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Aliases: 미셸 윌리엄스 , ミシェル・ウィリアムズ , 蜜雪兒·威廉絲

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Kalispell, Montana, USA

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Movie Involvements: 49

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

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 Famous Work

MTV Video Music Awards
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8
Dawson's Creek
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7

Dawson's Creek

(1998) Jen Lindley
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
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7

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

(2021) Anne Weying
Venom
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7

Venom

(2018) Anne Weying
Fosse/Verdon
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7

Fosse/Verdon

(2019) Gwen Verdon
Shutter Island
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8

Shutter Island

(2010) Dolores
The Greatest Showman
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8

The Greatest Showman

(2017) Charity Barnum
E! True Hollywood Story
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8

E! True Hollywood Story

(1996) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Narrator (voice)
Self
2022 Mitzi Fabelman
Lizzy
2021 Anne Weying
2020 Self
2019 Isabel
Gwen Verdon
2018 Anne Weying
Avery LeClair
2017 Gail Harris
Charity Barnum
Elaine Wilson
2016 Narrator 2 (voice)
Randi Chandler
Gina
2015 N/A
Self
Lucille Angellier
2014 Self
2013 Narrator (voice)
Annie / Glinda
2012 Self
2011 Margot
Marilyn Monroe
Emily Tetherow
2010 Cindy
Dolores
2009 Laurie's Foster Sister
Self
Wendy
Ellen Vidales
2008 Claire Keen
S
Young Mother
2007 Coco Rivington
Betty
Self - Guest
2006 Samantha
2005 Alma Beers
Cecil Mills
2004 Penny Travis
Lana
Anna Watson
2003 Emily
Jen Lindley
N/A
Julie Pollard
2001 Holly
Ruby
Halley
2000 Kimberly
Linda
1999 Arlene Lorenzo
1998 Molly Cartwell
Jen Lindley
1997 Pammy
Self
Maya
1996 Self (archive footage)
Donna
1995 Young Sil
Annie
1994 April Porter
1992 N/A
1991 N/A
Jessica Lutz
1989 N/A
1988 Self - Guest
1984 Self
1953 Self
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Executive Producer
2010 Executive Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Songs
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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