<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Neal Dodson (m . 2011) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Ashley Williams Dodson (professional name Ashley Williams) (born November 12, 1978) is an American film, television, and theater actress . She is best known for her starring in the television series The Jim Gaffigan Show on TV Land and in the NBC series Good Morning Miami . Over the many years of its run, Williams played fan favorite Victoria on the hit CBS series How I Met Your Mother opposite Josh Radnor . She has starred in more than a dozen different television pilots over the years and done over 150 episodes of television in addition to television movies for The Hallmark Channel, Lifetime Television, and ABC Family . She's worked in studio and independent films, regional theater, Off - Broadway, and on Broadway . Williams is also a certified birth doula . </P> <P> Williams was born in Westchester County, New York, the daughter of Linda Barbara (née Payne), a fundraiser for The Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Gurney Williams III, a freelance health and science writer . She is the younger sister of actress Kimberly Williams - Paisley and is sister - in - law to country music star Brad Paisley . </P>

Ashley williams on how i met your mother