Meadow Williams

Meadow Williams (born February 10, 1966) is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in small roles in films including Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), The Mask (1994) and Apollo 13 (1995). In 2000s, Williams began working as film producer, her credits include The Harvest (2013), Den of Thieves (2018) and After (2019).

Meadow Williams
Born
Melanie Kay Williams[1]

(1966-02-10) February 10, 1966
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present

Life and career

Williams born as Melanie Kay Williams in Miami, Florida and grew up in Tennessee.[2] She began performing in high school and later moved to New York City for working as a model. In New York, Williams studied acting at Larry Moss Studio[2] and later moved to Los Angeles when she began appearing in episodes of television series include Murder, She Wrote, Dream On and Married... with Children. Williams also had secondary roles in films Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), The Mask (1994) and Apollo 13 (1995).

In 2008, Williams began producing and starring in the independent films, include the leading roles in Skeletons in the Desert (2008), Raven (2010), and Mysteria (2011). She produced and co-starred opposite Samantha Morton in the 2013 horror film The Harvest, and well as action film Den of Thieves (2018) and romantic drama After (2019).[3] In 2017, she won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series as a producer of web-series The Bay. She starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 2018 action film Backtrace,[4][5] and alongside Bruce Willis in the 2019 thriller 10 Minutes Gone.[6] She next played the role of Mildred Gillars in the drama film Axis Sally opposite Al Pacino.[7]

Personal life

In 2002, Williams met her second husband, Gerald Kessler, a vitamin tycoon multi-millionaire who was 31 years her senior.[1] In 2010, Kessler finally divorced his wife of 55 years, Betty Kessler and married Williams. Kessler died in 2015 and signed over almost all of his $800 million estate to Williams.[1][8]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Nutzoids at Cannibal Cove Bitsy
1994 Turn of the Blade Calendar Girl
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Spider Rider
1994 The Mask Pebbles
1995 Apollo 13 Kim
1995 Virtual Seduction Hostess Television film
1999 NewsRadio Julie
2000 The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave Girl Driver
2001 Soulkeeper Buxom Babe
2003 The Box Dancer
2004 Uh Oh! Tara
2004 Miss Cast Away Flight Attendant Television film
2008 Jack Rio Andrea Shane Also producer
2008 Skeletons in the Desert Casey Stevens Also producer
2010 Light Years Away Misty
2010 Raven Raven Also producer
2011 Mysteria Lavinia
2011 Sebastian Miranda Barnes
2013 The Harvest Sandra Also producer
2014 Reclaim Barmaid
2014 Reach Me Phyllis
2016 Officer Downe Mother Supreme
2017 The Intruders Lily Also producer and writer
2018 Den of Thieves Holly Also executive producer
2018 Backtrace Erin Also executive producer
2019 After Professor Soto Also producer
2019 10 Minutes Gone Claire Also executive producer
2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors Executive producer
2020 Boss Level Pam
2020 Broken Soldier Mrs. Ancilla
2020 Axis Sally Mildred Gillars Also executive producer

References
  1. "Tycoon leaves $800M to young widow - but is she a bigamist? | Truecrimedaily.com". crimewatch.
  2. "Meadow Williams | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  3. "Meadow Williams talks 'After' film, motivations and acting advice (Includes interview)". www.digitaljournal.com. April 10, 2019.
  4. "Backtrace (2018)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  5. Leydon, Joe (December 14, 2018). "Film Review: 'Backtrace'".
  6. "'10 Minutes Gone': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 1, 2018). "Al Pacino, Meadow Williams Star In MoviePass Films Drama 'Axis Sally'".
  8. Otis, Ginger Adams. "Actress obtained late husband's $800M estate through fraud: lawsuit". nydailynews.com.
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