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Ellen D. Williams | |
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| Education | Notre Dame Academy For Girls (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation | Actress/Writer |
Ellen Dinalo Williams is an American theatre and TV actress.
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Ellen D. Williams | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Notre Dame Academy For Girls (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation | Actress/Writer |
Ellen Dinalo Williams is an American theatre and TV actress.
Williams graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from California State University, Long Beach.
In 2011, Williams was cast and is best known for her role in How I Met Your Mother , portraying Patrice. Since then she has appeared in such shows as The Mindy Project , Life in Pieces , Criminal Minds , The Real O'Neals , Pitch , Kevin from Work , to name a few. In 2016, Williams started recurring opposite Zach Galifianakis in the FX show, Baskets , as Nicole Baskets.
In 2016, Williams starred opposite Ginger Gonzaga and Jason Ritter in Gonzaga's short film, Your Day.
Williams is an actress who has appeared in numerous theatre productions in the Los Angeles and Seattle areas. Working with such companies in Los Angeles as Playwrights Arena at LATC, East West Players, South Coast Repertory, LoudRMouth, The Garage Theatre Company, to name a few. She garnered a "Leading Female Performance" nomination from LA Weekly in 2009 for her role as Ruby in Boni B. Alvarez's play Ruby, Tragically Rotund.
Her mother is of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent, and her father is of English, Irish, Scottish descent. Williams is openly gay. [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | When a Telemarketer Calls | Sandy Gibb | Short |
| 2005 | Monster In My Pants | Mary Roundfirmenhigh | Short |
| 2008 | Brown Soup Thing | Cousin Ellen | |
| 2012 | Salesgirl | Donna | post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-14 | How I Met Your Mother | Patrice | Season 7-9 (Recurring; 12 episodes) |
| 2015 | Kevin from Work | Liz | Season 1 (1 Episode) |
| 2016 | Baskets | Nicole Baskets | Season 1-3 (Recurring; 7 episodes) |
| 2016 | Pitch | Producer | Season 1 (Episode 2) |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds | M.E. Dawn Durboraw | Season 12 (Episode 3) |
| 2016 | The Real O'Neals | Joyce | Season 2 (Episode 7) |
| 2017 | The Mindy Project | Dr. Irene Lee | Season 5 (Episode 12) |
| 2017 | You're the Worst | Casting Associate | Season 3 (Episode 10) |
| 2017 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Helgata | Season 5 (Episode 6) |
| 2018 | Life in Pieces | Shelley | Season 3 (Episode 18) |
| 2019 | Superstore (TV series) | Jasmine | Season 4 (Episode 10) |
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