Allison Williams (actress)

For other people named Allison Williams, see Allison Williams (disambiguation).
Allison Williams

Williams during an interview in New York City's Washington Square Park in July 2012
Born (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988
New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater Yale University
Occupation Actress, comedian, singer
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Ricky Van Veen (m. 2015)
Parent(s) Brian Williams
Jane Gillan Stoddard

Allison Williams (born April 13, 1988)[1] is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her role as Marnie Michaels on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls. She is the daughter of notable NBC anchorman Brian Williams.

Early life

Williams was born and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut,[2] and is the daughter of former NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams[3] and Jane Gillan Stoddard, a TV producer. She graduated from Yale University in 2010.[3] While at Yale, Williams was a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water for four years,[4] as well as being a part of the YouTube series College Musical,[5] and was inducted by St. Elmo.[6]

Career

In 2010, Williams performed a mashup of "Nature Boy" set to RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine", the theme song for the television series Mad Men.[7] The YouTube video of the performance received widespread praise on the Internet,[8] and convinced Judd Apatow that she should be given a part in the HBO series Girls.[3] She was cast shortly after and credited her experience at Just Add Water for passing the audition.[4][9] Girls premiered on April 15, 2012.

Williams wrote a series of Funny or Die sketches, in which she starred as newlywed Kate Middleton,[3] with English actor and model Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.[10] Williams appeared as Danielle in an episode of the third season of The League titled "The Guest Bong".

Williams has appeared as a recurring character, Cheryl, in the CollegeHumor series Jake and Amir.[11][12]

On December 4, 2014 she starred in the title role on NBC's live television presentation of the musical Peter Pan Live![13] In November 2015, it was revealed Williams had been cast in Get Out directed by Jordan Peele.[14] Premiering in November 2016, Williams starred in Past Forward, a short film collaboration between David O Russell and Prada.

Personal life

Williams began dating Ricky Van Veen, the co-founder of CollegeHumor in 2011. They became engaged in 2014[15] and married on September 19, 2015 in a private ceremony at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming.[16] Tom Hanks officiated the ceremony.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Source
2016 Past Forward Unnamed Character Short Film directed by David O Russell in Collaboration with Prada [18]
2017 Get Out Rose In post-production [19]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 American Dreams Deborah 2 episodes
2011 Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After Kate Middleton 4 episodes; also writer
2011–2012 Jake and Amir Cheryl 2 episodes
2011 League, TheThe League Danielle Episode: "The Guest Bong"
2012–present Girls Marnie Michaels Main cast
2013 Mindy Project, TheThe Mindy Project Jillian 3 episodes
2014 Peter Pan Live! Peter Pan Television special
2015 The Simpsons Candace's friend (voice) Episode: "Every Man's Dream"

References

  1. ↑ "Celebrity birthdays on April 13". The Miami Herald. April 13, 2014. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014. Actress Allison Williams ('Girls') is 26.
  2. ↑ "Allison Williams taps some regional memories". The Boston Globe. March 8, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Schuster, Dana (August 5, 2011). "Anchor's away". New York Post. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Serna, Danny (January 11, 2011). "HBO picks up new television series starring Allison Williams '10/". Yale Daily News. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Farris, Emily A. (July 19, 2010). "Brian Williams' Daughter Plays Sensual TA in College Musical Web Series". Gawker. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ Klein, Alex (May 5, 2010). "WEB EXCLUSIVE: Every Yale Secret Society, 2009–2010 (or, A Tribute to Rumpus)". IvyGate. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ Shea, Danny (October 13, 2010). "Allison Williams, Brian Williams' Daughter, Sings 'Mad Men' Theme Song (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Sklar, Rachel (October 14, 2010). "Allison Williams, This Week The Biggest Star In Her Family (Sorry, BriWi)". Mediaite. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 28, 2010). "Trio Cast In Lena Dunham's HBO Pilot, Including Brian Williams' Daughter Allison". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Allison Williams". Funny or Die. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Jake and Amir / Cheryl". CollegeHumor. December 1, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jake and Amir / Cheryl Part 2 (starring Allison Williams)". CollegeHumor. August 14, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  13. ↑ Sneticker, Marc (July 30, 2014). "Allison Williams to play Peter Pan in NBC's 'Peter Pan Live'". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  14. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (November 4, 2015). "Allison Williams To Star In Jordan Peele's Horror Movie 'Get Out'". deadline.com. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ Blumm, K.C.; Jordan, Julie (February 26, 2014). "Allison Williams Engaged to Ricky Van Veen". People. Time. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen Are Married". People.com. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen's honeymoon was 'heavenly'". HELLO! US. Hello. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  18. ↑ Hyland, Veronique. "Talking to David O. Russell About Past Forward, His Dreamy Film for Prada". TheCut. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  19. ↑ IMDB. "Get Out". IMDB. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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