Michelle Williams

Was originally cast as Dabney in Mid90s (2018), but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with All the Money in the World (2017) and was replaced by Katherine Waterston.

Is the most Oscar-nominated actor born in the '80s, with 4 nominations as of 2017.

Two of her films premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival: Manchester by the Sea (2016) and Certain Women (2016). She couldn't attend the festival because she was in rehearsals for the Broadway play "Blackbird".

Was considered for the role of Helene in Burnt (2015). The role went to Sienna Miller.

Was director Liv Ullmann's original choice to play the title role of Miss Julie (2014), but she had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

Was offered the role of Miss San Antonio in Machete Kills (2013) but declined. The role went to Amber Heard.

Received the Desert Palm Achievement Actress award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 7, 2012.

In 2011, she received her first lead role Academy Award nomination for Blue Valentine (2010).

Williams and her Shutter Island (2010) co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, have both appeared in Lassie productions. DiCaprio appeared in two episodes of The New Lassie (1989) when he was 15 years old, while Williams made her film debut in Lassie (1994), when she was 13.

Was in a relationship with Spike Jonze, having met on the set of Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (July 2008-September 2009).

Her ex-fiancé and father of her daughter Matilda, Heath Ledger, died on January 22, 2008.

Was in a relationship with Heath Ledger, having met on the set of Brokeback Mountain (2005) (June 2004-September 2007). They were both nominated for Oscars for their performances in the film.

Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her daughter Matilda to begin filming The Hottest State (2006).

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.

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).

Was roommates with Christina Ricci whilst filming Prozac Nation (2001) with her.

In 2000, she was on Entertainment Weekly's annual It List.

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.

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).

Michelle Williams, who plays Anne Weying, began acting at a young age, her first big role being in the 1994 Lassie (1994) movie when she was only 14. After that, she emancipated herself from her parents and relocated to Los Angeles, landing a steady role on Dawson's Creek (1998) in 1998.