Allison Williams 5 Best Performances Ranked

Allison Williams is a very talented actress who has already had an extremely successful career. Her work has spanned across several genres, including action, horror, and drama. At the same time, she has had a successful theater career, and earned a Critics Choice Award for her performance in Peter Pan Live!. Although Williams played a sensible and somewhat innocent character in her breakout role in Girls, she also proved that she can play a sinister character in Jordan Peele’s Get Out. There is no question that Williams still has a long career ahead of her. Her upcoming killer doll film M3GAN, has been getting a lot of traffic on the internet, with the recent release of its trailer.

Williams was born in New Canaan, Connecticut and is the daughter of TV personality Brian Williams. Williams was a graduate of Yale University, where she was a member of an improv team. Soon after graduating, Williams was cast by Judd Apatow in the acclaimed HBO series Girls. Since then, she has continued to work steadily and has worked with prominent filmmakers such as Jordan Peele. She undoubtedly has a sheer presence on screen and has the ability to play an array of characters. Let’s dive into Williams’ best performances so far.

5 A Series of Unfortunate Events

     Paramount Television  

Williams plays a recurring character in the acclaimed show A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. Williams plays Kit Snicket, who was the fiancée of Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris). Williams joined the cast in the final season and was a fine addition. Her character is ambitious and Williams does a lot with it from beginning to end. Although she plays a supporting character, she is an absolute scene-stealer. Williams proved, once again, that she can create a solid supporting character.

4 Horizon Line

     STXfilms  

In Horizon Line, Williams delivers a fierce performance as a private plane passenger who fights for her life after the death of the pilot. It is a thrilling performance, and Williams carries the movie from beginning to end. Her chemistry with Alexander Dreymon is fantastic, and Williams proved that she can handle an action-packed film. It was a refreshing role choice for the actor, and she definitely delivered the goods. Williams delivers several thrilling and dramatic moments, and she also portrays a character of great bravery.

3 The Perfection

     Netflix  

Williams delivers one of her finest performances to date Richard Shepard’s The Perfection. Williams plays a cellist named Charlotte Willmore, who befriends another musician (Logan Browning) and the two embark on a bizarre journey that eventually turns into a revenge plot against their abusive teacher. Williams gives a fantastic performance with a lot of twists and turns. You are never really sure what her motives are until the third act of the film. Her chemistry with Browning was fantastic. There are several great dramatic moments delivered by Williams, including the turmoil of caring for a dying parent. In the end, The Perfection becomes a great story about women empowerment.

2 Get Out

     Universal Pictures  

Williams was the absolute perfect choice to play Rose Armitage in Jordan Peele’s Academy Award-winning film Get Out. She plays the seemingly normal girlfriend of Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya), but, as outlined by Slate, in the end turns out to be more sinister than she initially let on. She starts out as an innocent woman, but we later find out that she is evil beyond belief. This film was a great chance to see the sheer capabilities of Williams as an actor. She is suspicious and charming from beginning to end. Her chemistry with Kaluuya was fantastic. Williams proved, with this character, that she is perfectly capable of portraying an effective villain.

1 Girls

     Warner Bros. Television Distribution  

Williams played the character of Marnie Marie Michaels in the award-winning series Girls. This was Williams’ first major performance, and she absolutely delivered the goods. Her character is a scene stealer with many layers. Marnie shows us the insecurities that so many young women can relate to. At the same time, she creates a character who is desperately trying to seem as if she has it all together. There are several arcs throughout the series when it comes to Marnie. She has a lot of ups and downs. Her character seems to have everything together in the beginning, but she eventually discovers that life throws you a lot of curveballs. Williams’ chemistry with the rest of the cast was fantastic from beginning to end.