The 42-year-old actress paid tribute to Mary Beth Paley on stage at 32.th Gotham Awards 2022 award ceremony. A woman who had a very strong influence on him in his acting career.
It was a moving tribute from Michelle Williams on stage at 32th 2022 Gotham Awards in New York this Monday, November 28. Because he won an interpretation award for his role The Fabelmans Directed by Steven Spielberg, which is based on the director’s childhood and which will be released in France on February 22, 2023, the 42-year-old actress gave a powerful speech, praising Mary Beth Pale, a woman who influenced her greatly. acting career.
Mary Beth Peele played the role of Evelyn Ryan, the grandmother of Jen Lindley, a character played by Michelle Williams in the hit series. Dawson. Williams credits his mentor, now 82, as the reason for his success in the field. “Every time something good happens to me in my life, I can draw a straight line to someone who should have been here tonight,” the actress presented in a speech of about 3 minutes.
Regretfully the absence of a key stakeholder. We don’t know if he had to meet an unforeseen event or if he was not notified in time, Michelle Williams, who lives in Brooklyn, apologized. means living in a reality over which you certainly have no control. So he’s not in the room, but he’s in my heart.
The actress then spoke about this life-changing encounter, noting that she was an “emancipated teenager” when she appeared on the set of the Warner Bros.-branded show; “I was 16 years old and completely alone. Mary Beth Pale was the first artist I ever met. He didn’t see himself like that, but there was something else about him.”
“He showed me that creativity is more than just a profession. And all that vitality miraculously turned in my direction. Her smiling face looked at me and she called me her daughter,” he remembers about the actress.
“She was an opera singer, a Tony Award nominee, a mother, she went from TV to the movies and the theater like she was changing trains at rush hour. he could do anything,” he describes again. “He told me stories about this place, this seedy New York, and he said it was a place where I could go and build a life,” he continued.
Concluding his speech, he expressed his gratitude for the recognition he received during the evening. “I couldn’t bear to be Steven Spielberg’s mother. [dans Les Fabelmans, NDLR] without being Mary Beth’s granddaughter, so thank you Mary Beth, and thank you, Gotham Awards for that.”
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Dawson It aired for six seasons between 1998 and 2003. The TV series followed the adventures of a group of teenage friends in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Michelle Williams has since gone on to star in Hollywood and has been nominated four times for an Oscar. Brokeback Mountain, Manchester by the sea, Blue Valentine and: My week with Marilyn.
Source: Le Figaro
