM 'Sex Cult' Story Keeps Getting More Disturbing|work=Vice|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=September 26, 2021|first=Sarah|last=Berman|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930215858/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evyb5j/the-nxivm-sex-cult-story-keeps-getting-more-disturbing|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2025, Mack married [[Frank Meeink]].<ref name=Craighead2025111>{{cite web | last=Craighead | first=Olivia | title=Who Is Allison Mack's Reformed Neo-Nazi Husband? | website=The Cut | date=2025-11-11 | url=https://www.thecut.com/article/who-is-frank-meeink-allison-mack-husband.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/allison-mack-married-2-years-after-prison-release-for-role-in-nxivm-sex-cult-11752681|title=Allison Mack Marries in L.A. Wedding 2 Years After Prison Release for Role in Nxivm Sex Cult|date=June 11, 2025|first=Rachel|last=Flynn|work=People}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/sex-trafficking-smallville-star-allison-mack-ties-knot-after-prison/|title=Sex Trafficking 'Smallville' Star Ties Knot After Prison|date=June 11, 2025|website=The Daily Beast}}</ref>
 
It was reported in 2020 that Mack had attended classes at [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/nxivm-allison-mack-back-in-college-uc-berkeley/|title=Key NXIVM Leader Allison Mack is Reportedly Back in College|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|first=Katie|last=Way|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009013510/https://www.vice.com/en/article/xg8jv7/nxivm-allison-mack-back-in-college-uc-berkeley|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2025, after making no public statements about her life in NXIVM for over two years since her release, Mack allowed Natalie Robehmed to interview her for seven episodes of [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC/Radio]]'s podcast ''[[Uncover (podcast)|Uncover]]''. Mack spoke of her childhood, how her relationship with Raniere developed, and about her time in prison.<ref>{{cite web | last=Blistein | first=Jon | title=Allison Mack Talks Role in NXIVM Sex Cult in New Podcast: 'I Don't See Myself As Innocent' | website=Rolling Stone | date=November 10, 2025 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/allison-mack-nxivm-keith-raniere-first-interview-prison-1235463057/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Allison after NXIVM from Uncover | website=CBC Listen | date=November 10, 2025 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/187-uncover}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Film
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center"| 1989
! scope="row" | ''[[Police Academy 6: City Under Siege]]''
| Little Girl
|
|-
| align="center"| 1993
! scope="row" | ''[[Night Eyes 3]]''
| Natalie
|
|-
| align="center"| 1994
! scope="row" | ''[[Camp Nowhere]]''
| Heather
|
|-
| align="center"| 1995
! scope="row" | ''[[No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn]]''
| Monica Cochran
|
|-
| align="center"| 1997
! scope="row" | ''[[Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves]]''
| Jenny Szalinski
|
|-
| align="center"| 2006
! scope="row" | ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]''
| Tiffany Nickle
| Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Allison Mack (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Allison-Mack/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2008
! scope="row" | ''Alice & Huck''
| Alice
| Short film
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 2009
! scope="row" | ''[[You (2009 film)|You]]''
| Quincey
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]''
| [[Power Girl]]
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 2010
! scope="row" | ''Frog''
| Her
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | ''Purgatory''
| Woman
| Short film
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Marilyn (2011 film)|Marilyn]]''
| Marilyn
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Blink''
| Producer
| Short film
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Television
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center"| 1989
! scope="row" | ''[[I Know My First Name Is Steven]]''
| Nettie
| Television film
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 1990
! scope="row" | ''[[Shangri-La Plaza (TV pilot)|Shangri-La Plaza]]''
| Jenny
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Empty Nest]]''
| Gloria
| Episode: "There's No Accounting"
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 1991
! scope="row" | ''[[Switched at Birth (1991 film)|Switched at Birth]]''
| Normia Twigg
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" | ''Living a Lie''
| Stella
| Television film
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 3 | 1992
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Perfect Bride|The Perfect Bride|nolink=1}}''
| Little Stephanie
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[A Private Matter]]''
| Terri Finkbine
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Message from Holly''
| Ida
| Television film
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 1993
