Michelle Williams

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.

Filmografi

Shutter Island2010 · DoloresVenom: Let There Be Carnage2021 · Anne WeyingVenom2018 · Anne WeyingBrokeback Mountain2005 · Alma BeersThe Greatest Showman2017 · Charity BarnumManchester by the Sea2016 · Randi ChandlerThe Fabelmans2022 · Mitzi FabelmanHalloween H20: 20 Years Later1998 · MollyOz the Great and Powerful2013 · Annie / GlindaSpecies1995 · Young SilI Feel Pretty2018 · Avery LeClairBut I'm a Cheerleader2000 · KimberlyAll the Money in the World2017 · Gail HarrisThe Station Agent2003 · EmilyBlue Valentine2010 · CindySynecdoche, New York2008 · Claire KeenLassie1994 · April PorterI'm Not There2007 · Coco RivingtonDeception2008 · SMy Week with Marilyn2011 · Marilyn MonroePerfume2001 · HalleySacrifice · The United States of Leland2003 · Julie PollardSuite Française2015 · Lucille Angellier