Allison Williams (actress)
| Allison Williams | |
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Williams during an interview in New York City's Washington Square Park in July 2012
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| Born |
April 13, 1988 New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA, 2010) |
| 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) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her role as Marnie Michaels on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls and her critically acclaimed performance in the horror film Get Out. She is the daughter of former NBC anchorman Brian Williams.
Williams was born and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, and is the daughter of former NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams and Jane Gillan Stoddard, a TV producer. She attended New Canaan Country School, and Greenwich Academy, then graduated from Yale University in 2010. While at Yale, Williams was a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water for four years, and was also involved in the YouTube series College Musical, and was inducted by St. Elmo.
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. The YouTube video of the performance received widespread praise on the Internet, and convinced Judd Apatow that she should be given a part in the HBO series Girls. She was cast shortly after and credited her experience at Just Add Water for passing the audition.Girls premiered on April 15, 2012.
Williams wrote a series of Funny or Die sketches, in which she starred as newlywed Kate Middleton, with English actor and model Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Williams appeared as Danielle in an episode of the third season of The League titled "The Guest Bong."
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