Early life

Williams-Paisley was born in Rye, New York, the daughter of Linda Barbara (née Payne), a fund-raiser, and Gurney Williams III, a health and science writer. She has a sister, Ashley, also an actress, and a brother, Jay. 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's breakthrough role was Annie Banks in Father of the Bride (1991) and Father of the Bride Part II (1995), with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. She later appeared in Indian Summer (1993), Coldblooded (1995), The War at Home (1996), and in 1996 landed to lead role in ABC drama series Relativity. She won critical acclaim for her performance, but the series was canceled after 17 episodes due to low ratings. In 2000, Williams-Paisley starred as Virginia in the fantasy miniseries The 10th Kingdom.

From 2001 to 2008, Williams-Paisley played the role of Dana in the ABC sitcom According to Jim, opposite Jim Belushi and Courtney Thorne-Smith. She left the show after its 7th season, but she came back for the show's final episode in 2009. On stage, Williams-Paisley replaced Arija Bareikis as Sunny in The Last Night of Ballyhoo, written by Alfred Uhry (of Driving Miss Daisy fame) sometime later in the play's February 1997 to June 1998 run. In 2000s, she also starred in number of made for television movies, and also guest starred on Less than Perfect, Boston Legal, and Royal Pains. In film, she starred opposite Matthew McConaughey in 2006 drama We Are Marshall.

In 2012, Williams-Paisley began starring in the recurring role of Peggy Kenter in the ABC drama series, Nashville. In March 2015, Williams-Paisley was cast in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.

Personal life

In March 2003 Williams married country music singer Brad Paisley. In February 2007, she gave birth to their first child, a son named William Huckleberry Paisley, also known as "Huck," in Nashville, Tennessee. In April 2009, they welcomed their second son, Jasper.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Father of the Bride	Annie Banks
1992	Porco Rosso	Fio	Voice role
1993	Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon	Kim
1993	Indian Summer	Gwen Daugherty
1995	Coldblooded	Jasmine
1995	Father of the Bride Part II	Annie Banks-MacKenzie
1996	War at Home, TheThe War at Home	Karen Collier
1998	Safe House	Andi Travers
1998	Just a Little Harmless Sex	Allison
1999	Elephant Juice	Dodie
1999	Simpatico	Young Rosie
2002	Ten Tiny Love Stories	Five
2003	Shade	Laura Parker	Short film; also producer, director, writer
2003	How to Go Out on a Date in Queens	Amy
2006	How to Eat Fried Worms	Mom
2006	We Are Marshall	Sandy Lengyel
2012	Eden Court	Bonnie Duncan
2014	Ask Me Anything	Margaret Spooner
2015	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip	Samantha

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	ABC Afterschool Special	Vanessa	Episode: "Stood Up!"
1994	Tales from the Crypt	Hiley Zeller	Episode: "The Bribe"
1996	Jake's Women	Molly	TV movie
1996	Relativity	Isabel Lukens	Series regular (17 episodes)
2000	10th Kingdom, TheThe 10th Kingdom	Virginia Lewis	Miniseries
2001	Follow the Stars Home	Dianne Parker- McCune	Movie
2001-09	According to Jim	Dana	Series regular (165 episodes); also directed 3 episodes
2002	The Christmas Shoes	Maggie Elizabeth Andrews	Movie
2003	Lucky 7	Amy Myer	Movie; also co-producer
2004	Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story	Michelle Brown	Movie; also co-producer
2004	George Lopez	Vanessa Brooks	Episode: "E.I.? E.I. OH"
2005	Less than Perfect	Laura	Episode: "Get Away"
2008	Wonder Pets	Mama Armadillo (voice)	Episode: "Save the Armadillo"
2008	Boston Legal	Attorney Elisa Brooks	Episode: "Last Call"
2010	Amish Grace	Ida Graber	Movie
2012	Royal Pains	Sam Chard	Episode: "Business and Pleasure"
2012-13	Nashville	Peggy Kenter	Recurring role; 20 episodes
2014	Two and a Half Men	Gretchen	Recurring role; 6 episodes

As producer, writer, and/or director

Year	Title	Notes
2003	Lucky 7	Co-producer
2004	Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story	Co-producer; also played the lead character
2006	Shade	Producer, director, writer
2006/07/08	According to Jim	Director; 3 episodes
2007	Numero Dos	Director, writer
2010	When Mom's Away	Executive producer

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1992	MTV Movie Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance	Father of the Bride	Nominated
1996	Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Television Series	Relativity	Nominated
2006	Heartland Film Festival	Crystal Heart Award for Best Dramatic Short Film	Shade	Won
		Vision Award for Best Short Film	Shade	Won
	Sedona International Film Festival	Outstanding Acting & Directing	Shade	Won

Charities

Kimberly Williams-Paisley supports the following charitable cause: AIDS.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]