Allie Grant

Allie Grant
Biography
Full Name	Allison Mayes Grant
Nicknames	Allie
Birth	Autumn 1904 (age 17)
Status	Alive
Gender	Female
Relatives	Nathan Grant (Uncle, Adoptive Father) Colleen Grant (Mother)† Dylan Parks (Biological Father) Archie Grant (Grandfather) Unnamed grandmother
Romances	Robert Wolf
Occupation	Student Babysitter
Residence	Hope Valley
Production
Seasons	6 - 12
First	“Surprise”
Portrayed by	Jaeda Lily Miller

Allison “Allie” Grant (formerly Parks) is a recurring character who was introduced in Season 6 of When Calls the Heart. She is portrayed by Jaeda Lily Miller.

Background

Allie was born in autumn 1904 to Colleen and Dylan Parks. Her mother died when Allie was only four years old and her father left her shortly thereafter. Her uncle, Nathan Grant, took guardianship of her. Allie and Nathan's constant moving around due to his work made it hard for her to make friends. Allie was told she resembled her mother in looks and personality. Nathan described her as being "bull-headed and independent.” Allie was a smart girl but had a stubborn streak and sometimes did not listen to her uncle. One of her favorite activities was fishing. Due to the loss of her mother, she looked to Elizabeth Thornton as a maternal figure. She had trouble making friends at first, but soon developed a number of friendships. Allie excelled in math, science, and reading.

Storyline

Season 6

Arrival in Hope Valley

Allie came to Hope Valley at 10 years old with her uncle and guardian, Constable Nathan Grant. She was first introduced in season 6 episode 5, and first interacted with Sheriff Bill Avery. She even skipped school on her first day in Hope Valley, and ended up in the Queen of Hearts saloon where Lucas Bouchard taught her a card trick to break the ice with her new classmates. Afterwards, rather than go to school, she went fishing.

Issues at School

At school, Allie performed the card trick Lucas taught her, collecting items from many students. Allie was made to give everything back, and was talked to by Elizabeth Thornton, and her uncle Nathan. During another school day, Allie was part of a group project with three other girls, but decided to complete the whole math assignment on her own. Although she got each question right, Elizabeth reminded her that it was meant to be a group project and that the other girls could have used her help. As a result of Allie's difficulties integrating into school, Elizabeth asked Nathan to come to the school for a meeting. After learning Allie's history, Elizabeth concluded that Allie tended to push people away out of fear of getting close to anyone who she might lose. The following school day, Elizabeth saw Allie reading alone at recess and encouraged her to try to make friends with the other children. During math class, Allie helped Opal complete a math problem.

Making Friends

Nathan urged Allie to spend time with the other children in town, but she was reluctant. She joined her classmates to help Elizabeth set up the new town library. While they worked on arranging the books, she told the other children she knew the location of a real haunted house at Frenchman's Creek. When Harper, Opal, and Robert came to see it, Allie scared them away with a creaky rocking chair. She followed them and saw that Opal had injured her arm, so she stayed by her side until Elizabeth and Nathan arrived. Allie was remorseful and promised not to do anything like that again.

Season 7

Nathan and Allie Decide to Stay

During the Christmas season of 1916, Allie had made friends in Hope Valley and was finally beginning to feel like she had a permanent home. Upon discovering that Nathan had been offered an Inspector position which would require them to leave town, Allie was upset but had difficulty talking about her feelings with her uncle, since she knew he had wanted the position for a long time. She eventually confided in Elizabeth that she and Nathan would have to leave Hope Valley. Nathan eventually decided not to take the job and an excited Allie told Elizabeth the news. On Christmas morning, Nathan gave Allie a charm bracelet similar to one her mother had. He also gave her a pot of dirt and a pine cone they had found in the woods so they could plant a tree in the spring. Allie was overjoyed.

Hosting Her First Sleepover

After school one day in autumn 1917, Allie excitedly asked Nathan if she could have a sleepover with her friends, which he agreed to. Allie went to the mercantile where she ran into Elizabeth, who was there buying typing paper. Nathan had given Allie a dollar to buy food for the party, and she was buying some candy. She told Elizabeth that when she’d gone to a sleepover at Opal’s house, Opal’s mother had helped the girls make taffy apples. When Elizabeth suggested Allie serve her friends cupcakes at her sleepover, Allie replied that she didn’t know how to make them. Elizabeth offered to make some cupcakes that the girls could frost together.

