An attractive ingenue who invited comparisons with Elizabeth Taylor when she put a "modern woman" spin on Taylor's famous role in the 1991 remake of the 1950 sentimental comedy "Father of the Bride", Williams began acting in commercials as a teenager and got her first TV role as the Other Woman in "Stood Up" (1990), an "ABC Afterschool Special".Williams was attending Northwestern University when she won the role of the daughter of Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in "Father of the Bride". She gained favorable notices for her wholesome, no-nonsense approach to the role. She returned to college,
Neighbor, actress Anna Holbrook (of "Another World"), sent Williams' photo to the William Morris Agency; Williams then appeared in commercials for Pizza Hut, Clearasil and o.b. Tampons (date approximate)
1990
TV debut as a teenage "other woman" in ABC Afterschool Special, "Stood Up"; billed as Kimberly Payne Williams
1991
Feature film debut in "Father of the Bride"
1992
Played the nervous bride in AT&T Calling Card commercial
