Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Infobox actor
name = Kimberly Williams

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location = Rye, New York, United States
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othername = Kimberly Payne Williams
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
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spouse = Brad Paisley (2003-present) 1 child
children = William Huckleberry Paisley (b. 2007)

Kimberly Williams-Paisley (born September 14,1971 in Rye, New York) is an American actress. The wife of country music artist Brad Paisley, she has been active in acting since 1991.

Biography

Early life

Kimberly Williams was born in Rye, New York to parents Gurney, a freelance medical journalist, and Linda, a fund-raiser. 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 currently plays Dana in the ABC sitcom "According to Jim" and starred as Virginia in the NBC mini-series "The 10th Kingdom."

Personal life

Beginning from May 1997, Williams dated tennis star Pete Sampras. The relationship ended in 1999. [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/089/000108762/ Kimberly Williams] ]

Williams married country star Brad Paisley on March 15, 2003. She then took on her husband's name to differentiate herself from brunette Playboy model Kimberly Williams. They live in Franklin, Tennessee.

Brad Paisley had seen "Father of the Bride" with a former girlfriend. They broke up, but when "Father of the Bride II" was released, he went to the theater hoping his former girl would do the same. She never showed up, but in an interview with an Atlanta County Radio station, he said that he watched Williams' performance and thought, "I'd love to marry a girl like her." This led to Paisley's lyrics in his "Part II" album. He used the pretense of planning a video of the song as a pickup line to meet Kim, but never intended to make the video. After they were dating, Williams appeared in a video for the song "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" in 2002, the last release from "Part II" album.

She has a sister, actress Ashley Williams and a brother, Jay Williams.

Brad Paisley has stated that Kim was the basis for his 2004 hit "Little Moments". [ [http://www.tv.com/kimberly-williams-paisley/person/57243/summary.html Kimberly Williams-Paisley - TV.com] ] Specifically the opening part, which reads as follows:

"Well I'll never forget the first time that I heard""that pretty mouth say that dirty word.""And I can't even remember now, what she backed""my truck into.""But she covered her mouth and her face got red and" "she just looked so darn cute.""That I couldn't even act like I was mad-""Yeah I live for little moments like that."

The two events were taken right from the first time Brad heard her swear and how she started to blush when he found a dent in his truck. Kim even appeared in the music video for the song.

On February 22, 2007, she gave birth to her and Paisley's first child, a boy named William Huckleberry Paisley, in Nashville, Tennessee. [ [http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1553326/20070226/paisley_brad.jhtml?headlines=true CMT: News: Brad Paisley Announces Son's Name ] ]

Filmography

Awards & 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
*1992: 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"

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0931090|name= Kimberly Williams
* [http://kimberlywilliams-paisley.com/ Kimberly Williams-Paisley Official Website] The Official Website of Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley
* [http://www.shadeshort.com Official Site of the short film, Shade, directed by Kimberly William-Paisley]
* [http://www.kimberlywilliams.co.uk/ Kimberly Williams UK] British site
* [http://www.friedwormsmovie.com Kimberly Williams Current Bio(Go To "About", Then go to "Cast". After that, select Kimberly (Paisley) Williams]