History Creator / MichelleWilliams

* SoMyKidsCanWatch: ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' was so her daughter Matilda could watch one of her films.

In 2019 she played actor and dancer Gwen Verdon in the miniseries ''Series/FosseVerdon''. The following year she married ''Fosse/Verdon'' director Thomas Kail, with whom she had another child.

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Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980 in Kalispell, Montana) is an American actor who first rose to fame in the late '90s playing bad girl Jen Lindley on the hit series ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. After the show ended, she jumped to the silver screen with roles in such films as ''Film/{{Dick}}'', ''Prozac Nation'', and ''Film/TheStationAgent'', and also gained critical acclaim for several independent films before taking the role that would establish her as an A-list talent, the long-suffering Alma Beers in 2005's ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.

* ''Literature/SuiteFrancaise'' (2015) as Lucile Angellier

* ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' (2018) as [[Characters/VenomMainHosts Anne Weying]]

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Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980 in Kalispell, Montana) is an American actress who first rose to fame in the late '90s playing bad girl Jen Lindley on the hit series ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. After the show ended, she jumped to the silver screen with roles in such films as ''Film/{{Dick}}'', ''Prozac Nation'', and ''Film/TheStationAgent'', and also gained critical acclaim for several independent films before taking the role that would establish her as an A-list talent, the long-suffering Alma Beers in 2005's ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.

In 2019 she played actress and dancer Gwen Verdon in the miniseries ''Series/FosseVerdon''. The following year she married ''Fosse/Verdon'' director Thomas Kail, with whom she had another child.

In 2019 she played legendary actress and dancer Gwen Verdon in the miniseries ''Series/FosseVerdon''. The following year she married ''Fosse/Verdon'' director Thomas Kail, with whom she had another child.

In 2020 she married director Thomas Kail.

She is currently engaged to director Thomas Kail.

On the set of ''Brokeback Mountain'', she [[RomanceOnTheSet met and began dating]] Australian actor Creator/HeathLedger, and a year later Williams gave birth to a daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger. The couple stayed together until 2007, separating amicably. After Ledger's death in 2008, Williams withdrew from public life for a time, but did film a starring role in the poorly-received Swedish film ''Mammoth''.

Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980 in Kalispell, Montana) is an American actress who first rose to fame in the late '90s playing bad girl Jen Lindley on the hit series ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. After the show ended, Williams jumped to the silver screen with films such as ''Dick'', ''Prozac Nation'' and ''The Station Agent'', and also gained critical acclaim for several independent films before taking the role that would establish her as an A-list talent, the long-suffering Alma Beers in 2005's ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.

Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980 in Kalispell, Montana) is an American actress who first rose to fame in the late 90's playing bad girl Jen Lindley on the hit series ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. After the show ended, Michelle jumped to the silver screen with films such as ''Dick'', ''Prozac Nation'' and ''The Station Agent'', and also gained critical acclaim for several independent films before taking the role that would establish her as an A-list talent, the long-suffering Alma Beers in 2005's ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.

Not to be confused with the singer Music/Michelle Williams of Music/DestinysChild.

Not to be confused with the singer [[NamesTheSame Michelle Williams]] of Music/DestinysChild.

* ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' (2018) as [[Characters/VenomHosts Anne Weying]]

* ''Film/{{Species}}'': Young Sil
* ''Series/DawsonsCreek'': Jennifer "Jen" Lindley
* ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'': Molly Cartwell
* ''Film/{{Dick}}'': Arlene Lorenzo
* ''If These Walls Could Talk 2'': Linda
* ''Prozac Nation'': Ruby
* ''The Station Agent'': Emily
* ''Film/BrokebackMountain'': Alma Beers
* ''Film/ImNotThere'': Coco Rivington
* ''Film/SynecdocheNewYork'': Claire
* ''Wendy and Lucy'': Wendy Carrol
* ''Film/BlueValentine'': Cindy Heller
* ''Film/ShutterIsland'': Dolores Chanal
* ''Film/MeeksCutoff''
* ''Film/MyWeekWithMarilyn'': Marilyn Monroe
* ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'': Glinda the Good
* ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' (2014 Broadway revival): Sally Bowles.
* ''Film/ManchesterByTheSea'': Randi Chandler
* ''Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld'': Gail Harris
* ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'': Charity Hallett-Barnum
* ''Film/IFeelPretty'': Avery [=LeClaire=]
* ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' (2018): [[Characters/VenomHosts Ann Weying]]
* ''The Challenger'': Christa [=McAuliffe=]
* ''Series/FosseVerdon'': Gwen Verdon

On the set of ''Brokeback'', she [[RomanceOnTheSet met and began dating]] Australian actor Creator/HeathLedger, and a year later Williams gave birth to a daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger. The couple stayed together until 2007, separating amicably, and Ledger continued to be heavily involved in his daughter's life until he passed away from an accidental overdose on January 22, 2008. Williams was devastated by his death and responded to the subsequent media interest by withdrawing from what little socializing she had done prior in an attempt to shield Matilda from the paparazzi. She also seldom gave interviews for almost two years, and made it clear in the ones she ''did'' give that the subject of her daughter was off-limits. As of 2018, she had been married to musician Phil Elverum of [[Music/TheGlowPt2 The Microphones]] and Mount Eerie fame. [[note]] Who also lost a spouse in cartoonist Geneviève Castrée, consequently leaving him a single parent to a young daughter.[[/note]]

In the wake of Ledger's death, Williams did little work in 2008 (the four movies featuring her that were released that year had all been filmed in 2007), but late in 2008 filmed a starring role in the poorly-received Swedish film ''Mammoth'', which would be her only theatrical appearance in 2009. In 2010, however, Williams returned to the screen with a critically acclaimed lead role in the romantic drama ''Film/BlueValentine'', and also appeared in the Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio thriller ''Film/ShutterIsland''. 2011 saw her take the title role of Creator/MarilynMonroe in ''Film/MyWeekWithMarilyn'', and her performance drew extensive praise and award nominations. In 2013 she played the good witch Glinda in Creator/SamRaimi's ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' opposite Creator/JamesFranco and Creator/MilaKunis.

Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress who first rose to fame in the late 90's playing bad girl Jen Lindley on the hit series ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. After the show ended, Michelle jumped to the silver screen with films such as ''Dick'', ''Prozac Nation'' and ''The Station Agent'', and also gained critical acclaim for several independent films before taking the role that would establish her as an A-list talent, the long-suffering Alma Beers in 2005's ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.

* ''Film/IFeelPretty'': Avery LeClaire

On the set of ''Brokeback'', she [[RomanceOnTheSet met and began dating]] Australian actor Creator/HeathLedger, and a year later Williams gave birth to a daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger. The couple stayed together until 2007, separating amicably, and Ledger continued to be heavily involved in his daughter's life until he passed away from an accidental overdose on January 22, 2008. Williams was devastated by his death and responded to the subsequent media interest by withdrawing from what little socializing she had done prior in an attempt to shield Matilda from the paparazzi. She also seldom gave interviews for almost two years, and made it clear in the ones she ''did'' give that the subject of her daughter was off-limits. As of 2018, she has been married to musician Phil Elverum of [[Music/TheGlowPt2 The Microphones]] and Mount Eerie fame. [[note]] Who also lost a spouse in cartoonist Geneviève Castrée, consequently leaving him a single parent to a young daughter.[[/note]]

* ''Series/FosseVerdon''