Meeting Her Grandfather

As Allie and Elizabeth were leaving the mercantile, an older man was passing by, and after hearing Allie’s name, exclaimed that she was the spitting image of her mother. Allie asked the man if he knew her mom, but the conversation was interrupted by Nathan, who asked Allie to go home. Allie realized the man was her grandfather, Archie Grant, and wanted to speak to him, but Nathan said no, and Elizabeth offered to walk her home. While walking together, Allie lamented to Elizabeth that she’d never got to meet her grandfather and that Nathan always changed the subject whenever she tried to talk about him. Elizabeth suggested she write down how she was feeling in her diary. When Nathan got home, Allie was writing in her diary. He tried to explain the situation but wasn’t willing to go into detail, leaving Allie’s curiosity unsatisfied. The arrival of her friends ended the discussion. At the sleepover, the girls decorated cupcakes and had a pillow fight.

Seeking Help from Elizabeth

The next day, Allie came to Elizabeth’s house to show her the list of reasons she’d come up with for why she should be allowed to talk to Archie. After getting feedback, Allie presented the list of 10 reasons to Nathan, but he still said no, out of a desire to protect her. Allie then made another list, this time of things she wanted to ask Archie about. Archie found Allie sitting outside at a table, and began telling her stories about her mother as a child.

The following Sunday, Allie showed up at Elizabeth’s door with a suitcase, asking if she could stay there. Lee and Rosemary took her to church while Elizabeth talked with Nathan. Allie and Nathan discussed her seeing Archie again and weren’t able to come to an understanding.

Spending More Time With Elizabeth

Allie stayed with Elizabeth while Nathan went to Benson Hills to investigate the charges against Archie. Allie drew a picture of the house she lived in when her mother was alive, but did not remember her very well. Elizabeth sympathized and reassured Allie that Nathan really cared about her and was very proud of her.

On the way to school, Allie started to ask again to see Archie, but Elizabeth said no. During lunchtime, Allie left school and went to the jail. Elizabeth went to the jail and found Allie there talking to Archie. Outside, she gave Allie a firm reminder that Nathan had not allowed Allie to go into the jail without him, and reassured her that if Archie was innocent, Nathan wouldn’t let him go back to prison. After Archie was exonerated, he wrote down more stories about Colleen for Allie to read and promised to send more once he got settled into his new job up north.

Season 8

Allie is excited as her uncle, Nathan is going to finally adopt her! The first person she shared this with was Elizabeth. Elizabeth is excited for her. Allie's adoption is official! Nathan decides to have a celebration of Allie's adoption. Nathan invites Elizabeth but then notices on Allie's guest list, Elizabeth is not listed. Allie does not think Elizabeth likes them because she cares for Lucas instead. Nathan insists Elizabeth does like them. Then they discuss what he will say at the Adoption Ceremony and Allie admits she just wants him to promise never to leave her. Nathan describes Allie's adoption as the single best thing he has ever done in life. Allie personally invites Elizabeth to the ceremony but there is one problem, she'd the only one invited making things awkward, Nathan tries to discuss it with Allie but is called away to recapture the prisoner who has escaped yet again. Allie is disappointed.

Allie is worried about Nathan when he is handling the inquiry into his job done with a prisoner transfer. She confides in Elizabeth that she is worried for Nathan as this reminds her of the time he got into trouble at Fort Clay. Elizabeth is surprised and asks what happened at Fort Clay. Allie admits she does not know but does know he was more fun before that time.

Nathan takes Allie out for ice cream and promises he won't go to jail which is what Allie fears will happen. Allie afraid of what will happen to her uncle, skips school to go talk to Hargraves herself. Elizabeth goes with her but Allie does all the talking. In tears she speaks highly of Nathan saying that he did nothing wrong and he is "all she has." This makes the difference to Hargraves and Nathan's name is cleared. Allie hugs her uncle happy that is now over.

Allie goes with Uncle Nathan to the school's graduation ceremony. Elizabeth congratulates her on a job well done despite Allie not being thrilled about being put into the acceleration program meaning more work for her.

