Williams was born in Connecticut,[2] and is the daughter of Jane Gillan Stoddard, a tv producer, and NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams.[3] Williams was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut. She attended Yale University and graduated in 2010 with an English degree.[1] While at Yale, Williams was a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water for four years,[4] as well as being a part of the YouTube web series College Musical,[5] and was inducted into St. Elmo。
Allison Williams is featured in spring fashion issue of Boston Common Magazine wearing Jimmy Choo Madeeha kitten heel pumps. These shoes are from the Cruise 2013 collection featuring mirrored silver patent leather and small flat bow. Madeeha is available online in black patent leather at Jimmy Choo & ShopSavannahs and black/blush/navy/nude at Jimmy Choo Outlet.
She also wore the cutest neon pink embroidered Marchesa gown from the Spring 2013 collection paired with a de Grisogono Boule diamond necklace and Lotus diamond ring by Harry Winston.
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.[7] The YouTube video of the performance received widespread praise on the Internet,[8] and convinced Judd Apatow that she should be given a part in the HBO TV series Girls.[1] She was cast shortly after and credited her experience at Just Add Water for passing the audition.[4][9] Girls premiered on April 15, 2012.
Williams wrote a series of Funny or Die sketches, in which she starred as newlywed Kate Middleton[1] with British actor and model Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.[10] Williams appeared in the third season of The League, as Danielle in the episode "The Guest Bong."
Williams has appeared as a recurring character, Cheryl, in the CollegeHumor series Jake and Amir.