Scene from Blue Valentine (2010)

Alternate Names: 미셸 윌리엄스, 蜜雪兒·威廉絲, میشل ویلیامز

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Lassie (1994) as April Porter

Most Important Roles:

• Brokeback Mountain (2005) as Alma Beers
• The Station Agent (2003) as Emily
• Land of Plenty (2004) as Lana
• I'm Not There (2007) as Coco Rivington
• Synecdoche, New York (2008) as Claire Keen
• But I'm a Cheerleader (2000) as Kimberly
• Shutter Island (2010) as Dolores
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) as Molly Cartwell
• Imaginary Heroes (2004) as Penny Travis
• Wendy and Lucy (2008) as Wendy

Career Highlights:

• Brokeback Mountain (2005)
• The Station Agent (2003)
• Land of Plenty (2004)
• I'm Not There (2007)
• Synecdoche, New York (2008)
• But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
• Shutter Island (2010)
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
• Imaginary Heroes (2004)
• Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Awards:

• Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (2023)
• Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (2017)
• Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (2012)
• Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (2011)
• Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (2006)
• Nominated for 1 BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress (2016)
• Nominated for 1 BSFC Award - Best Ensemble Cast (2016)
• Won BSFC Award - Best Actress (2011)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress (2017)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress (2012)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (2006)
• Nominated for 1 Rising Star Award (2006)
• Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress (2023)
• Won Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (2020)
• Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress (2016)
• Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress (2012)
• Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress (2011)
• Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2022)
• Won CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2016)
• Won CFCA Award - Best Actress (2011)

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 two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy 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 15. She 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 she had 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 won Golden Globes for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) and a Primetime Emmy Award for the latter. 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, theatre director Thomas Kail.

Michelle Williams (actress)