United Kingdom, March 2 -- Michelle Williams has thanked "each and every person" who donated money to help James Van Der Beek's wife and kids.

The 45-year-old actress was left devastated by the death of her Dawson's Creek co-star - who passed away on February 11 following a battle with cancer - but she's been given a boost by seeing all the contributions to a GoFundMe drive which has raised more than $2.7 million for James' widow Kimberly and their six kids.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the Actors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (01.03.26), Michelle said: "I'm thinking about him and I'm thinking about his family constantly.

"I also just want to say, like, it's been such an amazing thing as James' friend and a friend of th...