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Ashley Williams(I)

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Ashley Williams
Hannah Holt and Josh Wyatt have both just been stood up at the altar and meet each other at the park. They will keep crossing paths as they land on the same resort for their honeymoon.
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Ashley Williams is an American actress. She is known for playing Victoria on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother opposite Josh Radnor. She's also had a long relationship with The Hallmark Channel where she stars in movies, produces, directs, writes, and also founded their women's directing initiative called "Make Her Mark". She also wrote and directed the short film "Meats" which played at Sundance and sold to Showtime. She has starred in more than a dozen different television pilots over the years and done over 200 episodes of television and television movies, in studio and independent films, regional theater, Off-Broadway, and on Broadway. She starred in the television series The Jim Gaffigan Show on Comedy Central and in the NBC series Good Morning Miami, as well as Warner Brothers' movie Something Borrowed.
BornNovember 12
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    How I Met Your Mother
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Victoria
    Adam Goldberg, Michael Ian Black, Jim Gaffigan, Ashley Williams, and Tongayi Chirisa in The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015)
    The Jim Gaffigan Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Jeannie Gaffigan
    Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, and Colin Egglesfield in Something Borrowed (2011)
    Something Borrowed
    5.8
    • Claire
    • 2011
    Meats (2020)
    Meats
    5.5
    Short
    • Actress
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actress



    • To Barcelona, with Love
      • Anna
      • TV Movie
      • 2025
    • To Barcelona, Forever
      • Anna
      • TV Movie
      • 2025
    • Barcelona, Mi Amor 2
      • In Production
      • TV Movie
    • Barcelona, Mi Amor
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • What It's Like to Be Okay (2025)
      What It's Like to Be Okay
      Short
      • Tobey Blackburn
      • 2025
    • Ashley Williams and Andrew W. Walker in Jingle Bell Run (2024)
      Jingle Bell Run
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Avery
      • 2024
    • Victor Webster and Alison Sweeney in A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2024)
      A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Crying Actress
      • 2024
    • Ashley Williams and Paul Campbell in Falling Together (2024)
      Falling Together
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Natalie Calder
      • 2024
    • Ashley Williams, Dia Nash, Matthew Daddario, and Ashley Dulaney in Sister Wife Murder (2024)
      Sister Wife Murder
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Anna
      • 2024
    • Ashley Williams, Luke Macfarlane, Peter Porte, and Marcus Rosner in Notes of Autumn (2023)
      Notes of Autumn
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Ellie Matthews
      • 2023
    • Ashley Williams and Brady Droulis in Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (2022)
      Five More Minutes: Moments Like These
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Kaitlyn Morrison
      • 2022
    • Carsyn Rose in Amber Brown (2022)
      Amber Brown
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Pam
      • Aunt Pam
      • 2022
    • Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series (2022)
      Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Lane
      • 2022
    • Ashley Williams and Ryan Paevey in Two Tickets to Paradise (2022)
      Two Tickets to Paradise
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Hannah
      • 2022
    • Melora Hardin, Max Lloyd-Jones, Katherine McNamara, and Arienne Mandi in Love, Classified (2022)
      Love, Classified
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Nora Noble (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Ashley Williams and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Sister Swap: Christmas in the City (2021)
      Sister Swap: Christmas in the City
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Meg Swift
      • 2021
    • Ashley Williams and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday (2021)
      Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Meg Swift
      • 2021
    • Freddie Highmore in The Good Doctor (2017)
      The Good Doctor
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Hannah Palmer
      • 2021
    • Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven, Colin Lawrence, Ashley Williams, Rukiya Bernard, and Antonio Cayonne in Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (2020)
      Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Allie Shaw
      • 2020

    Director



    • The Rookie (2018)
      The Rookie
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • A Nashville Country Christmas (2022)
      A Nashville Country Christmas
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series (2022)
      Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Circle of Deception (2021)
      Circle of Deception
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Meats (2020)
      Meats
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020

    Writer



    • Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series (2022)
      Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Meats
      • 2022
    • Stud Boob (2020)
      Stud Boob
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Meats (2020)
      Meats
      5.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020

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    Bad Hurt
    Lovesick (2014)
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    Lovesick (2014)
    Lovesick (2014)
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    Lovesick (2014)
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    Trailer 0:59
    Official Sneak Peek
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:48
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • November 12
      • Westchester County, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Neal DodsonMay 29, 2011 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Gus Williams Dodson
    • Parents
        Gurney Williams
    • Relatives
        Kimberly Williams-Paisley(Sibling)
    • Other works
      [2001] Member of the Acting Company at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival at Williams College in Massachusetts.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In an online poll, her character, Victoria was voted the best love interest of Ted (Josh Radnor) on How I Met Your Mother (2005), with 45.25% of the votes. Beating out even the show's main character, Robin (Cobie Smulders), who took second with 30.36% of the votes.
    • Quotes
      [After reading the Good Morning, Miami (2002) pilot script and researching her "Dylan" character] This is SO not me!
    • Trademark
        Wide, cheshire-cat smile High chestnut cheeks

    FAQ

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    • Where was Ashley Williams born?
      Westchester County, New York, USA
    • What is Ashley Williams's birth name?
      Ashley Churchill Williams
    • How tall is Ashley Williams?
      5 feet 5 inches, or 1.65 meters
    • What is Ashley Williams known for?
      How I Met Your Mother, Something Borrowed, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Meats
    • Is Ashley Williams married?
      Yes, to Neal Dodson since May 29, 2011

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