Actor
Michelle Williams
Born 9 September 1980 · Kalispell, Montana, USA
Michelle Williams is an American actress who rose to fame on the TV series Dawson's Creek. She is best known for intense, emotionally raw performances in independent dramas, and has earned five Academy Award nominations. She also appears in larger studio films such as Shutter Island and Venom.
Key films
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Her breakthrough film, earning her first Academy Award nomination.
Wendy and Lucy (2008)
A quiet, acclaimed indie drama that showcased her gift for understated portrayals of loneliness and loss.
Blue Valentine (2010)
A raw portrait of a collapsing marriage that brought her another Oscar nomination.
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe won a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
A brief but devastating supporting role in an acclaimed grief drama that earned an Oscar nomination.
Key awards
- 2012 Golden Globe, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy (My Week with Marilyn)
- 2019 Primetime Emmy, Lead Actress in a Limited Series (Fosse/Verdon)
- 2020 Golden Globe, Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Film (Fosse/Verdon)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 56
- 1994Lassie · as April PorterActor
- 1995Species · as Young SilActor
- 1995Timemaster · as AnnieActor
- 1996My Son Is Innocent · as DonnaActor
- 1997A Thousand Acres · as PammyActor
- 1997Killing Mr. Griffin · as MayaActor
- 1998Halloween H20: 20 Years Later · as MollyActor
- 1999Dick · as Arlene LorenzoActor
- 2000But I'm a Cheerleader · as KimberlyActor
- 2000If These Walls Could Talk 2 · as LindaActor
- 2001Me Without You · as HollyActor
- 2001Perfume · as HalleyActor
- 2003The Station Agent · as EmilyActor
- 2003Prozac Nation · as RubyActor
- 2003The United States of Leland · as Julie PollardActor
- 2004Imaginary Heroes · as Penny TravisActor
- 2004Land of Plenty · as LanaActor
- 2004A Hole in One · as Anna WatsonActor
- 2005Brokeback Mountain · as Alma BeersActor
- 2005The Baxter · as Cecil MillsActor
- 2007I'm Not There · as Coco RivingtonActor
- 2007The Hottest State · as SamanthaActor
- 2007The Hawk Is Dying · as BettyActor
- 2008Synecdoche, New York · as Claire KeenActor
- 2008Deception · as SActor
- 2008Wendy and Lucy · as Wendy CarrollActor
- 2008Incendiary · as Young MotherActor
- 2009Mammoth · as Ellen VidalesActor
- 2009Heath Ledger: A Tribute · as SelfActor
- 2010Shutter Island · as DoloresActor
- 2010Blue Valentine · as CindyActor
- 2011My Week with Marilyn · as Marilyn MonroeActor
- 2011Take This Waltz · as MargotActor
- 2011Meek's Cutoff · as Emily TetherowActor
- 2012Ben Lee: Catch My Disease · as SelfActor
- 2013Oz the Great and Powerful · as Annie / GlindaActor
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · as Self - Letter ReaderActor
- 2013My Journey in Oz · as SelfActor
- 2015Suite Française · as Lucille AngellierActor
- 2016Manchester by the Sea · as Randi ChandlerActor
- 2016Certain Women · as GinaActor
- 2016Project X · as Narrator 2 (voice)Actor
- 2017The Greatest Showman · as Charity BarnumActor
- 2017All the Money in the World · as Gail HarrisActor
- 2017Wonderstruck · as ElaineActor
- 2018Venom · as Anne WeyingActor
- 2018I Feel Pretty · as Avery LeClairActor
- 2019After the Wedding · as IsabelActor
- 2019That Click · as SelfActor
- 2021Venom: Let There Be Carnage · as Anne WeyingActor
- 2022The Fabelmans · as Mitzi FabelmanActor
- 2023Showing Up · as LizzyActor
- 2023The Fabelmans: A Family in Film · as SelfActor
- 2023Deep Sky · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2027A Place in HellActor
- 2027SacrificeActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.