With five Oscar nominations, two Golden Globe wins and an Emmy Award to her name, Michelle Williams is one of the most acclaimed actors we’ve got today.
Since her breakout as Jen Lindley on “Dawson’s Creek” all the way back in the late ’90s, the actress has famously portrayed Marilyn Monroe in 2011’s “My Week with Marilyn”, Gwen Verdon in 2019’s “Fosse/Verdon” and Steven Spielberg’s mother in 2022’s “The Fabelmans.”
Her latest leading role in Hulu’s “Dying for Sex” — as a woman with terminal cancer who leaves her husband and embarks on a journey of sexual exploration — is a great reminder of Williams’s versatility and vulnerability as a performer, a deeply felt yearning that reminded me of one of her best films: Kelly Reichardt’s small-scale 2016 drama “Certain Women.”
