Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Kimberly Williams-Paisley is an actress, New York Times Best Selling author, Alzheimer’s advocate, and co-founder of a nonprofit called The Store, an organization in Nashville which aims to address food insecurity.
Over the course of her career, Williams-Paisley has appeared in many film, television and theater productions, including the “Father of the Bride” movies, co-starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and Martin Short. More recently, she co-starred in the Lionsgate release, “Jesus Revolution,” with Kelsey Grammar, Johnathan Roumie and Joel Courtney; and in the Netflix film, “Dog Gone,” opposite Rob Lowe. She also starred in Netflix’s “The Christmas Chronicles” and its sequel, “The Christmas Chronicles 2,” with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. Her television credits include the long-running ABC comedy series “According to Jim” (of which she also directed three episodes), and the critically acclaimed Netflix “Heartstrings” movie “Jolene,” opposite Dolly Parton and Julianne Hough. In Christmas 2021, she produced and starred in, alongside her sister Ashley Williams, a pair of movies for Hallmark Channel entitled “Sister Swap.”
Williams-Paisley’s memoir “Where The Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again,” chronicling her mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease (Crown imprint, Penguin Random House), was published in 2016 and hit the New York Times bestseller list. She’s been honored with a Champion Award from the Alzheimer’s Association for her advocacy work dedicated to sharing her family’s story, funding research, and supporting caregivers. Her annual Dance Party to End Alz in Nashville raised close to $2 million in its first five years.
In 2020, Williams-Paisley and her husband, Brad Paisley, opened a free, referral-based grocery called The Store. In partnership with Belmont University, the nonprofit aims to empower and dignify individuals and families seeking self-sufficiency by providing choices for their food needs. After the Nashville tornadoes in March 2020 and once the pandemic began, they incorporated disaster relief into their mission, surpassing well over a million meals donated in their first year, and serving five times more people than they’d anticipated. Most recently, The Store doubled its customer base and served 2455 households in 2024. They also announced plans for a second location to open in 2025.
Williams-Paisley has been a global ambassador for CARE International for almost a decade, including traveling to Haiti, Guatemala and Honduras, to follow U.S. funding for programs that support women and children. She’s shared her story back home, engaging with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and in Tennessee to help preserve global health funding.
In December 2024, Williams-Paisley appeared on the cover of People Magazine, in which she shared how she faced a health challenge in the last couple of years regaining strength in her voice after she mysteriously lost it. She will be seen next as the host for the third season of the Fox series “Farmer Wants a Wife,” which debuts March 20.