Allison Williams

Allison Williams Headshot

Actress • Singer

Birth Date: April 13, 1988

Age: 35 years old

Birth Place: New Canaan, Connecticut

Partners: Alexander Dreymon

Parents: Brian Williams

An improv-trained actress, Allison Williams made her mark as one of the core ensemble members of Lena Dunham's highly acclaimed series "Girls" (HBO, 2012-17). The daughter of former "NBC Nightly News" (1970- ) anchor Brian Williams, Williams graduated from Yale, where she was a member of the improv troupe Just Add Water for four years. Although she had made two guest appearances on "American Dreams" (NBC, 2002-05) in 2004 and one on "The League" (FX, 2009-15) in 2011, Williams achieved wider success with a string of viral Internet videos, including writing a series of Funny or Die sketches that featured her as royal newlywed Kate Middleton. On the strength of her improv chops, Williams was tapped to audition for the Lena Dunham/Judd Apatow series "Girls" (HBO, 2012-17) and landed the role of Marnie Michaels, roommate and best friend to Hannah Horvath (Dunham), whose composed, polished exterior hides deep-seated insecurities. In December 2014, Williams starred in the title role of "Peter Pan Live!" (NBC 2014), a live TV adaptation of the beloved musical version of the J.M. Barrie tale. That same year, Williams co-starred in the indie romance "College Musical" (2014), continuing her streak of projects that showcase both her acting and singing abilities. As "Girls" ended its run, Williams made her first big splash on the big screen as the female lead of Jordan Peele's critically-acclaimed horror smash "Get Out" (2017).

Credits

M3GAN 2.0

Actor
Gemma
Movie
2025

Fellow TravelersStream

Actor
Lucy Smith
Series
2023
91%

Live with Kelly and MarkStream

Guest
Talk
2023

M3GANStream

Actor
Gemma
Movie
2022
93%

M3GANStream

Executive Producer
Movie
2022
93%

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Guest
Show
2020

Horizon LineStream

Actor
Sara
Movie
2020
40%

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2019

Tamron Hall

Guest
Talk
2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

Guest
Show
2019

Strahan & Sara

Guest
Show
2019

Patrick MelroseStream

Actor
Marianne
Miniseries
2018
90%

The Perfection

Actor
Charlotte
Movie
2018

Live with Kelly and Ryan

Guest
Talk
2017

A Goodbye to Girls

Actor
Show
2017

Get OutStream

Actor
Rose Armitage
Movie
2017
98%

Harry

Guest
Talk
2016

Celebrity PageStream

Guest
News
2016

Bachelor Live

Guest
Show
2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Guest
Talk
2015

Behind the Story With the Paley Center

Guest
Show
2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

Guest
Talk
2015

Peter Pan Live!

Actor
Peter Pan
Show
2014

Peter Pan Live: Extras

Actor
Show
2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

Guest
Talk
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Guest
Talk
2014

College Musical

Actor
Bianca
Movie
2014

The Pete Holmes Show

Guest
Show
2013

The Mindy ProjectStream

Guest Star
Series
2012
86%

Anderson Live

Guest
Show
2012

Live! With Kelly and Michael

Guest
Talk
2012

Larry King NowStream

Guest
Talk
2012

GirlsStream

Actor
Marnie
Series
2012
89%

Finding Samantha Dixon

Actor
Movie
2012

LIVE with Kelly

Guest
Show
2011

LIVE with Kelly

Guest
Talk
2011

Dish Nation

Guest
Talk
2011

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

Guest
Show
2010

Access Hollywood Live

Guest
Show
2010

The LeagueStream

Guest Star
Danielle
Series
2009
81%

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

Guest
Talk
2009

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Guest
Talk
2009

Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda

Guest
Show
2007

Chelsea Lately

Guest
Talk
2007

The Better Show

Guest
Show
2007

Rachael Ray ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2006

etalk

Guest
Show
2006

Entertainment Tonight Canada

Guest
Show
2005

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Guest
Talk
2005

Project RunwayStream

Guest
Reality
2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Guest
Talk
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
Talk
2003

Sean and Meghan

Actor
Show
2000

The Daily Show With Jon StewartStream

Guest
Talk
1999

The View

Guest
Talk
1997

Access Hollywood

Guest
News
1996

Inside the Actors Studio

Guest
Talk
1994

Late Show With David Letterman

Guest
Talk
1993

The SimpsonsStream

Guest Voice
Candace's friend
Series
1989
85%

Today

Guest
News
1952

News aboutAllison Williams