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Allison Williams (born 1987/1988) is an American actress, comedienne, and musician. She stars as Marnie Michaels on the HBO television series Girls. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life[edit] Williams was born in Connecticut,[2] and is the daughter of Jane Gillan Stoddard, a TV producer, and NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams.[3] Williams was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut. She attended Yale University and graduated in 2010 with an English degree.[1] While at Yale, Williams was a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water for four years,[4] as well as being a part of the YouTube web series College Musical,[5] and was inducted into St. Elmo.[6] Career[edit] In 2010, Williams performed a mashup of "Nature Boy" set to RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine", the theme song for the television series Mad Men.[7] The YouTube video of the performance received widespread praise on the Internet,[8] and convinced Judd Apatow that she should be given a part in the HBO TV series Girls.[1] She was cast shortly after and credited her experience at Just Add Water for passing the audition.[4][9] Girls premiered on April 15, 2012. Williams wrote a series of Funny or Die sketches, in which she starred as newlywed Kate Middleton[1] with British actor and model Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.[10] Williams appeared in the third season of The League, as Danielle in the episode "The Guest Bong." Williams has appeared as a recurring character, Cheryl, in the CollegeHumor series Jake and Amir.[11][12] Filmography[edit] Year Title Role Notes 2004 Our Generation Deborah 2 episodes 2011 Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After Kate Web series The League Danielle 1 episode 2012–present Girls Marnie Michaels Main role 2013 The Mindy Project Jillian 3 episodes References[edit] ^ a b c d Schuster, Dana (2011-08-05). "Anchor’s away". New York Post. Retrieved 2011-12-28. ^ "Allison Williams in town for Boston Common". The Boston Globe. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-06-18. ^ "Brian Williams Weds Jane Stoddard, TV Producer". The New York Times. 1986-06-08. ^ a b Serna, Danny (2011-01-11). "HBO picks up new television series starring Allison Williams ’10". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2011-12-28. ^ Emily A. Farris (2010-07-19). "Brian Williams' Daughter Plays Sensual TA in College Musical Web Series". Gawker.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16. ^ Klein, Alex. "WEB EXCLUSIVE: Every Yale Secret Society, 2009-2010 (or, A Tribute to Rumpus)". IvyGate Blog. Retrieved 26 April 2012. ^ Shea, Danny (2010-10-13). "Allison Williams, Brian Williams' Daughter, Sings 'Mad Men' Theme Song". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2011-12-28. ^ Sklar, Rachel (2010-10-14). "Allison Williams, This Week The Biggest Star In Her Family (Sorry, BriWi)". Mediaite. Retrieved 2011-12-28. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-10-28). "Trio Cast In Lena Dunham’s HBO Pilot, Including Brian Williams’ Daughter Allison". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28. ^ "Allison Williams on Funny or Die". Funnyordie.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16. ^ "Jake and Amir: Cheryl - CollegeHumor Video". Collegehumor.com. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-16. ^ "Jake and Amir: Cheryl Part 2 (starring Allison Williams) - CollegeHumor Video". Collegehumor.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2013-04-16. External links[edit] Allison Williams at the Internet Movie Database Allison Williams at Funny or Die Categories: Living peopleAmerican television actresses21st-century American actressesActresses from ConnecticutYale University alumni