Allison Williams

Biography

Allison Williams is an American actress and film producer who started out in comedy and became known for horror roles in the late 2010s. Raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, she performed with the improv troupe Just Add Water and on YouTube, including in the series College Musical (2014), before taking her first starring part in the HBO comedy drama Girls, which aired from 2012 to 2017 and earned her a Critics' Choice nomination. Her feature debut came with the psychological horror film Get Out (2017), which brought a SAG cast nomination. She then produced and starred in the science fiction horror film M3GAN (2022), a commercial success, and its sequel M3GAN 2.0 (2025), which failed to repeat the first film's success. Her other credits include The Perfection (2018), the live television musical Peter Pan Live! (2014), the miniseries Fellow Travelers (2023) and the romantic drama Regretting You (2025). Her honors include a National Board of Review Award.

38years old

Turns 39 on April 13in 183 days

Born April 13, 1988New Canaan
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as Allison Howell Williams

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 11 years2014 to 2025

Genres

Horror57%, 4 films
Thriller57%, 4 films
Drama29%, 2 films
Sci-Fi29%, 2 films
Action14%, 1 film

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Big break
Williams was cast in Girls after Judd Apatow saw her 2010 YouTube mashup of "Nature Boy" set to the Mad Men theme, a video that drew widespread praise online.
Big break
Jordan Peele cast Williams as Rose in Get Out, her feature film debut, after seeing her in Peter Pan Live!, choosing her to disorient audiences.
Getting ready for a role
To get ready for the part, Williams kept apart from the cast and crew while the movie was being made, so she could grasp the psychopathic side of her character.
First role
Williams started out in the improv comedy group Just Add Water, spending four years with the troupe and appearing in the YouTube series College Musical.
Beyond film
Williams took the title role in Peter Pan Live!, the musical NBC presented live on December 4, 2014. Christopher Walken appeared opposite her as Captain Hook.
Behind the camera
Three years after Get Out, Williams worked with Blumhouse again, serving as an executive producer and starring in M3GAN. She plays Gemma, a roboticist who created the titular robot.