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Michelle Ingrid Williams was born on September 9, 1980, in Kalispell, Montana, to Carla, a homemaker, and Larry R. Williams, an author and commodities trader. [1] [2] She has Norwegian ancestry and her family has lived in Montana for generations.
Oct 19, 2018 · The best Michelle Williams films, though, are heartbreaking, spine-tingling, and world shattering. You can tell that Williams at least picks interesting projects almost all of the time. As a celebration of this exciting and unique performer, here is a ranking of every Michelle Williams film from worst to best.
- Blue Valentine. Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka. 83 votes. In Blue Valentine, we are presented with an intricate tapestry of love and loss. The film's central characters are Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams), a couple whose relationship oscillates between the unbridled passion of their early days and the crushing reality of their present struggles.
- Brokeback Mountain. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini. 81 votes. Brokeback Mountain, a captivating drama that's won three Academy Awards, is set against the sweeping landscapes of Wyoming and Texas.
- My Week with Marilyn. Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh. 77 votes. In 1956 England, Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) lands a job as a production assistant on the set of "The Prince and the Showgirl," starring Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams).
- Shutter Island. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley. 75 votes. In the chilling mystery-thriller Shutter Island, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is dispatched to an asylum set on a remote island, along with his partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo).
- Blue Valentine (2010) Derek Cianfrance's heartbreaking film Blue Valentine examines the romance between married couple Cindy (Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling), contrasting the beginning and end of their storied relationship over the years and through many hardships.
- The Fabelmans (2022) In Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film The Fabelmans, the director casts Williams as a fictionalized version of his mother, an erratic but tender pianist torn between family and the passion she has for her art.
- Meek's Cutoff (2010) Williams' second Kelly Reichardt film tracks the journey of a group of 19th-century settlers along the Oregon Trail. As Emily Tetherow, Williams exudes a quiet confidence and competence that disrupts the patriarchal power structure of her party.
- Wendy and Lucy (2008) In her first of many collaborations with director Kelly Reichardt, Williams plays Wendy, an unhoused woman who lives out of her car with her beloved dog Lucy (played by Reichardt's actual dog of the same name).
- 10 'Wendy and Lucy'
- 9 'Meek's Cutoff'
- 8 'Blue Valentine'
- 7 'Lassie'
- 6 'Brokeback Mountain'
- 5 'The Fabelmans'
- 4 'Certain Women'
- 3 'showing Up'
- 2 'The Station agent'
- 1 Manchester by The Sea
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86% Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucystars Williams as Lucy, a near-penniless drifter journeying to Alaska with her dog Lucy. After being arrested for shoplifting, Wendy discovers Lucy is missing and begins a frantic search to locate her sole companion. Wendy and Lucy is an utterly heart-wrenching story of despair, elevated by...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86% Williams re-teamed with her constant collaborator, Kelly Reichardt, for the historical fiction film Meek's Cutoff. It stars Bruce Greenwoodas Stephen Meek, a guide who leads a small group of settlers to perdition in 1845 Oregon. When the group captures a Native American man, a woman, played by Williams, defends him from M...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86% Michelle Williams gives an emotional tour-de-force in Derek Cianfrance's romantic drama Blue Valentine. The actress stars opposite Ryan Goslingin a story about a couple's love story, chronicling their early days and culminating in the eventual deterioration of their marriage. RELATED: 10 Rom-Coms That Are More Drama Than ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88% Daniel Petrie's 1994 family adventure Lassiemarked Williams' feature film debut. The film centers on the bond between a young boy, Matthew Turner, and a stray dog, the border collie Lassie. Williams plays Gretchen, Matthew's neighbor and love interest. Although safe and overly sappy, Lassie remains a great family film wit...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88% Ang Lee's seminal romantic drama Brokeback Mountain stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as two cowboys who maintain a complex romantic relationship over a twenty-year period. Michelle Williams and Anne Hathawayplay their perceptive wives. Brokeback Mountain received acclaim from critics, who praised Lee's direction, th...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Williams' most recent release is Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. The film is a quasi-biopic about Spielberg's childhood, with Williams playing a fictional version of his mother. Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Gabriel LaBelle also star. The Fabelmans earned rave reviews from critics, who considered it among Spielberg's most ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Williams reunited with Kelly Reichardt for a third time with 2016's Certain Women. The film stars an ensemble led by Williams, Laura Dern, Lily Gladstone, and Kristen Stewartand follows the lives of three women living in the American Northwest. Williams plays a dissatisfied housewife who longs to build a better home life ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% In their fourth and final collaboration so far, Williams and Reichardt team up for Showing Up. The film tells the story of Lizzy, a sculptor on the verge of a major and potentially life-changing exhibition, who must juggle her professional side with the chaos of her personal life. RELATED: 10 Groundbreaking Movies Directe...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Peter Dinklagedelivers the performance of a lifetime in Tom McCarthy's 2003 drama The Station Agent.The film centers on Fibar McBride, a lonely train aficionado who moves to an abandoned train station in New Jersey after his boss' death; there, he finds new life in his friendships with the townspeople. Williams plays Emil...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Williams earned her fourth Oscar nomination for her supporting turn in Kenneth Lonergan's 2016 drama Manchester by the Sea. The film stars Casey Affleckas Lee, a depressed man who inadvertently caused the deaths of his three children; following his brother's unexpected death, he must care for his nephew. Williams plays Ra...
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