Michelle Williams
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.
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Movies (63)
A Place in Hell
2027
Deep Sky
2023 · Narrator (voice)
Showing Up
2023 · Lizzy
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023 · Self
Los Fabelman
2022 · Mitzi Fabelman
Venom: Carnage Liberado
2021 · Anne Weying
That Click
2019 · Self
El pasado que nos une
2019 · Isabel
Venom
2018 · Anne Weying
Sexy por Accidente
2018 · Avery LeClair
Todo el dinero del mundo
2017 · Gail Harris
El gran Showman
2017 · Charity Barnum
El Museo de las Maravillas
2017 · Elaine
Project X
2016 · Narrator 2 (voice)
Manchester junto al mar
2016 · Randi Chandler
Ciertas mujeres
2016 · Gina
Suite Française
2015 · Lucille Angellier
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013 · Self - Letter Reader
My Journey in Oz
2013 · Self, Thanks
Oz: El Poderoso
2013 · Annie / Glinda
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012 · Self
Take This Waltz
2011 · Margot
Mi semana con Marilyn
2011 · Marilyn Monroe, Songs
Tierra Brava
2011 · Emily Tetherow
Triste San Valentín
2010 · Cindy, Executive Producer
La Isla Siniestra
2010 · Dolores
Donde viven los monstruos
2009 · Thanks
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009 · Self
Mammoth: Mamut
2009 · Ellen Vidales
Wendy and Lucy
2008 · Wendy Carroll
Nueva York en escena
2008 · Claire Keen
Decepción
2008 · S
Incendiary
2008 · Young Mother
I'm Not There
2007 · Coco Rivington
The Hottest State
2007 · Samantha
The Hawk Is Dying
2007 · Betty
Secreto en la Montaña
2005 · Alma Beers
The Baxter
2005 · Cecil Mills
Imaginary Heroes
2004 · Penny Travis
Land of Plenty
2004 · Lana
A Hole in One
2004 · Anna Watson
Descubriendo la amistad
2003 · Emily
Nación Prozac
2003 · Ruby
The United States of Leland
2003 · Julie Pollard
Heart of America
2003 · Third Assistant Director
Me Without You
2001 · Holly
Perfume
2001 · Halley
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Kimberly
Si estas paredes pudieran hablar 2
2000 · Linda
Dick
1999 · Arlene Lorenzo
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998 · Molly
Unmasking the Horror
1998 · Self
A Thousand Acres
1997 · Pammy
Killing Mr. Griffin
1997 · Maya
My Son Is Innocent
1996 · Donna
Species
1995 · Young Sil
Timemaster
1995 · Annie
Lassie
1994 · April Porter
The Rainy Day Adventure
1993 · Rebecca Grant
Evel Knievel on Tour
Sacrifice
Nice Fish
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: A Life on Screen
· Self (archive footage)
TV shows (26)
Dying for Sex
2025 · Molly Kochan, Executive Producer
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Fosse/Verdon
2019 · Gwen Verdon, Executive Producer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Cougar Town
2009 · Laurie's Foster Sister
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Self - Guest
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Dawson's Creek
1998 · Jen Lindley
The View
1997 · Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self (archive footage)
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 · Self - Audience Member
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Step by Step
1991 · J.J.
Home Improvement
1991 · Jessica Lutz
Baywatch
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee