Real Name: Michelle Ingrid Williams Was Born: September 9, 1980. Kalispell, Montana Bio: Michelle Williams also has a
half sister named Sara Williams, who is the vice principal of Loma Vista Elementary
School in Brentwood, California.[citation needed] When Williams was nine, her
family moved to San Diego, California. At an early age, Williams took interest
in acting. With her parents' disapproval, at age fifteen Williams emancipated
herself from her parents and graduated from high school, in order to pursue
her acting career.Williams' career began in television, appearing in programs
such as the 90's version of Lassie, Baywatch and Home Improvement. Williams'
first film role was in the motion picture Species. Soon after, she won additional
roles, including the Jessica Lange-Michelle Pfeiffer film A Thousand Acres and
the 1998 movie Halloween: H20. However, it was in 1998 when Williams was cast
as Jen Lindley on the hit WB show Dawson's Creek, that helped to put her on
the map...
