Meadow Williams

Meadow Williams is one of those Hollywood faces you probably recognize, even if you can’t quite place her. She’s got that whole Southern charm-meets-glam thing going on—think Tennessee farm girl with a splash of red carpet sparkle. She kicked off her acting days young, popping up on TV classics like Married with Children, Murder, She Wrote, and The Larry Sanders Show. Not a bad lineup for a newbie, right? Then things really took off when she landed a part in The Mask, getting to riff with Jim Carrey at the peak of his wacky powers. That gig snowballed into Apollo 13, where she played opposite Kevin Bacon. Working with Ron Howard left a mark—she still credits his influence for shaping how she approaches every role. She’s kept busy ever since, turning up in everything from action flicks like Den of Thieves with Gerard Butler, to sharing the screen with Sly Stallone and Matthew Modine in Backtrace. She’s even played a cult leader in the wild comic-book adaptation Officer Downe, and worked under John McNaughton’s direction in The Harvest, getting all mysterious as Michael Shannon’s mistress. Lately, she’s been juggling a bunch of projects—producing and starring in After, based on Anna Todd's hit novel, plus popping up in thrillers like 10 Minutes Gone with Bruce Willis, Boss Level with Mel Gibson, and Broken Soldier with Ray Liotta. But ask her which project hit home, and she’ll tell you it’s American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, where she stars with Al Pacino in a true-life drama about propaganda and justice during WWII. The woman never slows down.