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Allison Williams

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Actor b. 1988 On stage 19751992

Allison Howell Williams (born April 13, 1988) is an American actress. She began her career in comedy and rose to prominence as a horror queen beginning in the late 2010s. Her accolades include a National Board of Review Award and nominations at the Critics' Choice, GMSA and SAG Awards. After performing on YouTube and with the improv troupe Just Add Water, Williams gained her first starring role in the comedy drama series Girls (2012–2017). She rose to wider prominence for co-starring in the psychological horror film Get Out (2017), and the science fiction horror films M3GAN (2022) and M3GAN 2.0 (2025)—both of which she produced. She also starred in the psychological horror film The Perfectio…

On stage 4 productions, 17 years

1975 The Wiz Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Geoffrey Holder (Gilbert Moses uncredited) 1,672 perf.
1981 Dreamgirls Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Bennett 1,521 perf.
1986 Sweet Charity Theatre not recorded · Revival 369 perf.
1992 Jelly’s Last Jam Virginia Theatre · Original · directed by George C. Wolfe 569 perf.

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Worked with more than once6 names

Stephanie Pope 2 productions
Ronald Dunham 2 productions
Phylicia Ayers Allen 2 productions
Hinton Battle 2 productions
David Warren-Gibson 2 productions
Ben Harney 2 productions

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Also credited on1 work

Jelly’s Last Jam

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In the literature3 passages

  • Cast: Debbie Allen, Michael Rupert, Bebe Neuwirth, Allison Williams, Lee Wilkof, Mark Jacoby, Irving Allen Leeebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Neuwirth with Debbie Allen and Allison Williams just after bounding across a rooftop in Sweet Charity ’s “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This.” (Photofest)ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt
  • Kiki Shepard, Irene Datcher, Gina Taylor, Allison Williams in “A Thrill A Moment”theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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