Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Actor (b. 1980)
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The ThumbScore for Michelle Williams (76.7%) is the average audience approval rating across 18 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Michelle's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

18
Movies
76.7%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Ben Kingsley (2)Patricia Clarkson (2)Tom Hardy (2)Reid Scott (2)Woody Harrelson (2)

Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress. Known primarily for starring in small-scale independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Williams, daughter of politician and trader Larry R. Williams, began her career with television guest appearances and made her film debut in the family film Lassie in 1994. She gained emancipation from her parents at age 15. She soon achieved recognition for her leading role as Jen Lindley in the teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).

This was followed by low-profile films before she had her breakthrough with the drama film Brokeback Mountain (2005), which earned Williams her first Academy Award nomination. Williams received critical acclaim for playing emotionally troubled women coping with loss or loneliness in the independent dramas Wendy and Lucy (2008), Blue Valentine (2010), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). She won Golden Globes for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Gwen Verdon in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) and a Primetime Emmy Award for the latter. Her highest-grossing releases came with the thriller Shutter Island (2010), the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), and the superhero films Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Williams has also led major studio films, such as Ridley Scott's thriller All the Money in the World (2017) and Steven Spielberg's drama The Fabelmans (2022). On Broadway, Williams starred in revivals of the musical Cabaret in 2014 and the drama Blackbird in 2016, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

Born 1980-09-09 in Kalispell, Montana, USA.

On ThumbScore, Michelle Williams appears in 18 films with an average audience score of 76.7%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

Shutter Island
Shutter Island
2010
πŸ‘ 89%
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
πŸ‘ 88%
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York
2008
πŸ‘ 87%
The Station Agent
The Station Agent
2003
πŸ‘ 86%
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017
πŸ‘ 85%
Venom
Venom
2018
πŸ‘ 84%
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005
πŸ‘ 82%
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
πŸ‘ 76%
Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea
2016
πŸ‘ 75%
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
2011
πŸ‘ 75%
Species
Species
1995
πŸ‘ 73%
The Fabelmans
The Fabelmans
2022
πŸ‘ 72%
I Feel Pretty
I Feel Pretty
2018
πŸ‘ 72%
Suite FranΓ§aise
Suite FranΓ§aise
2015
πŸ‘ 70%
Blue Valentine
Blue Valentine
2010
πŸ‘ 68%
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
πŸ‘ 67%
Deception
Deception
2008
πŸ‘ 64%
All the Money in the World
All the Money in the World
2017
πŸ‘ 55%
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