Michelle Ingrid Williams is an American actress. Known for primarily starring in small-scale independent films with dark or tragic themes.
She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and a Tony Award.
Williams went on to receive 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 two Golden Globes for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019), in addition to 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).
Michelle Williams Age
Michelle Ingrid Williams is 42 years. Michelle Ingrid Williams was born on September 9, 1980, in Kalispell, Montana, to Carla, a homemaker, and Larry R. Williams, an author and commodities trader.
She has Norwegian ancestry and her family has lived in Montana for generations. Her father twice ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate as a Republican Party nominee.
In Kalispell, Williams lived with her three paternal half-siblings and her younger sister, Paige. Although she has described her family as “not terribly closely knit”, she shared a close bond with her father, who taught her to fish and shoot, and encouraged her to become a keen reader.
Williams has recounted fond memories of growing up in the vast landscape of Montana.When she was nine, the family moved to San Diego, California. She mostly kept to herself and was self-reliant.
Michelle Williams Movies and Tv Shows
Michelle Williams Poster
Michelle Williams
Actress (55)
Fever
Peggy Lee
Doll Shark
Neighbor (voice)
The Fabelmans
(2022)
Mitzi Fabelman
Showing Up
(2022)
Lizzy
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
Anne Weying
Fosse/Verdon
(TV Mini Series 2019)
Gwen Verdon (8 episodes, 2019)
After the Wedding
(2019)
Isabel Andersen
Venom
(2018)
Anne Weying
I Feel Pretty
(2018)
Avery LeClaire
The Greatest Showman
(2017)
Charity Barnum
All the Money in the World
(2017)
Gail Harris
Wonderstruck
(2017)
Elaine
Certain Women
(2016)
Gina
Manchester by the Sea
(2016)
Randi Chandler
Suite Française
(2014)
Lucile Angellier
Oz the Great and Powerful
(2013)
Annie / Glinda
Cougar Town
(TV Series 2013)
Laurie’s Foster Sister (1 episode, 2013)
My Week with Marilyn
(2011)
Marilyn Monroe
Take This Waltz
(2011)
Margot
Meek’s Cutoff
(2010)
Emily Tetherow
Shutter Island
(2010)
Dolores
Blue Valentine
(2010)
Cindy
Mammoth
(2009)
Ellen Vidales
Synecdoche, New York
(2008)
Claire Keen
Wendy and Lucy
(2008)
Wendy
Deception
(2008)
S
Incendiary
(2008)
Young Mother
I’m Not There
(2007)
Coco Rivington
The Hottest State
(2006)
Samantha
The Hawk Is Dying
(2006)
Betty
Brokeback Mountain
(2005)
Alma
The Baxter
(2005)
Cecil Mills
Imaginary Heroes
(2004)
Penny Travis
Land of Plenty
(2004)
Lana
A Hole in One
(2004)
Anna Watson
Dawson’s Creek
(TV Series 1998-2003)
Jen Lindley (128 episodes, 1998-2003)
The Station Agent
(2003)
Emily
The United States of Leland
(2003)
Julie Pollard
Prozac Nation
(2001)
Ruby
Me Without You
(2001)
Holly
Perfume
(2001)
Halley
If These Walls Could Talk 2
(TV Movie 2000)
Linda (segment “1972”)
But I’m a Cheerleader
(1999)
Kimberly
Dick
(1999)
Arlene Lorenzo
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
(1998)
Molly
A Thousand Acres
(1997)
Pammy
Killing Mr. Griffin
(TV Movie 1997)
Maya
My Son Is Innocent
(TV Movie 1996)
Donna
Raising Caines
(TV Series 1995)
Trish Caines
Timemaster
(1995)
Annie
Species
(1995)
Young Sil
Home Improvement
(TV Series 1995)
Jessica Lutz (1 episode, 1995)
Step by Step
(TV Series 1994)
J.J. (1 episode, 1994)
Lassie
(1994)
April Porter
Baywatch
(TV Series 1993-1994)
Hobie’s Groupie / Bridget Bowers (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michelle Williams Instagram
Michelle Williams does not have a personal Instagram but you can find her fan page @michellewilliamsfanofficial.
Michelle Williams Awards
Williams has received four Academy Award nominations: Best Supporting Actress for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Manchester by the Sea (2016); Best Actress for Blue Valentine (2010) and My Week with Marilyn (2011).
She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for Fosse/Verdon (2019).
She has been nominated four more times: Best Actress in a Drama for Blue Valentine (2010) and All the Money in the World (2017), Best Supporting Actress for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Manchester by the Sea (2016).
Williams also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Fosse/Verdon (2019) and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Blackbird.