Kimberly Payne Williams-Paisley (née Williams; born September , ) is
an American actress known for her co-starring roles on According to
Jim and Nashville, as well as her breakthrough performance in Father
of the Bride (), for which she was nominated for several awards and
its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (). Throughout her acting
career, she has guest-starred on TV shows including Tales From The
Crypt, George Lopez and Less Than Perfect. She is also known for her
roles in made-for-TV movies, including Safe House, The Christmas
Shoes, and Lucky , and also her role as Laura Parker in Shade, a short
film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country
musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley
Williams is her sister.Williams-Paisley was born in Rye, New York, the
daughter of Linda Barbara (née Payne), a fund-raiser, and Gurney
Williams III, a health and science writer. She has a sister, Ashley,
also an actress, and a brother, Jay. Williams has been in show
business since the age of . In she directed the Rye High School
Musical Revue. She left Northwestern University during her sophomore
year to appear in the film version of Father of the Bride but
returned to complete her degree in drama. While there, she was a
sister of the Alpha Phi sorority.Williams-Paisley's breakthrough role
was Annie Banks in Father of the Bride () and Father of the Bride Part
II (), with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. She later appeared in
Indian Summer (), Coldblooded (), The War at Home (), and in landed
the lead role in the ABC drama series Relativity. She won critical
acclaim for her performance, but the series was canceled after
episodes due to low ratings. In , Williams-Paisley starred as Virginia
in the fantasy miniseries The th Kingdom.
an American actress known for her co-starring roles on According to
Jim and Nashville, as well as her breakthrough performance in Father
of the Bride (), for which she was nominated for several awards and
its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (). Throughout her acting
career, she has guest-starred on TV shows including Tales From The
Crypt, George Lopez and Less Than Perfect. She is also known for her
roles in made-for-TV movies, including Safe House, The Christmas
Shoes, and Lucky , and also her role as Laura Parker in Shade, a short
film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country
musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley
Williams is her sister.Williams-Paisley was born in Rye, New York, the
daughter of Linda Barbara (née Payne), a fund-raiser, and Gurney
Williams III, a health and science writer. She has a sister, Ashley,
also an actress, and a brother, Jay. Williams has been in show
business since the age of . In she directed the Rye High School
Musical Revue. She left Northwestern University during her sophomore
year to appear in the film version of Father of the Bride but
returned to complete her degree in drama. While there, she was a
sister of the Alpha Phi sorority.Williams-Paisley's breakthrough role
was Annie Banks in Father of the Bride () and Father of the Bride Part
II (), with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. She later appeared in
Indian Summer (), Coldblooded (), The War at Home (), and in landed
the lead role in the ABC drama series Relativity. She won critical
acclaim for her performance, but the series was canceled after
episodes due to low ratings. In , Williams-Paisley starred as Virginia
in the fantasy miniseries The th Kingdom.
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