Michelle Williams over the years: her life in photos
Michelle Williams Maybe she started with a teenage drama – but her time on Dawson’s Creek Created the stabilizing power that helped her launch her career.
Williams played on the WB -Hit from 1998 to 2003 as Jen Lindley, the girl from New York City moving to the small town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Williams shared it was Costar Mary Beth LakeHe portrayed Jen’s Grams, who gave her the most inspiration while filming in Wilmington, North Carolina.
“She told me stories about New York City and play and playwrights. She invited me to stay with her, she took me to place and she told me about this place where I could go and have a life and have a career and really do fun and exciting work, and she told me that was possible for me,” Williams explained. “Although I was gone, such as a teenager soap opera, she would talk to me about the future and what that could look like for me.”
Williams would become a much -praised actress and score several Golden Globes, Emmys, Critics Choice and SAG prizes during her career. She has also recorded five Academy Award nominations since her first nod before Brokeback Mountain In 2006.
That does not mean that her life has not seen a tragedy. Two years after she and then boyfriend Heath Ledger In 2005, daughter Matilda welcomed Ledger died of a casual overdose.
Keep scrolling for a retrospective of the life of Williams over the years:
