Allison Williams

Allison Howell Williams was born on April 13, 1988, in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut.{{cite news|url = https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-peter-pan-allison-williams/story?id=24774413|title = 5 Things to Know About the New 'Peter Pan,' Allison Williams|work = ABC News|date = July 30, 2014|accessdate = December 11, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Amy |date=February 17, 2017 |title=How Allison Williams mined the horrors of white privilege for 'Get Out' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-allison-williams-2017-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 16, 2018}}{{cite web |last=Sachs |first=Adam |date=February 8, 2017 |title=Allison Williams on Her Brand-New Blonde, Daily Doughnuts, and Her Pal Katy Perry |url=https://www.allure.com/story/allison-williams-interview-march-2017 |website=Allure |access-date=November 2, 2017 |quote=I think if I'd used my middle name professionally—Howell Williams—I'd have a totally different career.}}{{cite web |title=Celebrity birthdays on April 13 |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/13/4053609/celebrity-birthdays-on-april-13.html |work=The Miami Herald |date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182352/http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/13/4053609/celebrity-birthdays-on-april-13.html |archive-date= April 16, 2014 |quote=Actress Allison Williams ('Girls') is 26.}} She is the daughter of former NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams{{cite news |last=Schuster |first=Dana |date=August 5, 2011 |title=Anchor's away |url=https://nypost.com/2011/08/05/anchors-away/ |newspaper=The New York Post |access-date=July 6, 2014}} and TV producer Jane Gillan Stoddard. She has a younger brother Doug, the WCBS-TV reporter and anchor and former late-night anchor of Geico SportsNite on SportsNet New York.{{cite web |last=Koblin |first=John |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Another Williams Takes His Turn Before the Camera, at SNY |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/business/doug-brian-williams-sny.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=February 5, 2018}} Williams attended New Canaan Country School and Greenwich Academy.{{cite news |title=Allison Williams flies high |url=http://ncadvertiser.com/41615/new-canaans-sweetheart-set-to-soar/ |newspaper=New Canaan Advertiser |date=December 4, 2014 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308150029/http://ncadvertiser.com/41615/new-canaans-sweetheart-set-to-soar/ |archive-date=March 8, 2017 |url-status=dead}}

• "I went to the New Canaan Nature Center for preschool," she said. "I was so into that world, and still think about it all the time. It established my love for nature and animals." "New Canaan Country School and Greenwich Academy followed." She later attended Yale University majoring in English; she was a member of Morse College and the St. Elmo secret society.{{Cite web |last=Mor |first=Michael |date=December 16, 2011 |title=Q&A: Alumna from new HBO series joining Whiffs for benefit concert |url=https://news.yale.edu/2011/12/16/qa-alumna-new-hbo-series-joining-whiffs-benefit-concert |website=Yale News |language=en-US |access-date=September 27, 2020}}{{cite web |last=Klein |first=Alex |date=May 5, 2010 |title=WEB EXCLUSIVE: Every Yale Secret Society, 2009–2010 (or, A Tribute to Rumpus) |url=http://www.ivygateblog.com/2010/05/web-exclusive-every-yale-secret-society-2008-2009-or-a-tribute-to-rumpus/ |website=IvyGate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420034440/http://www.ivygateblog.com/2010/05/web-exclusive-every-yale-secret-society-2008-2009-or-a-tribute-to-rumpus/ |archive-date=April 20, 2012 |access-date=April 26, 2012}} In 2010, Yale made a "That's Why I Chose Yale" promotional video featuring among others Williams, whose contribution went viral.{{Cite web |last=Morand |first=Michael |date=2011-12-16 |title=Q&A: Alumna from new HBO series joining Whiffs for benefit concert {{!}} Yale News |url=https://news.yale.edu/2011/12/16/qa-alumna-new-hbo-series-joining-whiffs-benefit-concert |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=news.yale.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sklar |first=Rachel |date=2010-10-15 |title=Allison Williams, Brian Williams' Daughter {{!}} Mad Men {{!}} Video - Part 2 |url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/allison-williams-this-week-the-biggest-star-in-her-family-sorry-briwi/2/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Mediaite |language=en}} She graduated Yale with a degree in English in 2010.{{cite web |last=Yager |first=Sarah |date=January 29, 2010 |title=Kurt Schneider re(de)fines formula for YouTube success |url=http://yaleherald.com/featured/kurt-schneider-redefines-formula-for-youtube-success/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905153053/http://yaleherald.com/featured/kurt-schneider-redefines-formula-for-youtube-success/ |archive-date=September 5, 2010 |access-date=September 14, 2010 |work=The Yale Herald}}

