Details
Alternate Names: Kris Williams, Kris Swanberg
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Kissing on the Mouth (2005) as Laura
Most Important Roles: - Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) as Gaby
- Alexander the Last (2009) as Stagehand
- Autoerotic (2011) as
- It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009) as Annie
- Art History (2011) as Hillary
- Marriage Material (2012) as
- The Zone (2011) as Director's Wife
- Happy Christmas (2014) as Landlord
- The Sacrament (2013) as Mother of Gene
- Audrey the Trainwreck (2010) as Realtor Lady
Career Highlights: - Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
- Alexander the Last (2009)
- Autoerotic (2011)
- It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009)
- Art History (2011)
- Marriage Material (2012)
- The Zone (2011)
- Happy Christmas (2014)
- The Sacrament (2013)
- Audrey the Trainwreck (2010)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Gold Hugo - Best Short Film (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic (2015)
- Nominated for 1 SXSW Gamechanger Award (2015)
- Nominated for 1 SXSW Grand Jury Award - Narrative Short (2014)
- Nominated for 1 SXSW Competition Award - Best Narrative Feature (2009)
- Nominated for 1 Independent Visions Award - Best Film (2012)
- Won Best of the Midwest Award - Best Short Film (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Best of the Midwest Award - Best Director (2015)
Full Biography
Kris Rey (born Kristin Williams, November 11, 1980) is filmmaker and actress. Her works as a director include the short documentary Bathwater (2006), the Nerve.com documentary web series Boys and Girls and the feature films It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009), Empire Builder (2012), Unexpected (2015) and I Used to Go Here (2020). She has also had small roles in a number of films, including First Man (2018). From 2007 to 2019 she was married to filmmaker Joe Swanberg. The two co-directed, co-produced and co-starred in the 2006-2009 Nerve.com web series Young American Bodies; she also had acting roles in a number of his films.
