Mini Biography
A small town girl born and raised in rural Kalispell, Montana, Michelle Williams was first known as bad girl Jen Lindley in the television series "Dawson's Creek" (1998). She appeared in the comedy film Dick (1999) which was a parody of the Watergate Scandal along with Kirsten Dunst as well as Prozac Nation (2001) with Christina Ricci. Since then, Michelle has worked her way into the world of independent films such as The Station Agent (2003), Imaginary Heroes (2004), and The Baxter (2005). But her real success happened in 2005 when she starred in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005) as Alma Beers Del Mar. A woman who realizes her husband is in love with another man. Her talent shown in Brokeback Mountain (2005) landed her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2011, she received her first lead role Academy Award nomination for Blue Valentine (2010). She followed this in 2012 with a lead role Academy Award nomination for My Week with Marilyn (2011).
Filmography
2014 Suite française (pre-production)
Lucille Angellier
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful
Annie / Glinda
2013 Cougar Town (TV series)
Laurie's Foster Sister
– Blue Sunday (2013) … Laurie's Foster Sister (uncredited)
2011 My Week with Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe
2011 Take This Waltz
Margot
2010 Meek's Cutoff
Emily Tetherow
2010 Shutter Island
Dolores
2010 Blue Valentine
Cindy
2009 Mammoth
Ellen Vidales
2009 GREED, a New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli (short)
2008 Synecdoche, New York
Claire Keen
2008 Wendy and Lucy
Wendy
2008/I Deception
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2008 Incendiary
Young Mother
2007 I'm Not There.
Coco Rivington
2006 The Hottest State
Samantha
2006 The Hawk Is Dying
Betty
2005 Brokeback Mountain
Alma
2005 The Baxter
Cecil Mills
2004 Imaginary Heroes
Penny Travis
2004 Land of Plenty
Lana
2004 A Hole in One
Anna Watson
1998-2003 Dawson's Creek (TV series)
Jen Lindley
– All Good Things... (2003) … Jen Lindley
– ...Must Come to an End (2003) … Jen Lindley
– Joey Potter and Capeside Redemption (2003) … Jen Lindley
– Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road (2003) … Jen Lindley
– Catch-22 (2003) … Jen Lindley
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2003 The Station Agent
Emily
2003 The United States of Leland
Julie Pollard
2001 Prozac Nation
Ruby
2001 Me Without You
Holly
2001 Perfume
Halley
2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 (TV movie)
Linda (segment "1972")
1999 But I'm a Cheerleader
Kimberly
1999 Dick
Arlene Lorenzo
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Molly Cartwell
1997 A Thousand Acres
Pammy
1997 Killing Mr. Griffin (TV movie)
Maya
1996 My Son Is Innocent (TV movie)
Donna
1995 Timemaster
Annie
1995 Species
Young Sil
1995 Home Improvement (TV series)
Jessica Lutz
– Wilson's Girlfriend (1995) … Jessica Lutz
1995 Raising Caines (TV series)
Trish Caines
1994 Step by Step (TV series)
J.J.
– Something Wild (1994) … J.J.
1994 Lassie
April Porter
1993 Baywatch (TV series)
Bridget Bowers