Williams began her career as a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water, working with them for four years and acting in the YouTube series College Musical.{{cite web |last=Serna |first=Danny |date=January 11, 2011 |title=HBO picks up new television series starring Allison Williams '10/ |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2011/01/11/hbo-picks-up-new-television-series-starring-allison-williams-10/ |access-date=November 16, 2017 |newspaper=Yale Daily News}}{{Cite magazine |last=Perlman |first=Jake |date=September 2, 2014 |title='Girls' meets 'Glee'? Watch the trailer for 'College Musical' with Allison Williams |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/09/02/college-musical-trailer-allison-williams/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US}} The project featured Sam Tsui and was directed by Kurt Hugo Schneider, both of whom also attended Yale.

In 2010, Williams performed a mashup of "Nature Boy" set to RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine", the theme song for the television series Mad Men.{{cite web |last=Shea |first=Danny |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/13/allison-williams-brian-wi_n_761128.html |title=Allison Williams, Brian Williams' Daughter, Sings 'Mad Men' Theme Song (VIDEO) |work=HuffPost |publisher=Huffington Post Media Group|location=New York City|date=October 13, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2011}} The YouTube video of the performance received widespread praise on the Internet.{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Sklar |url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/allison-williams-this-week-the-biggest-star-in-her-family-sorry-briwi/ |title=Allison Williams, This Week The Biggest Star In Her Family (Sorry, BriWi) |website=Mediaite |date=October 14, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2011}}File:Allison Williams July 2012.jpg in 2012]]After seeing Williams' mashup, Judd Apatow was convinced to cast Williams in the HBO series Girls.{{Cite web |last=Weisman |first=Aly |title=Here's The YouTube Video That Got Allison Williams Cast In 'Girls' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/allison-williams-youtube-videos-responsible-for-girls-casting-2013-3 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}{{cite web |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2010/10/trio-cast-in-lena-dunhams-hbo-pilot-including-brian-williams-daughter-allison-79581/ |title=Trio Cast In Lena Dunham's HBO Pilot, Including Brian Williams' Daughter Allison |website=Deadline Hollywood. |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2011}} The series premiered on April 15, 2012, and generated high praise from television critics but sparked many controversies.{{Cite web |last=Hess |first=Amanda |author-link=Amanda Hess |date=March 11, 2013 |title=Was That a Rape Scene in Girls? |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/03/girls-adam-and-natalia-sexual-assault-and-verbal-consent-on-hbo-s-girls.html |website=Slate Magazine |access-date=May 4, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162521/https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/03/girls-adam-and-natalia-sexual-assault-and-verbal-consent-on-hbo-s-girls.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Aisha |date=March 11, 2013 |title=A Seminal TV Moment f/k/a HBO's Girls "money shot": Was it the first in TV history? |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/03/11/hbo_s_girls_money_shot_was_it_the_first_in_tv_history.html |work=Slate Magazine |access-date=August 5, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Keene |first=Allison |date=March 11, 2013 |title='Girls': Did Lena Dunham Go Too Far? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/girls-did-lena-dunham-go-427452 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162558/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/girls-did-lena-dunham-go-427452 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Berman |first=Judy |date=January 22, 2013 |title='I'm a White Girl': Why 'Girls' Won't Ever Overcome Its Racial Problem |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/01/im-a-white-girl-why-girls-wont-ever-overcome-its-racial-problem/267345/ |work=The Atlantic |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423180223/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/01/im-a-white-girl-why-girls-wont-ever-overcome-its-racial-problem/267345/ |url-status=live}} Williams was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards. In an interview with The Guardian's Benjamin Lee in 2023, Williams said it was not stressful at the time, but, "If I was cast on Girls now, the experience would be much more stressful, [...] We were so young and it was loud in the way of watercooler and thinkpieces{{Sic}} and Gawker was, like, obsessed with us and it was the heyday of that kind of thing but I didn’t have any sense of how to calibrate how big any of it really was."{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2023-01-13 |title=Allison Williams: ‘If I was cast on Girls now, the experience would be much more stressful’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/13/allison-williams-interview-m3gan |access-date=2025-04-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

