Allison Williams

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Allison Williams (2012)

Allison Williams (born April 13, 1988 in Connecticut ) is an American actress , comedienne and musician . She became known through the television series Girls , in which she plays the role of Marnie Michaels .

Life

Allison Williams is the daughter of television producer Jane Gillan Stoddard and NBC -Moderators Brian Williams . She grew up in New Canaan , Connecticut , and later attended the elite Yale University , where she was a member of the improvisational comedy group Just Add Water for four years . She graduated in 2010. In 2015 she married CollegeHumor co-founder and entrepreneur Ricky Van Veen.

In the German-speaking world, she became known for her role as Marnie Michaels in the television series Girls , which was first broadcast in the USA on April 15, 2012. In Germany, it was first broadcast in a synchronized version on October 17, 2012 on the pay-TV channel Glitz * .

In 2017 she starred in Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out .

On March 20, 2018, it was announced that she would star in the second and third seasons of the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2004: American Dreams (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2011: Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 2011: The League (TV series, episode 3x11)
  • 2012–2017: Girls (TV series, 55 episodes)
  • 2013: The Mindy Project (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2014: Peter Pan Live! (TV movie)
  • 2014: College Musical
  • 2016: Past Forward (short film)
  • 2017: Get Out
  • 2018: Patrick Melrose (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2018: The Perfection
  • 2019: A Series of Unfortunate Events ( A Series of Unfortunate Events , television series, 6 episodes)

Web links

Commons : Allison Williams  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. Allison Williams. Retrieved November 6, 2014 .
  2. Get the Details on Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen's Wedding (Tom Hanks Officiated!). Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
  3. Lenka Hladikova: Girls: HBO comedy celebrates its premiere at Glitz in October . In: Serienjunkies.de . serienjunkies.de KG. July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. A series of unfortunate events - Get Out-Star takes on a mysterious role . In: moviepilot.de . March 21, 2018 ( moviepilot.de [accessed March 22, 2018]).