Winter Williams

For other uses, see Ashley Williams (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Ashley Williams (actress).

Ashley Christina Williams (born January 24, 1984) known professionally as Winter Williams, is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the horror films The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) and Julia (2014).

Winter Williams
Williams in 2015
Born	Ashley Christina Williams (1984-01-24) January 24, 1984 (age 41) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Matthew A. Brown
Children	2

Early life

Ashley Christina Williams^[1] was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 2005, where she received the Charles Jehlenger Award for excellence in acting.^[2]

Career

She is best known for her role as Lindsay in The Human Centipede (First Sequence), where she plays the middle member of the human centipede.^[3][4]

Her next major role was Piper in the 2010 suspense drama, Empty. In 2014, she had the title role in the horror film Julia, as a rape victim pursuing revenge.^[5] She won the award of Best Actress at the 2014 Screamfest Horror Film Festival for her performance as Julia.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

Personal life

Williams met her husband Matthew A. Brown on the set of Julia. The couple have two children together.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	The Human Centipede (First Sequence)	Lindsay	main role
2010	Broken Crayons		associate producer
2011	Empty	Piper	main role
2013	Leaving Circadia	Jackie	supporting role
	A Guy Named Rick	Candace	supporting role
2014	Julia	Julia	main role
	Hallows Eve	Ashley	4th billing
2015	Patric	Ms. Rosen	supporting role
	Selene Hollow	Zombie Victoria	short; supporting role
2018	Albanian Gangster	Lisa	main role
	The Church	Elizabeth Haines	main role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Hells Kitty	Lindsay	episode 13
2013	Lady Business	Yasmine	episode 2
	Selene Hollow	Zombie Victoria	episodes 1-4

Theater

• Romeo and Juliet (as Juliet) directed by Dario D'Ambrosi at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club^[10]
• 2010: Bong Bong Bong Against the Walls, Ting Ting Ting in Our Heads (as Loga) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club^[11]
• 2010: Spellbound - A Musical Adventure (as Herianne) at New York International Fringe Festival^[12]
• Under the Veil (as Sammia; a Mind The Art anthology) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
• Much Ado About Nothing (as Beatrice) at Milagro Theater (New York City)
• The Diary of Anne Frank (as Anne Frank) with Four County Players
• The Grapes of Wrath (as Rose of Sharon) at Live Arts

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Screamfest Horror Film Festival	Best Actress	Julia	Won	[6]