From 2011 to 2012, Williams appeared as Cheryl in the CollegeHumor series Jake and Amir.{{cite web |date=December 1, 2011 |title=Jake and Amir / Cheryl |url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6660383/jake-and-amir-cheryl |website=CollegeHumor |access-date=April 16, 2013}}{{cite web |date=August 14, 2012 |title=Jake and Amir / Cheryl Part 2 (starring Allison Williams) |url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6810508/jake-and-amir-cheryl-part-2 |website=CollegeHumor |access-date=April 16, 2013}} On December 4, 2014, she starred in the title role on NBC's live television presentation of the musical Peter Pan Live!, opposite Christopher Walken as Captain Hook.{{cite magazine |last=Sneticker |first=Marc |date=July 30, 2014 |title=Allison Williams to play Peter Pan in NBC's 'Peter Pan Live' |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/07/30/allison-williams-peter-pan-live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=July 30, 2014}}

In November 2016, Williams appeared in Past Forward, a short film collaboration between David O. Russell and Prada. Williams wrote a series of Funny or Die sketches starring as newlywed Kate Middleton, with English actor and model Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.{{cite web |title=Allison Williams |url=http://www.funnyordie.com/allison_williams |website=Funny or Die |access-date=April 16, 2013}}

In 2017, Williams starred in the horror film Get Out, which was her feature film debut.{{Cite web |date=2017-02-17 |title=How Allison Williams mined the horrors of white privilege for 'Get Out' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-allison-williams-2017-story.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Director Jordan Peele was convinced she was right for the role of Rose after seeing her performance in Peter Pan Live! and cast her in order to "disorient audiences".{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2017 |title=What White People Won't Accept Re: 'Get Outs Rose Armitage |url=https://www.themarysue.com/allison-williams-seth-meyers-get-out/ |website=The Mary Sue |language=en-US |access-date=October 12, 2021}}{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2017 |first=Jason |last=Guerrasio |title=Jordan Peele: Why Allison Williams is perfect in 'Get Out' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peele-allison-williams-get-out-2017-3 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |date=November 4, 2015 |title=Allison Williams To Star In Jordan Peele's Horror Movie 'Get Out' |website=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/allison-williams-get-out-jordan-peele-horror-movie-1201606920/ |access-date=May 27, 2016}} Williams said that she had been "looking for a role that would weaponize everything that people take for granted about me. So I instantly signed on to it."{{Cite web |last1=Yuan |first1=Jada |last2=Harris |first2=Hunter |date=February 22, 2018 |title=How Get Out, the First Great Movie of the Trump Era, Got Made |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/get-out-oral-history-jordan-peele.html |website=Vulture |language=en-US |access-date=October 12, 2021}} To prepare for the role, Williams isolated herself from the cast and crew during production in order to understand the psychopathic nature of her character.{{Cite magazine |date=2017-05-05 |title=Allison Williams on Her Wicked Get Out Role: "I Have No Empathy for Her" |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/allison-williams-get-out-rose-mtv-movie-awards-best-villain |access-date=2023-03-27 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}} The film received critical acclaim, and the performances of the acting ensemble were praised.{{Cite magazine |last=Crucchiola |first=Jordan |title=The Singularity of Allison Williams |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/singularity-allison-williams-m3gan/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |issn=1059-1028}} Johnny Hoffman of MovieWeb'' praised her for being "suspicious and charming from beginning to end" and wrote that "Williams proved, with this character, that she is perfectly capable of portraying an effective villain."{{Cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Jonny |date=2022-10-22 |title=Allison Williams' 5 Best Performances, Ranked |url=https://movieweb.com/allison-williams-best-performances/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}} The film earned her several accolades, including nominations for the MTV Award for Best Villain and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

