Ashley Williams (born 12 November1978) in Westchester County, New York, USA) is an American Actress. She is the sister of Kimberly Williams-Paisley, also an actress.[1] November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... NY redirects here. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Kimberly Williams-Paisley Kimberly Williams-Paisley (born September 14, 1971) is an American actress. ...
Her father is a freelance medical journalist and her mother is a fundraiser for the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute. [2]
She is a bachelor of fine arts graduate of Boston University’s theatre conservatory, having graduated in May, 2001. [3]
Older brother, Jay Williams, is a firefighter & paramedic in Southern California (Los Angeles County). [4]
The morning she auditioned for “Good Morning Miami” was also the second time Williams had ever parallel-parked.
Ashley stared in the play "Burleigh Grimes".
Ashley has a dog named Phillip.
Ashley's first job was a commercial for the local health care commission when she was 14 years old.
Older sister, Kimberly Williams-Paisley is also an actress, and is most well-known as Dana on "According to Jim". Kimberly is married to country music star Brad Paisley.
She attended Rye High School in New York.
Ashley has appeared at many celebrity charity fund-raisers, especially for AIDS.
Ashley lived in New York City for about a year before moving to Los Angeles to work on Good Morning, Miami.
She enjoys writing, doing yoga, running and hiking.
Ashley was nominated for a YoungStar Award for her performance on As the World Turns.
She made her big screen acting debut alongside her sister in the 1993 ensemble comedy-drama Indian Summer.
Has stated she can’t live without her cell-phone. “It’s a joke on the set because all of my friends are in New York, and I am always on my phone!”
Ashley's trademarks are her wide, cheshire-cat smile and high chestnut cheeks.
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Quotes
When Mark [Feuerestein]'s not beautiful, he's adorable. When he's just waking up from a nap and his hair is all scruffy and his eyes are having trouble staying open, he's cuddly. Only Mark can pull off the ragged look. He really pays attention to people. And he has an incredible knack for complimenting women. I'll come into work and he'll say, 'Great lip gloss, Sweetheart." --On Mark Feuerstein being named on of People's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
"It’s a joke on the set because all my friends are in New York and I am always on my phone. The Will & Grace people [who shoot next door] are like, 'What’s her deal?'"
"The concept that Kimberly and I have that one individual can make a difference came from our mom, who is a fund-raiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. When I was 6 years old, I saw a story about children and mud slides in Central America, and I burst into tears of despair. I felt there was nothing that I, a little girl in Rye, N.Y., could do to help, but she said, ‘Oh, yes there is.’ We marched down to our church together, talked to the rector, and two days later we had organized this huge benefit. My mom taught me to be direct, jump in and take action."
"At parties I’m the girl standing there with sweat dripping down her forehead who’s trying to figure out when she’s supposed to be."
When Ashley read the pilot script for "Good Morning, Miami" researching her character "Dylan" she said: "This is SO not me!"
Sir William James Ashley (1860-1927), was an influential economic historian, operating in the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century.