Biography
An attractive ingenue who invited comparisons with Elizabeth Taylor when she put a "modern woman" spin on Taylor's famous role in the 1991 remake of the 1950 sentimental comedy "Father of the Bride", Williams began acting in commercials as a teenager and got her first TV role as the Other Woman in "Stood Up" (1990), an "ABC Afterschool Special".
Williams was attending Northwestern University when she won the role of the daughter of Steve …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Co-starred with Matthew McConaughey in the sports drama "We Are Marshall" directed by McG |
2006 | Cast as Billy's mom in the family comedy, "How to Eat Fried Worms" |
2001 | Returned to series TV as co-star of the ABC fall sitcom "According to Jim" |
2001 | Co-starred in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production "Follow the Stars Home" (CBS) |
2000 | Made London stage debut in "Speed-the-Plow" |
2000 | Starred in the NBC fanatasy miniseries "The 10th Kingdom" |
1999 | Portrayed the youthful incarnation of Sharon Stone's Rosie in "Simpatico" |
1999 | Had featured role in "Just a Little Harmless Sex" |
1997 | Made Broadway debut in Alfred Uhry's award-winning "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" |
1996 | Appeared with "Father of the Bride" co-star George Newbern in a series of commercials for Hallmark |
1993 | Graduated college, moved to Los Angeles |
1992 | Played the nervous bride in AT&T Calling Card commercial |
1991 | Feature film debut in "Father of the Bride" |
1990 | TV debut as a teenage "other woman" in ABC Afterschool Special, "Stood Up"; billed as Kimberly Payne Williams |
1985 | Neighbor, actress Anna Holbrook (of "Another World"), sent Williams' photo to the William Morris Agency; Williams then appeared in commercials for Pizza Hut, Clearasil and o.b. Tampons (date approximate) |
1985 | Moved with her family to Rye, New York |
Awards
1992 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in Father of the Bride |