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'''Allison Williams''' (born April 15, 1988) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She stars as Marnie Michaels on the [[HBO]] television series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.
'''Allison Williams''' (born March 13, 1988) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She stars as Marnie Michaels on the [[HBO]] television series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 18:15, 11 April 2014

Allison Williams
Williams during an interview in New York City's Washington Square Park in July 2012
Born (1988-04-15) April 15, 1988 (age 36)
Connecticut
EducationYale University
OccupationActress
PartnerRicky Van Veen (engaged)
Parent(s)Brian Williams
Jane Gillan Stoddard

Allison Williams (born March 13, 1988) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She stars as Marnie Michaels on the HBO television series Girls.

Early life

Williams was born in Connecticut,[1] and is the daughter of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams[2] and Jane Gillan Stoddard, a TV producer. On her mother's side, she is a three times great-granddaughter of the abolitionist Rev. Owen Lovejoy.[citation needed] Williams was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut. She graduated from Yale University in 2010.[2] While at Yale, Williams was a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water for four years,[3] as well as being a part of the YouTube web series College Musical,[4] and was inducted into St. Elmo.[5]

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.[6] The YouTube video of the performance received widespread praise on the Internet,[7] and convinced Judd Apatow that she should be given a part in the HBO TV series Girls.[2] She was cast shortly after and credited her experience at Just Add Water for passing the audition.[3][8] Girls premiered on April 15, 2012.

Williams wrote a series of Funny or Die sketches, in which she starred as newlywed Kate Middleton[2] with British actor and model Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.[9] Williams appeared in the third season of The League, as Danielle in the episode "The Guest Bong."

Williams has appeared as a recurring character, Cheryl, in the CollegeHumor series Jake and Amir.[10][11]

Personal life

Williams is currently[when?] engaged to Ricky Van Veen, the co-founder of CollegeHumor.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Our Generation Deborah 2 episodes
2011 Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After Kate Web series
The League Danielle 1 episode
2012–present Girls Marnie Michaels Main role
2013 The Mindy Project Jillian 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Allison Williams in town for Boston Common". The Boston Globe. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. ^ a b c d Schuster, Dana (2011-08-05). "Anchor's away". New York Post. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  3. ^ a b Serna, Danny (2011-01-11). "HBO picks up new television series starring Allison Williams '10". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  4. ^ Emily A. Farris (2010-07-19). "Brian Williams' Daughter Plays Sensual TA in College Musical Web Series". Gawker.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  5. ^ Klein, Alex. "WEB EXCLUSIVE: Every Yale Secret Society, 2009-2010 (or, A Tribute to Rumpus)". IvyGate Blog. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. ^ Shea, Danny (2010-10-13). "Allison Williams, Brian Williams' Daughter, Sings 'Mad Men' Theme Song". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  7. ^ Sklar, Rachel (2010-10-14). "Allison Williams, This Week The Biggest Star In Her Family (Sorry, BriWi)". Mediaite. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-10-28). "Trio Cast In Lena Dunham's HBO Pilot, Including Brian Williams' Daughter Allison". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  9. ^ "Allison Williams on Funny or Die". Funnyordie.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  10. ^ "Jake and Amir: Cheryl - CollegeHumor Video". Collegehumor.com. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  11. ^ "Jake and Amir: Cheryl Part 2 (starring Allison Williams) - CollegeHumor Video". Collegehumor.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  12. ^ Blumm, K.C. and Julie Jordan (February 26, 2014). "Allison Williams Is Engaged". People.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

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