United Kingdom, Oct. 21 -- Allison Williams doesn't accept the nepo baby label - insisting she put in the hard work before making her breakthrough as an actress.

The Girls star - who is the daughter of former NBC news anchor Brian Williams and TV producer Jane Gillan Stoddard - has faced accusations that she is a nepo baby, but explained that she spent plenty of time working behind the scenes on movies and TV shows instead of "being hatched out of an egg" and getting roles.

In conversation with Girls co-star Andrew Rannells for Interview magazine, Allison said: "That is exactly what people picture for nepo babies, and they're not that wrong. But there were some stops along the way.

"Before I started acting professionally, I did several...