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.
