Name: Michelle Williams
Birth Name: Michelle Ingrid Williams
Birthdate: Sept. 9, 1980
Birthplace: Kalispell, MT
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR MICHELLE WILLIAMS
Before she became a recognizable household face as Jen Lindley on the breakout TV series,
Dawson's Creek, Williams played the young alien in
Species. She quietly made humble moves in remarkable independent films like:
But I'm a Cheerleader,
Prozac Nation,
Me Without You and
The Station Agent. But it was her highly emotional role in
Brokback Mountain
that earned her both a fiancé (onscreen husband Heath Ledger) and a
Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. Matilda Rose, her daughter
with Ledger, also gained a godfather:
Brokeback costar, Jake Gyllenhaal.
5 Things:
1. She wrote a script called Don't Blink, which was sold but never made.
2. She was roommates with costar Christina Ricci while filming 2001's Prozac Nation.
3. At 16, she won the Robbins Trading Company World Cup Championship
of Futures Trading by turning $10,000 into $100,000. It is the second
highest profit in the tournament's history.
4. She dated Conor Oberst; some songs from his band Bright Eyes are about her.
5. She collects rare books and owns a first edition of The Great Gatsby amongst others.
Quote:
"I don't want to be the 'It' girl."
Family:
Fiancé: Heath Ledger, actor
Daughter: Matilda Rose Ledger, born Oct. 28, 2005
Awards:
2006: Academy Award nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Brokeback Mountain; Golden Globe nomination: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Drama), Brokeback Mountain
FILMS
The Hawk Is Dying - (2007) - Actor
I'm Not There - (2007) - Actor
The Hottest State - (2006) - Actor
The Baxter - (2005) - Actor
Brokeback Mountain - (2005) - Actor
Land of Plenty - (2005) - Actor
Imaginary Heroes - (2004) - Actor
The United States of Leland - (2004) - Actor
Prozac Nation - (2003) - Actor
The Station Agent - (2003) - Actor
Dawson's Creek: Series Finale - (2003) - Actor
Me Without You - (2002) - Actor
Perfume - (2001) - Actor
If These Walls Could Talk 2 - (2000) - Actor
Dick - (1999) - Actor
But I'm a Cheerleader - (1999) - Actor
Halloween H2O: Twenty Years Later - (1998) - Actor
Halloween H2O/Mother's Boys - (1998) - Actor
A Thousand Acres - (1997) - Actor
Killing Mr. Griffin - (1997) - Actor
Timemaster - (1995) - Actor
Lassie - (1994) - Actor
The List - () - Actor
