Michelle Williams

Born: 1980-09-09

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.


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as Anne Weying
Released: 2021-09-30

After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a...

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Shutter Island

as Dolores
Released: 2010-02-14

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a...

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as Anne Weying
Released: 2018-09-28

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally...

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The Greatest Showman

as Charity Barnum
Released: 2017-12-20

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous...

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The Fabelmans

as Mitzi Fabelman
Released: 2022-11-11

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker...

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Brokeback Mountain

as Alma Beers
Released: 2005-09-10

Rodeo cowboy Jack and ranch hand Ennis are hired as sheepherders in 1963 Wyoming. One night on...

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as Young Sil
Released: 1995-07-07

In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing...

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as Randi Chandler
Released: 2016-11-18

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his...

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as Annie / Glinda
Released: 2013-03-07

Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land...

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

as Molly Cartwell
Released: 1998-08-05

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode...

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I Feel Pretty

as Avery LeClair
Released: 2018-04-19

A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's...

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as S
Released: 2008-04-24

As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders...

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All the Money in the World

as Gail Harris
Released: 2017-12-21

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his...

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Blue Valentine

as Cindy
Released: 2010-12-26

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at...

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I'm Not There

as Coco Rivington
Released: 2007-10-01

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of...

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Synecdoche, New York

as Claire Keen
Released: 2008-10-24

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create...

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The Station Agent

as Emily
Released: 2003-12-05

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of...

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If These Walls Could Talk 2

as Linda
Released: 2000-03-05

The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time...

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After the Wedding

as Isabel
Released: 2019-08-09

Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet Theresa, a...

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But I'm a Cheerleader

as Kimberly
Released: 2000-07-07

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like...

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Suite Française

as Lucille Angellier
Released: 2015-03-12

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a...

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Certain Women

as Gina
Released: 2016-09-25

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the...

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Showing Up

as Lizzy
Released: 2022-10-05

In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her...

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Wonderstruck

as Elaine
Released: 2017-10-13

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in...

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My Week with Marilyn

as Marilyn Monroe
Released: 2011-11-23

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of...

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Prozac Nation

as Ruby
Released: 2001-09-08

When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her...

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Incendiary

as Young Mother
Released: 2008-01-20

A woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at...

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Dick

as Arlene Lorenzo
Released: 1999-08-04

Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President...

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Always at The Carlyle

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-05-11

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well...

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Lassie

as April Porter
Released: 1994-07-22

On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted...

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The United States of Leland

as Julie Pollard
Released: 2003-05-15

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled...

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Take This Waltz

as Margot
Released: 2011-11-25

Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when...

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Meek's Cutoff

as Emily Tetherow
Released: 2011-04-08

Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along...

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Wendy and Lucy

as Wendy
Released: 2009-04-08

A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her...

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The Hottest State

as Samantha
Released: 2006-09-02

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with...

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Mammoth

as Ellen Vidales
Released: 2009-01-19

While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his...

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A Thousand Acres

as Pammy
Released: 1997-09-19

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath...

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Imaginary Heroes

as Penny Travis
Released: 2004-09-14

Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is...

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Perfume

as Halley
Released: 2001-04-08

A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other...

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Land of Plenty

as Lana
Released: 2004-09-10

After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive...

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Heath Ledger: A Tribute

as Self
Released: 2009-06-01

On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young...

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The Baxter

as Cecil Mills
Released: 2005-08-26

A man with a "doormat" personality tries standing up for himself for a change in this comedy....

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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2013-06-19

Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000...

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Project X

as Narrator 2 (voice)
Released: 2016-11-18

A top-secret handbook takes viewers on an undercover journey to Titanpointe, the site of a...

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Timemaster

as Annie
Released: 1995-01-01

Young Jesse is traveling through time in order to stop some evil virtual reality fight managers...

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The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

as Self
Released: 2023-02-14

A fascinating behind-the-scenes special about Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."

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Me Without You

as Holly
Released: 2001-11-01

During a long, hot summer in seventies London, young neighbors Holly and Marina make a childhood...

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My Son Is Innocent

as Donna
Released: 1996-05-06

After a brutal nighttime attack on a woman alone in her suburban home, police investigators zero...

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The Hawk Is Dying

as Betty
Released: 2007-03-30

A Gainesville Florida auto upholsterer attempts to subvert his mundane life by training a wild,...

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Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)

as Jen Lindley
Released: 2003-09-30

With its series-finale episode, Dawson's Creek summed up its six-year run on the WB Network with...

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Deep Sky

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2023-12-12

This inspiring documentary explores the $10 billion JWST's engineering and construction process,...

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That Click

as Self
Released: 2020-06-17

A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars...

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Killing Mr. Griffin

as Maya
Released: 1997-04-07

The high school students didn't mean to kill Mr. Griffin. They wanted to make him suffer. But...

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A Hole in One

as Anna Watson
Released: 2004-05-02

A gangster makes an employee pose as a doctor to prevent his troubled girlfriend from getting a...

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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

as Self
Released: 2012-11-06

Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose...

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Greed

as uncredited
Released: 2009-02-11

Michelle Williams gently watches Natalie Portman brushing her hair, taking care of herself,...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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Cougar Town

as Laurie's Foster Sister
First aired: 2009-09-23

Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Dawson's Creek

as Jen Lindley
First aired: 1998-01-20

Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that...

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Baywatch

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-04-23

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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Home Improvement

as Jessica Lutz
First aired: 1991-09-17

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with...

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Step by Step

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-20

Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get...

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self
First aired: 2015-08-02

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...

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MTV Video Music Awards

as Self
First aired: 1984-09-14

An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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Fosse/Verdon

as Gwen Verdon
First aired: 2019-04-09

The story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. He was a...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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