Allie is going fishing with Nathan. She asks him if he still has feelings for Elizabeth. He does not exactly answer her instead saying that her asking isn't fair as he cannot talk to her about Robert. Allie claims to be not interested in Robert as he us interested in Anna. Nathan takes Allie out to teach her how to ride a horse. They invite Elizabeth who declines stating she "is sure Allie will pick it up in no time." Allie joked like Robert. While practicing, Allie tries to ask if Nathan still likes Elizabeth. Nathan wonders if Allie is upset Robert likes Anna now. Allie admits she is so Nathan says she doesn't have to talk about that now.

Allie tries to make amends by bringing another invitation to Elizabeth for dinner with Nathan. She apologizes for her actions at the ceremony. Elizabeth tries to gently explain she cannot go to dinner with Nathan. Allie gets upset, rips up her invitation and runs away. Allie goes to talk to Lucas at the saloon. She wanted to return his adoption gift because both Lucas and Nathan like Elizabeth. Lucas shared a story about how man got between his parent so he bit his ankle. He said he would work things out with Nathan so Allie didn't have to. Allie happily kept the gift then shared this excitedly with Elizabeth who was upset by it and gave Nathan a glare.

Allie gets to talk to Paul Jr. while working. He asks her if she likes to work at the mercantile. She admits she does not. Paul thinks his mom likes it as she gets to spend time with Ned. Allie thinks it's nice to have someone to talk to.

During Ned and Florence's wedding, Allie is put in charge of phones. After Robert is asked to cover the mail delivery, Allie leaves her post to hang out with Paul Jr. and Robert. Her father, Nathan, finds her and returns her to her post at the phones. She'd rather be with the boys.

Allie arrives with Nathan to the wedding. Her hair is fixed as a fishing knot. Fiona is able to fix it. Robert noticed and complicated her on which made Allie blush happily. They then share a dance. Jesse joked that perhaps Robert will marry Allie before Hickam gets married.

Season 9

Allie and her Uncle Nathan ride into town on horses. She meets Mei at the Pharmacy immediately commenting to her Uncle Nathan on how pretty she is. Nathan pretends he never noticed and Allie reveals she has a crush on Robert who works at the Pharmacy and comments that he never notices her either. Allie has decided to finally call Nathan, dad, and he is elated. Unfortunately she also reveals she might 'love' Robert. Nathan tells Allie that she should just be friends with him for a while instead of anything more.

Allie gets into an ice cream fight with Robert. He showed her how the seltzer water worked and according to her, "her inner beauty came out" and it sprayed her so she threw an ice cream at his face and hit him "right in the puss!". Later on Allie confides in Elizabeth that she's having trouble fitting in after her absence. Everyone seems too childish or too grown up leaving Allie right in the middle not fitting in. Elizabeth gave her the advice to just be herself.

Allie in 1919 in front of the judge's office

Season 10

Hot Springs Science Project

In 1920, Elizabeth assigned group science projects to the class. Allie decided to lead an investigation along with Cooper and Toby into the mysterious origins of the hot springs. With help from Judge Bill Avery and Jamie St. John, a boy who was visiting town, the students realized the hot springs had been formed when Henry blew up the mine. Allie and Nathan excitedly told Henry the good news, but he was not entirely happy about it.

Father Daughter Camping Trip

Nathan and Allie had planned a father and daughter camping trip where they would fish and enjoy time together in nature. Allie decided to invite Angela along, which led to Joseph going as well. The four enjoyed a pleasant time talking together, singing "This Little Light of Mine," and fishing.

Season 11

Seasons of Change

While Nathan was away investigating the shooting of Lucas Bouchard, Allie stayed with the Canfield family. When Nathan returned in the spring of 1921, Allie greeted him with a hug. He wanted to go fishing or do something else to spend time with her, but Allie had made plans with Angela. She offered to change her plans, but Nathan said to go ahead. The father and daughter exchanged “I love you’s.” Things were beginning to change a bit in their relationship as Allie got further into her teen years.

Allie and Elizabeth planned a last-minute birthday party for Nathan. This came about due to some confusion Nathan had about Allie’s plans to take him fishing. Allie and Nathan did go fishing together before the party, and she gave him a new tackle box for his birthday. Although he was not generally a fan of large parties, Nathan enjoyed himself.

