Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Kimberly Payne Williams-Paisley (née Williams; born September 14, 1971) is an American actress known for her co-starring roles on According to Jim and Nashville, as well as her breakthrough performance in Father of the Bride (1991), for which she was nominated for several awards and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (1995). Throughout her acting career, she has guest-starred on TV shows including Tales from the Crypt, George Lopez and Less Than Perfect. She is also known for her roles in made-for-TV movies, including Safe House, The Christmas Shoes, and Lucky 7, and also her role as Laura Parker in Shade, a short film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley Williams is her sister.
== Early life ==
Williams-Paisley was born in Rye, New York, the daughter of Linda Barbara (née Payne), a fund-raiser, and Gurney Williams III, a health and science writer. She has a sister, Ashley, also an actress, and a brother, Jay. Williams has been in show business since the age of 13. In 1989 she directed the Rye High School Musical Revue. She left Northwestern University during her sophomore year to appear in the 1991 film version of Father of the Bride but returned to complete her degree in drama. While there, she was a sister of the Alpha Phi sorority.
== Career ==
Williams-Paisley's breakthrough role was Annie Banks in Father of the Bride (1991) and Father of the Bride Part II (1995), with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. She later appeared in Indian Summer (1993), Coldblooded (1995), The War at Home (1996), and in 1996 landed the lead role in the ABC drama series Relativity. She won critical acclaim for her performance, but the series was canceled after 17 episodes due to low ratings. In 2000, Williams-Paisley starred as Virginia in the fantasy miniseries The 10th Kingdom.
From 2001 to 2008, Williams-Paisley played the role of Dana in the ABC sitcom According to Jim, opposite Jim Belushi and Courtney Thorne-Smith. She left the show after its seventh season, but she came back for the show's final episode in 2009. On stage, Williams-Paisley replaced Arija Bareikis as Sunny in The Last Night of Ballyhoo, written by Alfred Uhry (of Driving Miss Daisy fame) sometime later in the play's February 1997 to June 1998 run. During the 2000s, she also starred in number of made for television movies, and also guest starred on Less than Perfect, Boston Legal, and Royal Pains. In film, she starred opposite Matthew McConaughey in 2006 drama We Are Marshall.
In 2012, Williams-Paisley began starring in the recurring role of Peggy Kenter in the ABC drama series Nashville. In December 2015, Williams-Paisley starred in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.
Her mother, Linda, was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, which is a form of dementia. Williams-Paisley is the author of Where the Light Gets In, published on April 5, 2016. The book tells the story of her mother's illness from her diagnosis up until her death. Her mother died in November 2016, seven months after the book was published.
== Personal life ==
On March 15, 2003, Williams married country music singer Brad Paisley. In February 2007, she gave birth to their first child, a son named William Huckleberry Paisley, also known as "Huck," in Nashville, Tennessee, where the family lives. Their second son, Jasper, was born in April 2009.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991	Father of the Bride 	Annie Banks 	
1992	Porco Rosso 	Fio 	Voice role
1993	Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon 	Kim 	
1993	Indian Summer 	Gwen Daugherty 	
1995	Coldblooded 	Jasmine 	
1995	Father of the Bride Part II 	Annie Banks-MacKenzie	
1996	The War at Home 	Karen Collier 	
1998	Safe House 	Andi Travers 	
1998	Just a Little Harmless Sex 	Allison 	
1999	Elephant Juice 	Dodie 	
1999	Simpatico 	Young Rosie 	
2002	Ten Tiny Love Stories 	Five 	
2003	Shade 	Laura Parker 	Short film; also producer, director, writer
2003	How to Go Out on a Date in Queens 	Amy 	
2004	Identity Theft 	Michelle Brown 	
2006	How to Eat Fried Worms 	Helen Forrester 	
2006	We Are Marshall 	Sandy Lengyel 	
2012	Eden Court 	Bonnie Duncan 	
2014	Ask Me Anything 	Margaret Spooner 	
2015	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip	Samantha 	
2017	Speech & Debate 	Susan 	
2017	You Get Me 	Mrs. Hanson 	
2018	The Christmas Chronicles 	Claire Pierce 	
2020	The Violent Heart 	Helen 	
2020	Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) 	Annie Banks-MacKenzie	Short film
2020	The Christmas Chronicles 2 	Claire Pierce 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1990 	ABC Afterschool Special 	Vanessa 	Episode: "Stood Up!"
1994 	Tales from the Crypt 	Hiley Zeller 	Episode: "The Bribe"
1996 	Jake's Women 	Molly 	Theatrical play
1996 	Relativity 	Isabel Lukens 	Series regular (17 episodes)
2000 	The 10th Kingdom 	Virginia Lewis 	Miniseries
2001 	Follow the Stars Home 	Dianne Parker- McCune 	Television film (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
2001–09	According to Jim 	Dana 	Series regular (165 episodes); also directed 3 episodes
2002 	The Christmas Shoes 	Maggie Elizabeth Andrews 	Television film (CBS)
2003 	Lucky 7 	Amy Myer 	Television film; also co-producer
2004 	Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story	Michelle Brown 	Television film (Lifetime); also co-producer
2004 	George Lopez 	Vanessa Brooks 	Episode: "E.I.? E.I. OH"
2005 	Less than Perfect 	Laura 	Episode: "Get Away"
2008 	Wonder Pets 	Mama Armadillo (voice) 	Episode: "Save the Armadillo"
2008 	Boston Legal 	Attorney Elisa Brooks 	Episode: "Last Call"
2010 	Amish Grace 	Ida Graber 	Television film (Lifetime)
2012 	Royal Pains 	Sam Chard 	Episode: "Business and Pleasure"
2012–13	Nashville 	Peggy Kenter 	Recurring role; 22 episodes
2014 	Two and a Half Men 	Gretchen 	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2017 	Darrow and Darrow 	Claire Darrow 	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2017 	The Christmas Train 	Eleanor 	Television film (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
2018 	Darrow & Darrow 2 	Claire Darrow 	Television film
2018 	Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence 	Claire Darrow 	Television film
2019 	Dolly Parton's Heartstrings 	Emily 	Episode: "Jolene"
2019 	The Flash 	Renee Adler 	2 episodes
2019 	Witness to Murder 	Claire Darrow 	Hallmark Movie
2020 	A Nashville Christmas Carol 	Spirit of Christmas Present	Hallmark Movie
=== As producer, writer, and/or director ===
Year 	Title 	Notes
2003 	Lucky 7 	Co-producer
2004 	Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story	Co-producer; also played the lead character
2006 	Shade 	Producer, director, writer
2006/07/08	According to Jim 	Director; 3 episodes
2007 	Numero Dos 	Director, writer
2010 	When Mom's Away 	Executive producer
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Association 	Category 	Work 	Result
1992	MTV Movie Awards 	Best Breakthrough Performance 	Father of the Bride	Nominated
1996	Satellite Awards 	Best Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Television Series 	Relativity 	Nominated
2006	Heartland Film Festival 	Crystal Heart Award for Best Dramatic Short Film[citation needed]	Shade 	Won
2006	Heartland Film Festival 	Vision Award for Best Short Film[citation needed] 	Shade 	Won
2006	Sedona International Film Festival	Outstanding Acting & Directing[citation needed] 	Shade 	Won
== Idea Wiki Roles ==
* Bolt 2 - Crystal the Dog
*Curious George 5: The Runaway Monkey - Samantha
*Homeward Bound III: A River Runs Through It - Samantha
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