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Michelle Williams
Actress · Producer · Since 1991
Known for
Five Academy Award nominations for Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005), Blue Valentine (2010), My Week with Marilyn (2011) —where she played Marilyn Monroe—, Manchester by the Sea (2016), and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022). Television breakthrough with Dawson's Creek (1998-2003). Regular Kelly Reichardt collaborator in Wendy and Lucy (2008), Meek's Cutoff (2010), Certain Women (2016), and Showing Up (2022). Starred in Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), Take This Waltz (2011), Venom (2018, 2021), and the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019). Golden Globe and Emmy winner. An American actress with a selective dramatic career and sustained presence in acclaimed independent cinema.
Michelle Williams
Actress · Producer · Since 1991
44 Movies · 5 Series
Five Academy Award nominations for Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005), Blue Valentine (2010), My Week with Marilyn (2011) —where she played Marilyn Monroe—, Manchester by the Sea (2016), and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022). Television breakthrough with Dawson's Creek (1998-2003). Regular Kelly Reichardt collaborator in Wendy and Lucy (2008), Meek's Cutoff (2010), Certain Women (2016), and Showing Up (2022). Starred in Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), Take This Waltz (2011), Venom (2018, 2021), and the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019). Golden Globe and Emmy winner. An American actress with a selective dramatic career and sustained presence in acclaimed independent cinema.
Movies
Plays Dolores
Shutter Island
2010
Plays Alma Beers
Brokeback Mountain
2005
Plays Anne Weying
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
Plays Anne Weying
Venom
2018
Plays Charity Barnum
The Greatest Showman
2017
Plays Randi Chandler
Manchester by the Sea
2016
Plays Mitzi Fabelman
The Fabelmans
2022
Plays Molly
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Plays Annie / Glinda
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
Plays Young Sil
Species
1995
Plays Marilyn Monroe
My Week with Marilyn
2011
Plays Avery LeClair
I Feel Pretty
2018
Plays S
Deception
2008
Plays Kimberly
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
Producer
Plays Cindy
Blue Valentine
2010
Plays Gail Harris
All the Money in the World
2017
Plays Claire Keen
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Plays Emily
The Station Agent
2003
Plays Halley
Perfume
2001
Plays Coco Rivington
I'm Not There
2007
Plays Lizzy
Showing Up
2023
Plays April Porter
Lassie
1994
Plays Lucille Angellier
Suite Française
2015
Plays Elaine
Wonderstruck
2017
Plays Gina
Certain Women
2016
Plays Julie Pollard
The United States of Leland
2003
Plays Linda
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
Plays Isabel
After the Wedding
2019
Plays Arlene Lorenzo
Dick
1999
Plays Emily Tetherow
Meek's Cutoff
2011
Plays Margot
Take This Waltz
2011
Plays Lana
Land of Plenty
2004
Plays Ruby
Prozac Nation
2003
Plays Young Mother
Incendiary
2008
Plays Ellen Vidales
Mammoth
2009
Plays Pammy
A Thousand Acres
1997
Plays Anna Watson
A Hole in One
2004
Plays Samantha
The Hottest State
2007
Plays Wendy Carroll
Wendy and Lucy
2008
Plays Penny Travis
Imaginary Heroes
2004
Plays Cecil Mills
The Baxter
2005
Plays Betty
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
Plays Holly
Me Without You
2001
Plays Annie
Timemaster
1995
Latest Trailers
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Dying for Sex
Molly Kochan · 8 episodes
2025–
Showing Up
Lizzy
2023
The Fabelmans
Mitzi Fabelman
2022
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Anne Weying
2021
After the Wedding
Isabel
2019
Fosse/Verdon
Gwen Verdon · 8 episodes
2019–
Venom
Anne Weying
2018
I Feel Pretty
Avery LeClair
2018
All the Money in the World
Gail Harris
2017
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Michelle Williams and where are they from?
Michelle Williams is 46 years old, born on September 9, 1980 in Kalispell, Montana, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Michelle Williams?
Michelle Williams is best known for roles in Shutter Island, Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
How many movies has Michelle Williams been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1994), Michelle Williams has appeared in 44 movies and 5 TV shows.
What was Michelle Williams's first movie?
The career of Michelle Williams began with Lassie (1994).
What is Michelle Williams's most recent movie or series?
Michelle Williams's most recent release is Dying for Sex, which premiered on April 4, 2025.
What TV shows has Michelle Williams appeared in?
On television, Michelle Williams has appeared in Home Improvement, Dawson's Creek, Baywatch, Step by Step.
Does Michelle Williams have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Michelle Williams's upcoming work includes: A Place in Hell (2027).
Michelle Williams
1980-09-09 · Kalispell, Montana, USA
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.Michelle Williams (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.