Michelle Williams, who starred as "girl with a past" Jen Lindley on Dawson's Creek, has delivered memorable performances in numerous feature films, theater and television projects.

During her hiatus from Dawson's Creek, Williams starred in the off-Broadway play Smelling Like A Rat, written by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh.

On the big screen, Williams starred in Sandra Goldbacher's Me Without You, the story of two best friends growing up in the outskirts of London in the 1970s and '80s. Williams starred in the film opposite Anna Friel and Kyle MacLachlan. Williams also had a role in The United States of Leland, co-starring Kevin Spacey and Don Cheadle. Williams co-starred in the hit film Prozac Nation, based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's best-selling novel, with Christina Ricci, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jessica Lange. She also starred in Perfume, an improvisational digital film which co-stars Omar Epps, Jeff Goldblum and Paul Sorvino.

Williams also starred in the satirical comedy Dick about two 1970s teenagers who make a wrong turn on a White House tour and find themselves swept up in the political intrigue of Watergate. She also appeared opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in the sequel thriller Halloween: H20, opposite Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jennifer Jason Leigh..

On television, Williams received rave reviews for her performance in HBO's saga of the lesbian experience in America, If These Walls Could Talk II, opposite Chloe Sevigny.

The proverbial small-town girl, Williams was born and raised in rural Kalispell, MT., before moving with her family to San Diego when she was 10 years old. She began commuting to Los Angeles for auditions and began her career at the age of 12 starring opposite James Earl Jones in the independent short film Friends.