Michelle Williams

American actress

Also known as: Michelle Ingrid Williams

Written by John M. Cunningham

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In full:: Michelle Ingrid Williams

Born:: September 9, 1980, Kalispell, Montana, U.S. (age 44)

Awards And Honors:: Golden Globe Award; Emmy Award (2019); Emmy Award (2019): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie; Golden Globe Award (2020): Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television; Golden Globe Award (2012): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Married To:: Thomas Kail (2020–present); Phil Elverum (2018–2019)

Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):: "Fosse/Verdon" (2019); "After the Wedding" (2019); "Venom" (2018); "I Feel Pretty" (2018); "The Greatest Showman" (2017); "All the Money in the World" (2017); "Wonderstruck" (2017); "Certain Women" (2016); "Manchester by the Sea" (2016); "Suite Française" (2014); "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013); "My Week with Marilyn" (2011); "Take This Waltz" (2011); "Meek's Cutoff" (2010); "Shutter Island" (2010); "Blue Valentine" (2010); "Mammoth" (2009); "Synecdoche, New York" (2008); "Wendy and Lucy" (2008); "Deception" (2008); "Incendiary" (2008); "I'm Not There" (2007); "The Hottest State" (2006); "The Hawk Is Dying" (2006); "Brokeback Mountain" (2005); "The Baxter" (2005); "Imaginary Heroes" (2004); "Land of Plenty" (2004); "A Hole in One" (2004); "Dawson's Creek" (1998–2003); "The Station Agent" (2003); "The United States of Leland" (2003); "Prozac Nation" (2001); "Me Without You" (2001); "Perfume" (2001); "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999); "Dick" (1999); "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" (1998); "A Thousand Acres" (1997); "Raising Caines" (1995); "Timemaster" (1995); "Species" (1995); "Home Improvement" (1995); "Step by Step" (1994); "Lassie" (1994); "Baywatch" (1993–1994)

Michelle Williams (born September 9, 1980, Kalispell, Montana, U.S.) is an American actress known for her delicate beauty and for the emotional depth she brings to vulnerable characters. Williams spent her early childhood in Montana, where her mother was a homemaker and her father a financial trader and author. After moving with her family to San Diego, she began acting in community theater productions, and in her early teens she made her screen debut in Lassie (1994), a film based on the long-running family-oriented television show. At age 15, having earned a GED at home, Williams became legally emancipated from ...(100 of 888 words)

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