Tommy Dorfman has officially parted ways with her wife, Elise Williams.
Dorfman, 33, filed for divorce from Williams in New York after nearly two years of marriage on Friday, May 16, Us Weekly can reveal exclusively according to online records. The news comes less than five months after Dorfman appeared to hint at the pair’s split in a December 2024 Instagram post. (Us has reached out to Dorfman and Williams’s reps for comment.)
While sharing a slideshow of “random memories of 2024,” the 13 Reasons Why alum quoted Nicole Kidman’s memorable AMC Theaters commercial. “1: heartbreak feels good in a place like this (i wrote this entirely original line),” she quipped.
Elsewhere in the carousel, Dorfman shared a mirror selfie that showed off her leg, writing in the post’s caption, “i sent this to a boy and got no response so that’s good.”
Another snap featured her dog laying on a couch. Dorfman revealed that she and her pup were living in a “new home,” writing, “While it’s just the two of us now, i think she’s managing better than i.”
Us can also confirm that Dorfman recently sold her Brooklyn apartment amid the split. The charming pre-war 3-bedroom home – with a renovated kitchen, sprawling living and dining area, large windows, wood-burning fireplace, and exposed brick – hit the market in early April and within weeks is in contract for nearly $1.4 million.
Back in May 2024, Dorfman revealed in a since-deleted Instagram post that she and Williams secretly tied the knot several months prior. “I married my best friend and didn’t tell anyone except @hunterabrams who came and photographed us towards the end of last year,” she wrote. “We bought our own dresses @doverstreetmarketnewyork where i used to work before acting, and it was perfect.”
She opened up about their relationship in an essay for Vogue at the time, noting that they quickly fell in love after meeting on the dating app Hinge in 2021.
“We got engaged two months into dating. To our credit, we waited a full 12 months before moving in together, so you can’t say we U-Hauled (though one might argue taking in a Great Dane puppy at our six-month mark was a smidge irresponsible),” she recalled. “That’s the thing about falling in love though; your responsibility barometer isn’t always where it should be. Love, for us, required that nauseating combination of naivete, delusion, and fate.”
Dorfman was previously married to Peter Zurkuhlen from 2016 to 2021.
Before filing for divorce, Dorfman starred alongside Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet on Broadway. She portrayed the Nurse and Tybalt throughout the show, which debuted in October 2024 and ended on February 16.
“O teach me how i should forget to think! these past 6 months have been the most challenging and rewarding of my life,” she captioned behind-the-scenes pics via Instagram on closing night. “I love you @romeojulietnyc thank you all for every single moment ????????.”
