Michelle Williams

A small-town girl born and raised in rural Kalispell, Montana, Michelle Ingrid Williams is the daughter of Carla Ingrid (Swenson), a homemaker, and Larry Richard Williams, a commodity trader and author. Her ancestry is Norwegian, as well as German, British Isles, and other Scandinavian. She was first known as bad girl Jen Lindley in the television series _Dawson's Creek (1998)_ (qv). She appeared in the comedy film _Dick (1999)_ (qv), which was a parody of the Watergate Scandal along with 'Kirsten Dunst' (qv), as well as _Prozac Nation (2001)_ (qv) with 'Christina Ricci' (qv). Since then, Michelle has worked her way into the world of independent films such as _The Station Agent (2003)_ (qv), _Imaginary Heroes (2004)_ (qv), and _The Baxter (2005)_ (qv). But her real success happened in 2005 when she starred in 'Ang Lee' (qv)'s _Brokeback Mountain (2005)_ (qv) as Alma Beers Del Mar. A woman who realizes her husband is in love with another man. Her talent shown in _Brokeback Mountain (2005)_ (qv) 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)_ (qv). She followed this in 2012 with a lead role Academy Award nomination for _My Week with Marilyn (2011)_ (qv).Michelle has a daughter, Matilda, with late Australian actor 'Heath Ledger' (qv).::Matt < [email protected]>