Cara Williams

Acting

Cara Williams

Born 29 June 1925 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Died 9 December 2021 at 96

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.

Known for

Highlights

Laura1944 · Film · Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Mona Cameron
The Defiant Ones1958 · Film · Billy's mother
Boomerang!1947 · Film · Irene Nelson
The White Buffalo1977 · Film · Cassie Ollinger
Sitting Pretty1948 · Film · Secretary (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

22 films

The One Man Jury1978 · Film · Nancy
The White Buffalo1977 · Film · Cassie Ollinger
Doctors' Wives1971 · Film · Maggie Gray
The Man from the Diners' Club1963 · Film · Sugar Pye
Never Steal Anything Small1959 · Film · Winnipeg Simmons
The Defiant Ones1958 · Film · Billy's mother
The Helen Morgan Story1957 · Film · Dolly Evans
Meet Me in Las Vegas1956 · Film · Kelly Donavan
The Great Diamond Robbery1954 · Film · Maggie Drumman
The Girl Next Door1953 · Film · Rosie Green
Knock on Any Door1949 · Film · Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
The Saxon Charm1948 · Film · Dolly Humber
Sitting Pretty1948 · Film · Secretary (uncredited)
Boomerang!1947 · Film · Irene Nelson
The Spider1945 · Film · Wanda Vann
Don Juan Quilligan1945 · Film · Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
Something for the Boys1944 · Film · Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
Laura1944 · Film · Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling1944 · Film · Ruby Mae Sayre
Happy Land1943 · Film · Gretchen Barry
Girls' Town1942 · Film · Ethel
Wide Open Town1941 · Film · Joan Stuart

Filmography

Series

13 shows

Rhoda1974 · Series
Medical Center1969 · Series · Sheila Ruskin
The Cara Williams Show1964 · Series · Cara Wilton/Bridges
Pete and Gladys1960 · Series · Gladys Porter
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958 · Series · Midge Rospond
Naked City1958 · Series · Lois Heller
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Irene West
Matinee Theater1955 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Mona Cameron
Lux Video Theatre1950 · Series · Paula
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · Series
Suspense1949 · Series · Nellie
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · Series