Ashley Williams
Birth Name:
Ashley Churchill Williams
Birth Place:
Westchester County, New York, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Writer
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a Young Star Award for playing Danielle Andropoulos on the soap opera "As the World Turns․"
- Attended Boston University's School of Drama before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Is the sister of actress Kimberly Williams
- Got her start in acting as an understudy to Rachel Weisz and Gretchen Mol in the off-Broadway play "The Shape of Things․"
- Best known for playing Victoria on "How I Met Your Mother․"
- Made her Broadway stage debut in 2013 playing law student Ellen Roark in John Grisham's "A Time to Kill․"
- Is a certified doula, or birth companion, who has coached more than 50 women through the childbirth process, and once had to coach a woman through contractions between filming scenes for an episode of "The New Adventures of Old Christine․"
Awards
- 1997YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Daytime TV Program:Nominated
- 2011PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Nominated