Ashley Williams
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| Ashley Williams | |
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| Born | November 12, 1978 Westchester County, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
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Ashley Williams (born 12 November 1978 in Westchester County, New York, U.S.) is an American actress. Her father is a freelance medical journalist and her mother is a fundraiser for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.[1] She is the younger sister of Kimberly Williams-Paisley, also an actress.[2]
Williams attended Rye High School in Rye, New York. She has a bachelor of fine arts degree from Boston University’s theatre conservatory, having graduated in May, 2001.[3]
She made her big screen acting debut alongside her sister in the 1993 ensemble comedy-drama Indian Summer.
Williams had a role in the television series Good Morning, Miami (2002–2004). Since then she has also appeared in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, E-Ring, Huff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Side Order of Life. In May 2003, she had a guest starring role on American Dreams, playing singer Sandie Shaw and performing Shaw's 1964 hit "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" on American Bandstand.
In 2006, she starred in the play Burleigh Grime$.
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- Ashley's first job was a commercial for the local health care commission when she was 14 years old.
- Ashley was nominated for a YoungStar Award for her performance on As the World Turns.
- Ashley was named the fall "It" girl of 2002.[1]
[edit] Selected filmography
- Him and Us
- Huff
- E-Ring
- How I Met Your Mother
- Amy Coyne
- Monk
- Snow
- Good Morning, Miami
- Psych
- Montana Sky
- Side Order of Life
- Imperfect Union
- Making It Legal
- Law And Order: SVU
- Indian Summer (1993 film)
- American Dreams
- As the World Turns as Danielle Andropoulos (1994-1996)
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- "The concept that Kimberly and I have that one individual can make a difference came from our mom, who is a fund-raiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. When I was 6 years old, I saw a story about children and mud slides in Central America, and I burst into tears of despair. I felt there was nothing that I, a little girl in Rye, N.Y., could do to help, but she said, ‘Oh, yes there is.’ We marched down to our church together, talked to the rector, and two days later we had organized this huge benefit. My mom taught me to be direct, jump in and take action."
- "It’s a joke on the set because all my friends are in New York and I am always on my phone. The Will & Grace people [who shoot next door] are like, 'What’s her deal?'"
- "At parties I’m the girl standing there with sweat dripping down her forehead who’s trying to figure out when she’s supposed to be."
- "When Mark [Feuerstein]'s not beautiful, he's adorable. When his hair's all sticking up and he can't keep his eyes open. Only Mark can pull off the ragged look."
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| NAME | Williams, Ashley |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-11-12 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westchester County, New York, U.S. |
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