1980-09-09 Kalispell, Montana, USA
Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress. Known for her roles in small-scale independent productions with dark or tragic themes, Williams is the recipient of several accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for four Academy Awards, and a Tony Award. Daughter of the politician and trader Larry R. Williams, she was raised in Kalispell and San Diego. She began her career with television guest appearances and made her film debut in the family film Lassie in 1994. At 15, she gained emancipation from her parents, and soon achieved recognition for her leading role in the television teen drama series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003). This was followed by low-profile films, before having her breakthrough with the drama film Brokeback Mountain (2005), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Williams went on to gain 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). For the last two of these she received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, respectively. 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 Outstanding Lead Actress 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 film Venom (2018). On Broadway, she 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. Williams is an advocate for equal pay. She is reticent about her personal life; she has a daughter from her relationship with the late actor Heath Ledger, and was briefly married to the musician Phil Elverum. She is married to theater director Thomas Kail, with whom she has a child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Williams (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Showing Up | Lizzie | 2022-05-27 |
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The Fabelmans | Sammy's Mother | 2022-11-23 |
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Anne Weying | 2021-09-30 |
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That Click | Herself | 2020-06-17 |
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After the Wedding | Isabel | 2019-08-09 |
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I Feel Pretty | Avery LeClair | 2018-04-19 |
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Venom | Anne Weying | 2018-09-28 |
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Wonderstruck | Elaine Wilson | 2017-10-13 |
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The Greatest Showman | Charity Barnum | 2017-12-20 |
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All the Money in the World | Gail Harris | 2017-12-21 |
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Project X | (voice) | 2016-11-18 |
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Certain Women | Gina Lewis | 2016-09-25 |
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Manchester by the Sea | Randi Chandler | 2016-11-18 |
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Suite Française | Lucille Angellier | 2015-03-12 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Oz the Great and Powerful | Annie / Glinda | 2013-03-07 |
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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease | Herself | 2012-11-06 |
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Take This Waltz | Margot | 2011-11-25 |
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My Week With Marilyn | Marilyn Monroe | 2011-11-23 |
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Blue Valentine | Cindy Heller | 2010-12-16 |
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Meek's Cutoff | Emily Tetherow | 2010-09-05 |
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Shutter Island | Dolores Chanal | 2010-02-14 |
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Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Herself | 2009-06-01 |
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Mammoth | Ellen Vidales | 2009-01-19 |
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Deception | S | 2008-04-24 |
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Incendiary | Young Mother | 2008-01-20 |
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Synecdoche, New York | Claire Keen | 2008-10-24 |
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Wendy and Lucy | Wendy | 2008-12-10 |
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I'm Not There | Coco Rivington | 2007-10-01 |
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The Hawk Is Dying | Betty | 2007-03-30 |
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The Hottest State | Samantha | 2006-09-02 |
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The Baxter | Cecil Mills | 2005-08-26 |
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Brokeback Mountain | Alma Beers | 2005-09-10 |
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Land of Plenty | Lana | 2004-09-10 |
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A Hole in One | Anna Watson | 2004-05-02 |
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Imaginary Heroes | Penny Travis | 2004-09-14 |
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The United States of Leland | Julie Pollard | 2003-01-18 |
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The Station Agent | Emily | 2003-01-26 |
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Me Without You | Holly | 2001-11-01 |
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Prozac Nation | Ruby | 2001-09-08 |
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Perfume | Halley | 2001-04-08 |
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But I'm a Cheerleader | Kimberly | 2000-07-07 |
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If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Linda | 2000-03-05 |
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Dick | Arlene Lorenzo | 1999-08-04 |
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Molly Cartwell | 1998-08-05 |
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A Thousand Acres | Pammy | 1997-09-19 |
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Killing Mr. Griffin | Maya | 1997-04-07 |
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My Son Is Innocent | Donna | 1996-05-06 |
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Timemaster | Annie | 1995-01-01 |
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Species | Young Sil | 1995-07-07 |
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Lassie | April Porter | 1994-07-22 |
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Fever | Peggy Lee |
