Cara Williams
Known for: Acting
Born: June 29, 1925
Died: December 9, 2021
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cara Williams was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Billy's Mother in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and for her role as Gladys Porter on the television series Pete and Gladys, which ran from 1960-1962 and for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy.
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Filmography
22 movies · 16 TV shows, newest first
5.4
The One Man Jury
1978
6.0
The White Buffalo
1977
6.3
Rhoda
1974
5.0
Doctors' Wives
1971
6.4
Medical Center
1969
6.5
The Cara Williams Show
1964
5.8
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
6.3
Pete and Gladys
1960
8.2
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.1
The Defiant Ones
1958
5.3
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
10.0
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
5.0
The Girl Next Door
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
19516.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
6.2
Knock on Any Door
1949
5.1
Suspense
1949
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
4.6
The Saxon Charm
1948
7.1
Sitting Pretty
1948
7.1
Boomerang!
1947
5.6
The Spider
1945
7.0
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
6.5
Something for the Boys
1944
7.6
Laura
1944
6.8
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
7.1
Happy Land
1943
10.0
Girls' Town
1942
6.5
Wide Open Town
1941