Ashley Williams

Birthday

Nov 12, 1978

Birthplace

Westchester County, New York, USA

Bio: Ashley Williams (born 12 November 1978 in Westchester County, New York, U.S.) is an American actress. Her father is a freelance medical journalist and her mother is a fundraiser for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. She is the younger sister of Kimberly Williams-Paisley, also an actress.

Williams attended Rye High School in Rye, New… More Bio: Ashley Williams (born 12 November 1978 in Westchester County, New York, U.S.) is an American actress. Her father is a freelance medical journalist and her mother is a fundraiser for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. She is the younger sister of Kimberly Williams-Paisley, also an actress.

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.

She made her big screen acting debut alongside her sister in the 1993 ensemble comedy-drama Indian Summer.

Williams had a role in the television series Good Morning, Miami (2002-2004). Since then she has also appeared in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, E-Ring, Huff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Side Order of Life. 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.

Ashley's first job was a commercial for the local health care commission when she was 14 years old.

Ashley was nominated for a YoungStar Award for her performance on As the World Turns.

Ashley was named the fall "It" girl of 2002.