Allie used her job at the switchboard to find Jacob Canfield’s address so that Cooper and Angela could write to him. She wanted to help her friends, but worried they would get in trouble. Later, Allie also used the switchboard to call Granville Prison, requesting to meet her birth father, Dylan Parks. She took the train alone to the prison, telling no one except Angela where she was going. Nathan found out where she’d gone after he received a call from the prison, informing him that Dylan had refused to see Allie. Nathan and Elizabeth hurried to the prison to make sure Allie was okay. She was unharmed, but deeply upset due to Dylan’s refusal to see her. Nathan assured Allie that watching her grow up was one of the greatest joys in his life. After they all got home, Allie and Nathan had dinner at Jack and Elizabeth’s house, where she and Jack discussed spending time together grooming Pal and getting ice cream.

Season 12

As the new school year began in 1921, Allie began to feel left behind by her friends Emily and Angela, who were preparing to graduate and start the next chapter of their lives. Allie felt unsure about her future, as she was not sure what she wanted to do after she graduated. When the class took a field trip to the site of the proposed national park, Allie was intrigued by a paw print that Timmy found, and remembered that the library had a dichotomous key that would help them identify it. Allie and Nathan joined Elizabeth, Jack, Rosemary, Goldie, Bill, and Oliver for a potluck dinner at Elizabeth's house. After dinner, Allie played tag with Jack, Oliver, and Bill.

Relationships

Family

• Nathan Grant (uncle, adoptive father): Nathan is the only father Allie has ever known. He became her guardian when she was four years old and formally adopted her when she was twelve. Nathan and Allie moved around a lot when she was younger, and Hope Valley was the first home where they really were able to put down roots. Nathan turned down a promotion to avoid uprooting her again since she was so happy and had made friends. Nathan and Allie disagreed at first over her desire to see her grandfather, and eventually they were able to be in better terms with him. Allie wanted Nathan to find love and sometimes interfered in the process, such as when she invited Elizabeth to dinner on Nathan’s behalf, and without his knowledge, when Elizabeth was already seeing someone else. Later. Allie asked Elizabeth for help finding someone for Nathan to marry, but Elizabeth gently urged her to let Nathan decide that for himself. When she realized Nathan and Elizabeth were getting close again, Allie was concerned for Nathan and didn’t want to see him hurt again. He assured her things were different now. Nathan and Allie argued over his refusal to allow her to see Dylan Parks. She went without permission, and Nathan went to find her. After that incident, Nathan reminded Allie of how proud he was of her and that it was a privilege to raise her. Allie was happy for Nathan and Elizabeth when they made their relationship official.
• Colleen Grant (mother, deceased)
• Dylan Parks (biological father)
• Archie Grant (grandfather)

Romances

• Robert Wolf (crush): Allie had a crush on Robert for a couple years and they danced together once. However, by 1920, Allie seemed to have gotten over her crush on Robert, and they didn’t really spend time together anymore.

Friends

• Opal Weise: Opal became good friends with Allie after she first arrived. Allie sometimes stayed with Opal’s family when Nathan had to go out of town.
• Angela Canfield: After some jealousy involving Robert, which they both got over, Allie and Angela became best friends. Allie stayed with the Canfields when Nathan had to go out of town. Allie and Angela went on a camping trip together with their dads in 1920, and Allie often walked with Angela through town, acting as a guide. In 1921, Allie helped Angela and Cooper find their uncle Jacob. Angela gave Allie some money for her journey to see her birth father.
• Emily Montgomery
• Elizabeth Thornton: Over the years, Elizabeth has been Allie’s teacher, but she’s also been a mentor, confidant and a source of support. As Allie has gotten closer to adulthood, her relationship with Elizabeth has become more of a friendship or something like a mother/daughter relationship. When Elizabeth and Nathan became a couple, Elizabeth told Allie that their relationship could be whatever Allie wanted it to be, but no matter what, she’d always be Allie’s teacher.

Trivia

• Allie has a particular interest in science. She was excited about the science fair when she was younger. She figured how what caused the hot springs, and investigated a paw print that could have been made by a wolf species that was thought to have left the area.
• Allie turns 17 in autumn 1921, but is not in her final year of school, which means she is most likely one year behind her friends Angela and Emily, who are set to graduate in 1922.

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