That same year, Williams was cast in the role of Charlotte on the Netflix horror film The Perfection,{{cite web|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=October 27, 2017|title=Allison Williams Toplines Horror Thriller 'The Perfection' For Director Richard Shepard|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/allison-willliams-the-perfection-director-richard-shepard-horror-thriller-1202196357/|access-date=April 16, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood}} released on May 24, 2019 to mixed reviews{{cite web |title=The Perfection Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-perfection |accessdate=April 8, 2025 |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive}} though her performance was called "compelling".{{cite magazine|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=December 30, 2018|title=Here's every 2019 movie release date so far|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/12/30/2019-movies/|access-date=April 16, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{Citation|title=The Perfection (2018)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_perfection|language=en|access-date=2021-06-22}} In 2018, she was cast as Kit Snicket in the Netflix comedy-drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events, a recurring character throughout the show's second and third seasons.{{cite news |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Allison Williams Joins 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' at Netflix |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/get-out-allison-williams-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-netflix-1202731365/ |work=Variety |access-date=April 2, 2018}} Two years later, Williams appeared in the Swedish thriller film Horizon Line.{{Cite web|title=Allison Williams, Alexander Dreymon to Star in STX Survival Thriller 'Horizon Line'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/allison-williams-alexander-dreymon-star-thriller-horizon-line-1181909|access-date=2020-07-12|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 2019|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Trey |date=February 1, 2019 |title='Get Out' Star Allison Williams to Star in STX Survival-Thriller 'Horizon Line' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/get-out-star-allison-williams-to-star-in-stx-survival-thriller-horizon-line/ |website=The Wrap |language=en-US |access-date=July 12, 2020}}

Three years after Get Out, Williams reteamed with Blumhouse Productions to executive produce and star in M3GAN.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=M3GAN marked a big career first for Get Out's Allison Williams |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42416820/megan-allison-williams/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-08 |title=Why Murderous Robotic Doll 'M3GAN' Was Allison Williams' Most "Complicated" Co-Star |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/allison-williams-robotic-doll-m3gan-1235290998/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=October 7, 2020 |title=Allison Williams Reteams With 'Get Out' Producer Blumhouse For 'M3GAN' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/allison-williams-star-blumhouse-m3gan-get-out-reteam-1234592741/ |work=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=August 5, 2022}} She plays Gemma, a roboticist and creator of the titular robot.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-01-08 |title=How 'M3GAN' Boogied Her Way To The Box Office Via TikTok; Sequel Already In Works |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/m3gan-box-office-sequel-tiktok-marketing-1235214229/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The film was released on January 6, 2023 to commercial success, becoming the second highest-grossing film of her career.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-01-08 |title='M3GAN' Slays With $30M+ Opening; 'Avatar: The Way Of Water' Hits Half Billion Faster Than 'Top Gun 2', 'Rogue One' – Sunday AM Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/box-office-m3gan-avatar-the-way-of-water-1235212918/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-01-16 |title=Moviegoing Happens Over MLK: 'Avatar 2' Soars With $40M 4-day, 'M3GAN' Moves $21M+, 'Puss In Boots 2′ Hits $112M, 'Otto' Bright At $15M+ – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/box-office-plane-gerard-butler-the-avatar-way-of-water-m3gan-1235221135/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} Williams was also critically lauded for her performance. Jason Zinoman of The New York Times said that she had a "knack for playing it straight" and further wrote that she "capably updates the mad-scientist archetype, refusing to pause and ask questions while inventing a doll of the future, one who pairs with a child and adjusts to their needs, filling in as best friend and big sister."{{Cite news |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |date=2023-01-05 |title='M3gan' Review: Wherever I Go, She Goes |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/movies/megan-review.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |issn=0362-4331}} Fletcher Peters of The Daily Beast wrote that Williams "conquers her role" and further praised her ability "to play off the absurdity with such finesse is incredible […] Williams excels in the gruesome scenes just as well as she does with the comedy".{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Fletcher |date=2023-01-06 |title=Allison Williams Deserves All the Hype in the World for 'M3GAN' |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/m3gan-star-allison-williams-deserves-all-the-hype-in-the-world |access-date=2023-03-27}} Kristy Puchko of Mashable said that she "solidly grounds the human drama within this scary sci-fi premise of a killer doll."{{Cite web |last=Puchko |first=Kristy |date=2023-01-04 |title='M3GAN review: 2023's first must-see movie has arrived |url=https://mashable.com/article/m3gan-movie-review |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Mashable |language=en}}