! scope="row" | ''[[Evening Shade]]''
| Julia
|2 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Desperate Justice|A Mother's Revenge]]''
| Wendy Sanders
| Television film
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 1995
! scope="row" | ''Dad, the Angel & Me''
| Andrea
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sweet Justice]]''
| Jessica
| Episode: "Broken Ties"
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 3 | 1996
! scope="row" | ''[[Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden]]''
| Katie
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Care and Handling of Roses|nolink=1}}''
| Bess Townsend
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Unlikely Angel]]''
| Sarah Bartilson
| Television film
|-
| align="center"| 1997
! scope="row" | ''[[Hiller and Diller]]''
| Brooke
| TV series
|-
| align="center"| 1998
! scope="row" | ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''
| Nicole Jacob
| Episode: "Cutters"
|-
| align="center"| 1999
! scope="row" | ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]''
| Alicia
| Episode: "Good Fellows"
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | ''[[Opposite Sex (TV series)|Opposite Sex]]''
| Kate Jacobs
| 8 episodes
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 2001
! scope="row" | ''[[Kate Brasher]]''
| Georgia
| Episode: "Georgia"
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[My Horrible Year!]]''
| Nicola 'Nik' Faulkner
| Television film
|-
| align="center"| 2001–2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Smallville]]''
| [[Chloe Sullivan]]
| Series regular, 204 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2002
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Nightmare Room}}''
| Charlotte Scott
| Episode: "Camp Nowhere"
|-
| align="center"| 2006
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Batman|dab=TV series}}''
| Clea
|Voice, episode: "The Everywhere Man"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| align="center"| 2012, 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]''
| Amanda
| Recurring role
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[The Following]]''
| Hilary
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[American Odyssey]]''
| Julia
| Guest role
|-
| align="center"| 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Lost in Oz (TV series)|Lost in Oz]]''
| Evelyn
| Voice (season 1)<ref name="btva" />
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Web series
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center"| 2003–2004
! scope="row" | ''[[Smallville: Chloe Chronicles]]''
| rowspan=2 | Chloe Sullivan
| 8 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2006
! scope="row" | ''[[Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles]]''
| 6 episodes
|-
| align="center" rowspan = 2 | 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Riese the Series|Riese]]''
| Marlise
| 3 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | ''Dirty Little Secret''
| Lauren Belle
| Voice
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Director
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Episodes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center"| 2009–2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Smallville]]''
| {{plainlist|
*"Power"
*"Warrior"}}
| 2 episodes
|-
|}
 
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| align="center"| 2002
| [[Teen Choice Award]]
| [[2002 Teen Choice Awards#Television|Best Sidekick in a TV Series]]
| ''[[Smallville]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2003
| Teen Choice Award
| Best Sidekick in a TV Series
| ''Smallville''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2004
| Teen Choice Award
| Best Sidekick in a TV Series
| ''Smallville''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2005
| [[Saturn Award]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]
| ''Smallville''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2005
| Teen Choice Award
| Best Sidekick in a TV Series
| ''Smallville''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2006
| Teen Choice Award
| Best Sidekick in a TV Series
| ''Smallville''
| {{won}}<ref name=TeenChoice2006/>
|-
| align="center"| 2006
| Saturn Award
| Best Supporting Actress on Television
| ''Smallville''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2007
| Teen Choice Award
| [[2007 Teen Choice Awards|Best Sidekick in a TV Series]]
| ''Smallville''
| {{won}}<ref name=TeenChoice2007/>
|-
| align="center"| 2008
| SyFy Genre Award
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''Smallville''
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syfyportal.com/news425320.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080825092527/http://www.syfyportal.com/news425320.html|title='Supernatural' Takes Two SyFy Genre Awards|website=SyFy Portal|date=August 24, 2008|archive-date=August 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2009
| Teen Choice Award
| [[2009 Teen Choice Awards|Best Sidekick in a TV Series]]
| ''Smallville''
| {{nom}}
|}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
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