Meadow Williams


Meadow Williams is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in small roles in films including Beverly Hills Cop III, The Mask and Apollo 13. In 2000s, Williams began working as film producer, her credits include The Harvest, Den of Thieves and After.

Life and career

Williams born as Melanie Kay Williams in Miami, Florida and grew up in Tennessee. She began performing in high school and later moved to New York City for working as a model. In New York, Williams studied acting at Larry Moss Studio and later moved to Los Angeles when she began appearing in episodes of television series include Murder, She Wrote, Dream On and Married... with Children. Williams also had secondary roles in films Beverly Hills Cop III, The Mask and Apollo 13.
In 2008, Williams began producing and starring in the independent films, include the leading roles in Skeletons in the Desert, Raven, and Mysteria. She produced and co-starred opposite Samantha Morton in the 2013 horror film The Harvest, and well as action film Den of Thieves and romantic drama After. In 2017, she won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series as a producer of web-series The Bay. She starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 2018 action film Backtrace, and alongside Bruce Willis in the 2019 thriller 10 Minutes Gone. She next played the role of Mildred Gillars in the drama film Axis Sally opposite Al Pacino.

Personal life

In 2002, Williams met her second husband, Gerald Kessler, a vitamin tycoon multi-millionaire who was 31 years her senior. In 2010, Kessler finally divorced his wife of 55 years, Betty Kessler and married Williams. Kessler died in 2015 and signed over almost all of his $800 million estate to Williams.

Filmography