• Michelle Williams is an American TV and film actress who has starred in several notable roles including Jen Lindley on the WB drama Dawson's Creek and Alma in the movie Brokeback Mountain.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: September 9, 1980
  2. Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana
  3. Full Name: Michelle Ingrid Williams
  4. One daughter, Matilda Rose with the late Heath Ledger
  5. Notable Roles: Jen Lindley, Dawson's Creek and Alma, Brokeback Mountain
  6. Received an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain
  7. Reportedly dating Spike JonzeExtraTV: Michelle Williams & Spike Jonze Dating (July 24, 2008)
  8. Entertainment Weekly named William's Dawson's Creek character in its 2009 list of 14 cheerleaders to get "fired up" aboutEntertainment Weekly: Give 'em an 'A'! 14 Movie and TV Cheerleaders to Get 'Fired Up...' (February 21, 2009)

• Life and Career

  Williams was born in Montana and was the youngest of five children. By the age of 15, she had committed herself to an acting career and left high school. After being featured in a few supporting film and TV roles, she landed her big break in 1998 with a series regular role on the show Dawson's Creek, which lasted six seasons.

  Williams continued to appear in various independent film and television productions, both during and after her stint on Dawson's Creek, and reached another milestone in her career when she was offered the part of Alma in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. She received a best supporting actress Oscar nomination for the role.

• Williams and Ledger

  While on the set of Brokeback Mountain, Williams met actor Heath Ledger. The two soon became romantically involved and shortly after, had a child, Matilda Rose Ledger. In September 2007, the two broke up and shortly after, Ledger died on January 22, 2008 of an accidental prescription drug overdose.

• Williams and Jonze

  On July 24, 2008, it was reported that Williams and director Spike Jonze are dating. According to reports, the two were spotted on several occasions near Jonze's New York apartment. Williams and Jonze first met in 2006, but began working together in 2007 on the film Synecdoche New York.ExtraTV: Michelle Williams & Spike Jonze Dating? (July 24, 2008)

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