Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September , ) is an American actress.
She is particularly known for her roles in small-scale independent
productions with dark or tragic themes. She is the recipient of
several accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime
Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and one
Tony Award.Daughter of the politician and trader Larry R. Williams,
she was raised in Kalispell and San Diego. She began her career with
television guest appearances and made her film debut in the family
film Lassie in . At , she gained emancipation from her parents, and
soon achieved recognition for her leading role in the television teen
drama series Dawson's Creek (â€"). This was followed by low-profile
films, before her breakthrough role as the wife of a gay man in
Brokeback Mountain () earned her an Academy Award nomination.Williams
went on to gain critical acclaim for playing emotionally troubled
women coping with loss or loneliness in the independent dramas Wendy
and Lucy (), Blue Valentine (), and Manchester by the Sea (). She won
two Golden Globes for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week
with Marilyn () and Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (), in
addition to a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for
the latter. Her highest-grossing releases came with the thriller
Shutter Island (), the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful (), the
musical The Greatest Showman (), and the superhero film Venom (). On
Broadway, she starred in revivals of the musical Cabaret in and the
drama Blackbird in , for which she received a nomination for the Tony
Award for Best Actress in a Play.
She is particularly known for her roles in small-scale independent
productions with dark or tragic themes. She is the recipient of
several accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime
Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and one
Tony Award.Daughter of the politician and trader Larry R. Williams,
she was raised in Kalispell and San Diego. She began her career with
television guest appearances and made her film debut in the family
film Lassie in . At , she gained emancipation from her parents, and
soon achieved recognition for her leading role in the television teen
drama series Dawson's Creek (â€"). This was followed by low-profile
films, before her breakthrough role as the wife of a gay man in
Brokeback Mountain () earned her an Academy Award nomination.Williams
went on to gain critical acclaim for playing emotionally troubled
women coping with loss or loneliness in the independent dramas Wendy
and Lucy (), Blue Valentine (), and Manchester by the Sea (). She won
two Golden Globes for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week
with Marilyn () and Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (), in
addition to a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for
the latter. Her highest-grossing releases came with the thriller
Shutter Island (), the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful (), the
musical The Greatest Showman (), and the superhero film Venom (). On
Broadway, she starred in revivals of the musical Cabaret in and the
drama Blackbird in , for which she received a nomination for the Tony
Award for Best Actress in a Play.
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