Michelle Williams
Acting
Born: September 9, 1980 (age 45) · Kalispell, Montana, USA
Highest Rated
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 three Golden Globe Awards, two Actor Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, four BAFTA 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 Wendy and Lucy (2008), Blue Valentine (2010), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). She has won three Golden Globes: for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011), Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019), and a woman with terminal cancer in the miniseries Dying for Sex (2025), as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for Fosse/Verdon. 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, theater director Thomas Kail. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Williams (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Shutter Island
2010
Venom
2018
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
The Greatest Showman
2017
Brokeback Mountain
2005
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
Manchester by the Sea
2016
Blue Valentine
2010
The Fabelmans
2022
All the Money in the World
2017
I Feel Pretty
2018
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Photos (12)
Movies (48)
Shutter Island
Dolores
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Anne Weying
Venom
Anne Weying
The Greatest Showman
Charity Barnum
Brokeback Mountain
Alma Beers
Oz the Great and Powerful
Annie / Glinda
Manchester by the Sea
Randi Chandler
The Fabelmans
Mitzi Fabelman
Species
Young Sil
All the Money in the World
Gail Harris
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Molly
Synecdoche, New York
Claire Keen
Blue Valentine
Cindy
Deception
S
I Feel Pretty
Avery LeClair
The Station Agent
Emily
My Week with Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe
But I'm a Cheerleader
Kimberly
The United States of Leland
Julie Pollard
I'm Not There
Coco Rivington
Suite Française
Lucille Angellier
Certain Women
Gina
Showing Up
Lizzy
After the Wedding
Isabel
Lassie
April Porter
Meek's Cutoff
Emily Tetherow
Wonderstruck
Elaine
Dick
Arlene Lorenzo
Perfume
Halley
Take This Waltz
Margot
Wendy and Lucy
Wendy Carroll
A Thousand Acres
Pammy
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Linda
Mammoth
Ellen Vidales
Incendiary
Young Mother
Prozac Nation
Ruby
The Hottest State
Samantha
Land of Plenty
Lana
The Hawk Is Dying
Betty
Imaginary Heroes
Penny Travis
Killing Mr. Griffin
Maya
Me Without You
Holly
The Baxter
Cecil Mills
Deep Sky
Narrator (voice)
My Son Is Innocent
Donna
Project X
Narrator 2 (voice)
A Hole in One
Anna Watson
Timemaster
Annie
TV Shows (9)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Baywatch
1 eps
Dawson's Creek
Jen Lindley · 128 eps
Home Improvement
Jessica Lutz · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
Step by Step
J.J. · 1 eps
Cougar Town
Laurie's Foster Sister · 1 eps
Dying for Sex
Molly Kochan · 8 eps
Fosse/Verdon
Gwen Verdon · 8 eps
Self / Appearances (22)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 3 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Self - Letter Reader
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
That Click
Self
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Self
My Journey in Oz
Self
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