Following her roles in Get Out, The Perfection and M3GAN, she was dubbed a horror queen by several media outlets.{{Cite magazine |date=2023-01-06 |title=Allison Williams Talks M3gan |url=https://time.com/6244885/allison-williams-interview-m3gan/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |magazine=Time |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lee-Maxwell |first=Jennifer |date=2023-01-10 |title=Allison Williams Is a Totally New Kind of Horror Queen |url=https://collider.com/allison-williams-new-horror-queen/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Collider |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Sara |date=2019-05-22 |title=How Allison Williams became Hollywood's smartest scream queen |url=https://nypost.com/2019/05/22/how-allison-williams-became-hollywoods-smartest-scream-queen/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=New York Post}}{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Allison Williams' friends told her to get therapy after 'Get Out,' 'The Perfection' roles |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/05/24/allison-williams-new-scream-queen-get-out-netflix-perfection/3758482002/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} She will reprise the role of Gemma in M3GAN 2.0, a sequel film that she also produces set for release in 2025.{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=2022-11-16 |title=Hollywood Horror Blockbuster: Two Leading Producers Will Soon Join Forces |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/business/jason-blum-james-wan-merger.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-01-18 |title='M3GAN 2.0' To Happen In 2025 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/m3gan-2-release-date-1235226429/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} She starred as Lucy Smith in the October 2023 miniseries Fellow Travelers.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2022-06-07 |title=Allison Williams to Star Opposite Matt Bomer in Showtime Limited Series 'Fellow Travelers' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/allison-williams-matt-bomer-showtime-fellow-travelers-1235286675/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Variety}} The series won a Peabody Award at the 83rd ceremony for "Chronicling LGBTQ+ History Over 50 Years."

Williams began dating Ricky Van Veen, the co-founder of CollegeHumor, in 2011. They were engaged in 2014{{cite web |last1=Blumm |first1=K.C. |last2=Jordan |first2=Julie |date=February 26, 2014 |title=Allison Williams Engaged to Ricky Van Veen |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20791421,0.html |work=People |access-date= |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160256/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20791421,0.html |url-status=dead }} and married on September 19, 2015, in a private ceremony in Saratoga, Wyoming.{{cite web |last1=Kimble |first1=Lindsay |last2=Mizoguchi |first2=Karen |date=September 19, 2015 |title=Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen Are Married |url=http://www.people.com/article/allison-williams-marries-ricky-van-veen |work=People |access-date=September 19, 2015}} Tom Hanks officiated the ceremony.{{cite web |date=October 6, 2015 |title=Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen's honeymoon was 'heavenly' |url=http://us.hellomagazine.com/lifestyle/1201510068422/allison-williams-heavenly-honeymoon-with-ricky-van-veen/ |website=Hello! |access-date=October 16, 2015}} On June 27, 2019, Van Veen and Williams released a joint statement announcing their separation.{{Cite web |last1=Nahas |first1=Aili |last2=Chiu |first2=Melody |last3=Stone |first3=Natalie |date=June 27, 2019 |title=Girls' Allison Williams and Husband Ricky Van Veen Separate After Nearly 4 Years of Marriage |url=https://people.com/tv/allison-williams-and-husband-ricky-van-veen-separate/ |website=People |language=en-US |access-date=August 5, 2022}}

In late 2019, Williams began dating German actor Alexander Dreymon, whom she met while filming Horizon Line. In late 2021, they had a son.{{Cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Julie |date=April 25, 2022 |title=Allison Williams and Alexander Dreymon Welcome First Baby, Son Arlo: 'Over the Moon,' Says Source |url=https://people.com/parents/allison-williams-and-alexander-dreymon-welcome-baby-boy-exclusive/ |website=People |language=en-US |access-date=April 25, 2022}} In December 2022, it was reported that the couple had become engaged.{{Cite web |first=Mattie|last=Kahn|date=January 5, 2023 |title=Allison Williams is Passing on the Vibe Shift |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a42297836/allison-williams-megan-interview-2023/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=Town & Country |language=en-us}}

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