Kimberly Williams-Paisley Biography

Kimberly Williams-Paisley (born September 14, 1971) is an American actress, film director, film producer and television director who is perhaps best known for her co-starring role on According to Jim, as well as her breakthrough performance in Father of the Bride, for which she was nominated for several awards (along with its sequel Father of the Bride Part II).

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 well known for her roles in made-for-television films, including Safe House, The Christmas Shoes, and Lucky 7, and also her role as Laura Parker in Shade, a short film 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

Kimberly Williams 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 is known for her role as Annie Banks in Father of the Bride (1991) and Father of the Bride Part II (1995), with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. She starred as Virginia in The 10th Kingdom.

She also played Dana in the ABC sitcom According to Jim for seven years, from 2001 to 2008. She left the show after its 7th season, but she came back for the show's final episode in 2009. 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.

As of 2012, she plays the recurring role of Peggy Kenter in the ABC drama series, Nashville.

Personal life

In March 2003, Williams married country music singer Brad Paisley. On February 22, 2007, Williams-Paisley gave birth to her and Paisley's first child, a son named William Huckleberry Paisley, also known as "Huck," in Nashville, Tennessee. On April 17, 2009, they welcomed their second son, Jasper Warren Paisley.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Father of the Bride	Annie Banks
1992	Porco Rosso	Fio (voice)	English version
1993	Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon	Kim
	Indian Summer	Gwen Daugherty
1995	Coldblooded	Jasmine
	Father of the Bride Part II	Annie Banks-MacKenzie
1996	'	Karen Collier
1998	Safe House	Andi Travers
	Just a Little Harmless Sex	Allison
1999	Elephant Juice	Dodie
	Simpatico	Young Rosie
2001	Follow The Stars Home	Dianne Parker- McCune
2002	Ten Tiny Love Stories	Five
2003	Lucky 7
	The Christmas Shoes	Maggie Elizabeth Andrews
	Shade	Laura Parker	Short film
	How to Go Out on a Date in Queens	Amy
2006	How to Eat Fried Worms	Mom
	We Are Marshall	Sandy Lengyel
2007	Eden Court	Bonnie Duncan
2010	Amish Grace	Ida Graber

Television

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	TV movie
1996	Relativity	Isabel Lukens	7 episodes
2000	'	Virginia Lewis	TV miniseries
2001	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Dianne Parker-McCune	Episode: "Follow the Stars Home"
2001"2009	According to Jim	Dana	165 episodes
2002	'	Maggie Andrews	TV movie
2003	Lucky 7	Amy Myer	TV movie
2004	Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story	Michelle Brown	TV movie
	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"
	Boston Legal	Attorney Elisa Brooks	Episode: "Last Call"
2010	Amish Grace	Ida Graber	TV movie
2012	Royal Pains	Sam Chard	Episode: "Business and Pleasure"
	Nashville	Peggy Kenter	Recurring role

Other works

Other works

Year	Title	Notes
2003	Lucky 7	Co-producer
2004	Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story	Co-producer
2006	Shade	Producer, director, writer
2001"2009	According to Jim	Director, 3 episodes
2007	Numero Dos	Director, writer
2010	When Mom's Away	Executive producer

Awards and nominations

Heartland Film Festival

• 2006: Won, "Crystal Heart Award for Best Dramatic Short Film" " Shade
• 2006: Won, "Vision Award for Best Short Film " Shade

MTV Movie Awards

• 1993: Nominated, "Best Breakthrough Performance" " Father of the Bride

Satellite Awards

• 1997: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Television Series" " Relativity

Sedona International Film Festival

• 2006: Won, "Outstanding Acting & Directing" " Shade