Ellen D. Williams

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Ellen D. Williams
Born	Santa Monica, Ca, U.S.
Occupation	Actress

Ellen Dinalo Williams is an American actress. She was born in Santa Monica, California.

Life and career

Williams graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Arts from California State University, Long Beach.

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.

Williams is best known for her recurring role as Patrice on How I Met Your Mother.

Personal life

Mother is Filipina, Chinese, Spanish. Father is of English, Irish, Scottish descent. Williams is openly gay.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011-14	How I Met Your Mother	Patrice	Season 7-9 (recurring; 12 episodes)
2016	Baskets	Nicole Baskets	Recurring

External links

• Ellen D. Williams at the Internet Movie Database