Allison Williams

Allison Howell Williams, born April 13, 1988, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her role as "Marnie Michaels" on the HBO comedy-drama series, _Girls (2012)_ (qv). Williams was born and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut and is the daughter of former NBC Nightly 'News' (qv) anchor and managing editor, 'Brian Williams' (qv), and Jane Gillan Stoddard, a TV producer. She graduated from Yale University in 2010.::scaryofmonsters