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Michelle Williams

Television Actress / Film Actress / Film Producer / Stage Actress / Actress | * 09/09/1980 (43) | Kalispell, Montana (United States of America (USA))
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Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress. Known primarily for starring in small-scale independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Williams, daughter of politician and trader Larry R. Williams, began her career with television guest appearances and made her film debut in the family film Lassie in 1994. She gained emancipation from her parents at age fifteen, and soon achieved recognition for her leading role as Jen Lindley in the teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003). This was followed by low-profile films, before having her breakthrough with the drama film Brokeback Mountain (2005), which earned Williams her first Academy Award nomination. Williams received critical acclaim for playing emotionally troubled women coping with loss or loneliness in the independent dramas ()
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Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress. Known primarily for starring in small-scale independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards and a Tony Award.Williams, a daughter of politician and trader Larry R. Williams, began her career with television guest appearances and made her film debut in the family film Lassie in 1994. She gained emancipation from her parents at age fifteen, and soon achieved recognition for her leading role in the teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003). This was followed by low-profile films, before having her breakthrough with the drama film Brokeback Mountain (2005).Williams went on to receive critical acclaim for playing emotionally troubled women coping with loss or loneliness in the independent dramas Wendy and Lucy (2008), Blue Valentine (2010), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). She won two Golden Globes for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019), in addition to a Primetime Emmy Award for the latter. Her highest-grossing releases came with the thriller Shutter Island (2010), the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), and the superhero films Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Williams has also led major studio films, such as Ridley Scott's crime thriller All the Money in the World (2017) and Steven Spielberg's drama The Fabelmans (2022).On Broadway, Williams starred in revivals of the musical Cabaret in 2014 and the drama Blackbird in 2016, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She is an advocate for equal pay in the workplace. Consistently private about her personal life, Williams has a daughter from her relationship with actor Heath Ledger and was briefly married to musician Phil Elverum. She has two children with her second husband, theater director Thomas Kail.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Michelle Williams

Lucy Award Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 3x Academy Award for Best Actress Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
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Movies with Michelle Williams as Actress(51)

as Lizzy2023 Showing Up
as Peggy Lee2023 Fever
as Mitzi Fabelman2022 The Fabelmans
as Anne Weying2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as herself2020 That Click
as Isabel2019 After the Wedding
as Anne Weying2018 Venom
as Avery LeClair2018 I Feel Pretty
as Charity Barnum2017 The Greatest Showman
as Gail Harris2017 All the Money in the World
as Elaine Wilson2017 Wonderstruck
as Narrator 2 (voice)2016 Project X
as Randi Chandler2016 Manchester by the Sea
as Gina Lewis2016 Certain Women
as Lucille Angellier2015 Suite Française
as Annie / Glinda2013 Oz the Great and Powerful
as Marilyn Monroe2011 My Week with Marilyn
as Margot2011 Take This Waltz
as Cindy Heller2010 Blue Valentine
as Dolores Chanal2010 Shutter Island
as Emily Tetherow2010 Meek's Cutoff
as Ellen Vidales2009 Mammoth
as Young Mother2008 Incendiary
as S2008 Deception
as Claire Keen2008 Synecdoche, New York
as Wendy2008 Wendy and Lucy
as Coco Rivington2007 I'm Not There
as Betty2007 The Hawk Is Dying
as Samantha2006 The Hottest State
as Alma Beers2005 Brokeback Mountain
as Cecil Mills2005 The Baxter
as Penny Travis2004 Imaginary Heroes
as Anna Watson2004 A Hole in One
as Lana2004 Land of Plenty
as Julie Pollard2003 The United States of Leland
as Emily2003 The Station Agent
as Halley2001 Perfume
as Holly2001 Me Without You
as Ruby2001 Prozac Nation
as Kimberly2000 But I'm a Cheerleader
as Arlene Lorenzo1999 Dick
as Molly Cartwell1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
as Pammy1997 A Thousand Acres
as Donna1996 My Son Is Innocent
as Young Sil1995 Species
as Annie1995 Timemaster
as April Porter1994 Lassie

TV Shows/Series with Michelle Williams as Actress(15)

as Gwen Verdon2019 Fosse/Verdon
as Laurie's Foster Sister2009 Cougar Town
as Self - Guest2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Jen Lindley1998 Dawson's Creek
as herself1997 The View
as Self (archive footage)1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Jessica Lutz1991 Home Improvement
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as herself1984 MTV Video Music Awards

Movies with Michelle Williams as Crew(4)

Production/Producer2023 This Is Jane
Sound/Songs2011 My Week with Marilyn
Production/Executive Producer2010 Blue Valentine

TV Shows/Series with Michelle Williams as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2019 Fosse/Verdon

Additional Information

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Born: Tuesday, 09/09 1980 (September) in Kalispell, Montana (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 43 years + 202 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Phil Elverum, Thomas Kail
Children: Matilda Ledger
Father: Larry R. Williams
Other names for Michelle Williams (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"미셸 윌리엄스"
"Μισέλ Ουίλιαμς"
"Мишель Уильямс"
"Мішель Вільямс"
"ミシェル・ウィリアムズ"
"Michelle Ingrid Williams"
"Michelle Williams (actress)"
"Michelle Williams (Schauspielerin)"
Michelle Williams frequently works together with these people:
Kelly Reichardt (11x, Crew)
Emily Blunt (10x, Actress)
Anne Hathaway (10x, Actress)
Miley Cyrus (10x, Actress)
Mark Wahlberg (9x, Actor)
Patrick Stewart (9x, Actor)
Cate Blanchett (9x, Actress)
Samuel L. Jackson (9x, Actor)
Seth Rogen (9x, Actor)
Jennifer Hudson (9x, Actress)
LeAnn Rimes (9x, Actress)

Other people with this name: Michelle Williams (US), Michelle Williams

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:475, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/19/2024