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 Ac ... ademy 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 15. She 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 she had 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 Wendy and Lucy (2008), Blue Valentine (2010), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). She won Golden Globes for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) and 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 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 three children with her second husband, theatre director Thomas Kail. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Williams (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actress | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated |
Dawson's Creek
as Jen Lindley
Episodes: 128
First Aired: Jan 20, 1998
Fosse/Verdon
as Gwen Verdon
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Apr 09, 2019
Home Improvement
as Jessica Lutz
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1991
Cougar Town
as Laurie's Foster Sister
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2009
Dying for Sex
as Molly
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
The View
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 25, 1992
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Step by Step
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1991
Baywatch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 23, 1989
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1984
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
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