Ashley Williams


Ashley Williams Biography

Ashley Churchill Williams (born November 12, 1978) is an American television, movie and Broadway actress. She is known for her roles in Snow, Snow 2: Brain Freeze, and Montana Sky, and for her appearances on How I Met Your Mother.

Early life

Williams was born in Westchester County, New York. Her father, Gurney Williams, is a freelance medical journalist, and her mother, Linda, is a fundraiser for The Michael J. Fox Foundation. She is the younger sister of Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who is also an actress, and sister-in-law to country music star Brad Paisley.

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.

Williams married producer Neal Dodson on May 29, 2011.

Career

Williams made her big-screen acting debut in a non-speaking role in the 1993 ensemble comedy-drama Indian Summer, which also featured her sister. She then spent from 1994 to 1996 playing teenage Danielle Andropoulos on the soap opera As the World Turns.

Williams had a role in the television series Good Morning, Miami (2002"2004). Since then she has also appeared in episodes of Psych, How I Met Your Mother, E-Ring, Huff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Side Order of Life, The Mentalist and Warehouse 13. 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 Off Broadway play Burleigh Grime$. and appeared as Victoria, a cupcake baker, on six episodes of the television series How I Met Your Mother.

In 2010, she starred in the made-for-TV Lifetime movie, Patricia Cornwell's The Front, which premiered on the channel on April 17, 2010. She also won an on-line straw poll conducted by the How I Met Your Mother production staff as to which ex-girlfriend of Ted Mosby, the show's main character, is the fans' favorite. Her character, Victoria, won 128 to 117 over "Robin Scherbatsky", with a smattering of votes for other candidates.

In 2011 & 2012, she played the role of Claire in a film adaptation of Something Borrowed and reprised her role as Victoria on How I Met Your Mother.

Ashley is also a doula and is seen in "More Business of Being Born: Episode 3".

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Indian Summer Ida Heinken
2004 ' Short film
2007 Numero Dos Ashleigh Short film
2009 ' Laura Short film
2010 Heterosexuals Rhonda
2011 Scents and Sensibility Elinor Dashwood
2011 Margin Call Heather Burke
2011 Something Borrowed Claire
2012 Hearing Voices Short film
2013 Lovesick TBA Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994-1996 As the World Turns Danielle Andropoulos Recurring role
2002 Dawson's Creek Lory Glory Episode: "Swan Song"
2002-2004 Good Morning, Miami Dylan Messinger 39 episodes
2003 American Dreams Sandie Shaw Episode: "High Hopes"
2004 Snow Sandy Brooks TV movie
2005 Monk Darlene Coolidge/Theresa Scott Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding"
2005-2006 E-Ring Beth Wilkerson 6 episodes
2006 Amy Coyne Amy Coyne TV movie
2006 Huff Alyssa 8 episodes
2006 Him and Us Nina TV movie
2006 / 2011 / 2012 How I Met Your Mother Victoria 14 episodes
2007 Imperfect Union Ronnie TV movie
2007 Making It Legal Julie TV movie
2007 Psych Trish Connors Episode: "Forget Me Not"
2007 Montana Sky Willa Mercy TV movie
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Laura Kozlowski Episode: "Haystack"
2007 Side Order of Life Becca 10 episodes
2008 Night Life Jenny TV movie
2008 Snow 2: Brain Freeze Sandy Brooks TV movie
2008 Novel Adventures Lizzie McKenzie 8 episodes
2009-2010 Saving Grace Amanda Dewey 5 episodes
2010 ' Store Clerk Amy Episode: "Sweet Charity"
2010 At Risk Stump TV movie
2010 ' Stump TV movie
2010 Untitled Adam Carolla Project TV movie
2011 Retired at 35 Lilah Fabricant Episode: "Stuck in the Meddle"
2011 Bird Dog Gail McGrath TV movie
2011 Love Bites Bridget Episode: "Too Much Information"
2011 ' Episode: "Rats"
2011 Warehouse 13 Sally Stukowski 4 episodes
2011 ' Anna Dugan Episode: "The Redshirt"
2012 ' Denise Episode: "End of the World as We Know It"
Episode: "99 Problems"
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Debbie Hicks Episode: "Stealing Home"
2012 Royal Pains Sydney Bartlett Episode: "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Episode: "About Face"



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