Winter Williams (formerly known as Ashley C. Williams, born January 24, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the horror films ''
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
''The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' is a 2009 Dutch body horror film written, directed and co-produced by Tom Six. The film tells the story of a deranged German surgeon who kidnaps three tourists and joins them surgically, mouth to anus, ...
'' (2009) and
''Julia'' (2014).
Early life
Williams was born in
Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in
New York City
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in 2005, where she received the Charles Jehlenger Award for excellence in acting.
Career
She is best known for her role as Lindsay in ''
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
''The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' is a 2009 Dutch body horror film written, directed and co-produced by Tom Six. The film tells the story of a deranged German surgeon who kidnaps three tourists and joins them surgically, mouth to anus, ...
,'' where she plays the middle member of the human centipede.
[.]
Her next major role was Piper in the 2010 suspense drama, ''Empty''. In 2014, she had the
title role
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in the horror film ''
Julia
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'', as a rape victim pursuing revenge. She won the award of 'Best Actress' at the 2014 ''
Screamfest Horror Film Festival
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'' for her performance as Julia.
On March 23, 2023, she announced that, due to multiple other actors with the same or similar name, she had chosen "Winter Williams" as her new stage name. She noted "winter" was a word with special personal meaning to her.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theater
*''
Romeo and Juliet'' (as Juliet) directed by
Dario D'Ambrosi at
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
*2010: ''Bong Bong Bong Against the Walls, Ting Ting Ting in Our Heads'' (as Loga) at
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
*2010: ''Spellbound - A Musical Adventure'' (as Herianne) at
New York International Fringe Festival
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*''Under the Veil'' (as Sammia; a Mind The Art anthology) at
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
*''
Much Ado About Nothing
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'' (as
Beatrice) at Milagro Theater (
New York City
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)
*''
The Diary of Anne Frank
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'' (as
Anne Frank
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) with Four County Players
*''
The Grapes of Wrath
''The Grapes of Wrath'' is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award
and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Priz ...
'' (as Rose of Sharon) at Live Arts
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
American film actresses
American stage actresses
Actresses from Boston
American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
21st-century American women