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Michelle Williams

Acting 45 years old Kalispell, Montana, USA ★ 3.0
Born: September 9, 1980

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, 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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (82)

A Place in Hell
A Place in Hell 2026
Dying for Sex
Dying for Sex Molly Kochan 2025
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2023
Deep Sky
Deep Sky Narrator (voice) 2023
Showing Up
Showing Up Lizzy 2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film Self 2023
The Fabelmans
The Fabelmans Mitzi Fabelman 2022
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Anne Weying 2021
That Click
That Click Self 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
After the Wedding
After the Wedding Isabel 2019
Fosse/Verdon
Fosse/Verdon Gwen Verdon 2019
Venom
Venom Anne Weying 2018
I Feel Pretty
I Feel Pretty Avery LeClair 2018
All the Money in the World
All the Money in the World Gail Harris 2017
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman Charity Barnum 2017
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck Elaine 2017
Project X
Project X Narrator 2 (voice) 2016
Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea Randi Chandler 2016
Certain Women
Certain Women Gina 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Suite Française
Suite Française Lucille Angellier 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Self - Letter Reader 2013
My Journey in Oz
My Journey in Oz Self 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful Annie / Glinda 2013
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease Self 2012
Take This Waltz
Take This Waltz Margot 2011
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe 2011
Meek's Cutoff
Meek's Cutoff Emily Tetherow 2011
Blue Valentine
Blue Valentine Cindy 2010
Shutter Island
Shutter Island Dolores 2010
Cougar Town
Cougar Town Laurie's Foster Sister 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Heath Ledger: A Tribute Self 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2009
Mammoth
Mammoth Ellen Vidales 2009
Wendy and Lucy
Wendy and Lucy Wendy Carroll 2008
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York Claire Keen 2008
Deception
Deception S 2008
Incendiary
Incendiary Young Mother 2008
I'm Not There
I'm Not There Coco Rivington 2007
The Hottest State
The Hottest State Samantha 2007
The Hawk Is Dying
The Hawk Is Dying Betty 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain Alma Beers 2005
The Baxter
The Baxter Cecil Mills 2005
Imaginary Heroes
Imaginary Heroes Penny Travis 2004
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty Lana 2004
A Hole in One
A Hole in One Anna Watson 2004
The Station Agent
The Station Agent Emily 2003
Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)
Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut) Jen Lindley 2003
Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation Ruby 2003
The United States of Leland
The United States of Leland Julie Pollard 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Me Without You
Me Without You Holly 2001
Perfume
Perfume Halley 2001
But I'm a Cheerleader
But I'm a Cheerleader Kimberly 2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
If These Walls Could Talk 2 Linda 2000
Dick
Dick Arlene Lorenzo 1999
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Molly Cartwell 1998
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek Jen Lindley 1998
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres Pammy 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin Maya 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story Self (archive footage) 1996
My Son Is Innocent
My Son Is Innocent Donna 1996
Species
Species Young Sil 1995
Timemaster
Timemaster Annie 1995
Lassie
Lassie April Porter 1994
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Step by Step
Step by Step J.J. 1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Jessica Lutz 1991
Baywatch
Baywatch 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards Self 1984
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards Self 1949
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Evel Knievel on Tour
Evel Knievel on Tour
Sacrifice
Sacrifice

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