Allison Howell Williams (born April 13, 1988) is an American actress
and singer. She is best known for starring as Marnie Michaels in the
HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012â€"2017), and for portraying Rose
Armitage in the horror film Get Out (2017), the latter of which earned
her critical acclaim. She gained further recognition the next year for
starring as Charlotte Willmore in the Netflix horror film The
Perfection (2018).She is also known for starring as the title role in
Peter Pan Live! (2014), and as Kit Snicket in the series A Series of
Unfortunate Events (2018â€"2019).Williams was born and raised in New
Canaan, Connecticut, the daughter of former NBC Nightly News anchor
and managing editor Brian Williams and TV producer Jane Gillan
Stoddard. She has a brother, Doug, three years her junior.Williams
attended New Canaan Country School and Greenwich Academy. She also
attended Yale University, where she majored in English was a member of
Morse College and St. Elmo secret society. At Yale, Williams was also
a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water for four years and
acted in the YouTube series College Musical. The project featured Sam
Tsui and was directed by Kurt Hugo Schneider, both of whom attended
Yale. She graduated with a degree in English in 2010.
and singer. She is best known for starring as Marnie Michaels in the
HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012â€"2017), and for portraying Rose
Armitage in the horror film Get Out (2017), the latter of which earned
her critical acclaim. She gained further recognition the next year for
starring as Charlotte Willmore in the Netflix horror film The
Perfection (2018).She is also known for starring as the title role in
Peter Pan Live! (2014), and as Kit Snicket in the series A Series of
Unfortunate Events (2018â€"2019).Williams was born and raised in New
Canaan, Connecticut, the daughter of former NBC Nightly News anchor
and managing editor Brian Williams and TV producer Jane Gillan
Stoddard. She has a brother, Doug, three years her junior.Williams
attended New Canaan Country School and Greenwich Academy. She also
attended Yale University, where she majored in English was a member of
Morse College and St. Elmo secret society. At Yale, Williams was also
a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water for four years and
acted in the YouTube series College Musical. The project featured Sam
Tsui and was directed by Kurt Hugo Schneider, both of whom attended
Yale. She graduated with a degree in English in 2010.
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