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Michelle Williams(I)

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Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
Take a closer look at the various roles Michelle Williams has played throughout her acting career.
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A small-town girl born and raised in rural Kalispell, Montana, Michelle Ingrid Williams is the daughter of Carla Ingrid (Swenson), a homemaker, and Larry Richard Williams, a commodity trader and author. Her ancestry is Norwegian, as well as German, British Isles, and other Scandinavian. She was first known as bad girl Jen Lindley in the television series Dawson's Creek (1998). She appeared in the comedy film Dick (1999), which was a parody of the Watergate Scandal along with Kirsten Dunst, as well as Prozac Nation (2001) with Christina Ricci. Since then, Michelle has worked her way into the world of independent films such as The Station Agent (2003), Imaginary Heroes (2004), and The Baxter (2005). But her real success happened in 2005 when she starred in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005) as Alma Beers Del Mar. A woman who realizes her husband is in love with another man. Her talent shown in Brokeback Mountain (2005) landed her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2011, she received her first lead role Academy Award nomination for Blue Valentine (2010). She followed this in 2012 with a lead role Academy Award nomination for My Week with Marilyn (2011).

Michelle has a daughter, Matilda, with late Australian actor Heath Ledger.
BornSeptember 9, 1980
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  • Nominated for 5 Oscars

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Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Sophia Kopera, and Gabriel LaBelle
Paul Dano, Michelle Williams, and Mateo Zoryan in The Fabelmans (2022)
Michelle Williams in Showing Up (2022)
Kenneth Branagh and Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon (2019)
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams in Dick (1999)
Michelle Williams in Dick (1999)
Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams in Dick (1999)
Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Known for

Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
My Week with Marilyn
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  • Marilyn Monroe
  • 2011
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine (2010)
Blue Valentine
7.3
  • Cindy
  • 2010
Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea
7.8
  • Randi Chandler
  • 2016
Luke Kirby, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, and Michelle Williams in Take This Waltz (2011)
Take This Waltz
6.5
  • Margot
  • 2011

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  • Steven Spielberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Tony Kushner, Birdie Borria, Alina Brace, Sophia Kopera, Mateo Zoryan, Gabriel LaBelle, Chloe East, and Julia Butters in The Fabelmans (2022)
    The Fabelmans
  • Michelle Williams in Showing Up (2022)
    Showing Up
  • Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Naomie Harris, and Michelle Williams in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
    Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  • Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon (2019)
    Fosse/Verdon
  • Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Michelle Williams, Vir Pachisia, and Abby Quinn in After the Wedding (2019)
    After the Wedding
  • Venom (2018)
    Venom
  • Amy Schumer in I Feel Pretty (2018)
    I Feel Pretty
  • Rebecca Ferguson, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Radu Spinghel, Ilia Jessica Castro, Zac Efron, Martha Nichols, Christina Glur, Shannon Holtzapffel, Zendaya, Keala Settle, Jonathan Redavid, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Luciano Acuna Jr., Daniel Everidge, Skylar Dunn, Timothy Hughes, Cameron Seely, Sam Humphrey, Yusaku Komori, and Danial Son in The Greatest Showman (2017)
    The Greatest Showman
  • Timothy Hutton, Andrea Piedimonte Bodini, Nicola Di Chio, Nicolas Vaporidis, Guglielmo Favilla, Cherise Silvestri, and Giuseppe Bonifati in All the Money in the World (2017)
    All the Money in the World
  • Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Oakes Fegley, and Millicent Simmonds in Wonderstruck (2017)
    Wonderstruck
  • Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, and Lily Gladstone in Certain Women (2016)
    Certain Women
  • Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
    Manchester by the Sea
  • Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Michelle Williams in Suite Française (2014)
    Suite Française
  • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
    Oz the Great and Powerful
  • Courteney Cox, Josh Hopkins, Busy Philipps, Dan Byrd, Ian Gomez, Christa Miller, and Brian Van Holt in Cougar Town (2009)
    Cougar Town
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  • This Is Jane
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  • Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon (2019)
    Fosse/Verdon
  • Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine (2010)
    Blue Valentine

Music Department

  • Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
    My Week with Marilyn

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Fight for the Throne, Decide Bear Grylls' Fate, and Bust Out Your Jazz Hands
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    • September 9, 1980
    • Kalispell, Montana, USA
    • Thomas KailMarch 2020 - present (2 children)
    • Matilda Ledger
    • (Sibling)
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    TV commercial for "Swan's Crossings" dolls.
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    • 12 Interviews
    • 21 Articles
    • 16 Pictorials
    • 114 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Legally emancipated from her parents at age 15.
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    Outside of the business during a dry spell, I scooped ice cream at a country fair, and I ate more than I sold. Making a cone is difficult, and I lost so many scoops into the chocolate swirl.
    • Blonde hair
    • All the Money in the World
      (2017)
      $625,000

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