Cara Williams
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cara Williams (born June 29, 1925) is 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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- Born:
- Jun 29, 1925 In Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 28
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Wide Open Town 1941-08-08
- Latest Project:
- Movie The One Man Jury 1978-09-29
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The One Man Jury | Nancy | 1978-09-29 |
| Movie | The White Buffalo | Cassie Ollinger | 1977-05-01 |
| Series | Rhoda | Unknown | 1974-09-09 |
| Movie | Doctors' Wives | Maggie Gray | 1971-02-03 |
| Series | Medical Center | Unknown | 1969-09-24 |
| Movie | The Man from the Diners' Club | Sugar Pye | 1963-04-17 |
| Series | Pete and Gladys | Gladys Porter | 1960-09-19 |
| Movie | Never Steal Anything Small | Winnipeg Simmons | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | The Defiant Ones | Billy's mother | 1958-08-14 |
| Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
| Movie | The Helen Morgan Story | Dolly Evans | 1957-10-02 |
| Movie | Meet Me in Las Vegas | Kelly Donavan | 1956-03-09 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
| Movie | The Great Diamond Robbery | Maggie Drumman | 1954-01-29 |
| Movie | The Girl Next Door | Rosie Green | 1953-05-13 |
| Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
| Movie | Sitting Pretty | Secretary (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
| Movie | The Saxon Charm | Dolly Humber | 1948-09-28 |
| Series | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1948-10-03 |
| Movie | Boomerang! | Irene Nelson | 1947-02-28 |
| Movie | Don Juan Quilligan | Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl | 1945-06-01 |
| Movie | The Spider | Wanda Vann | 1945-12-01 |
| Movie | In the Meantime, Darling | Ruby Mae Sayre | 1944-09-22 |
| Movie | Something for the Boys | Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited) | 1944-11-01 |
| Movie | Happy Land | Gretchen Barry | 1943-11-10 |
| Movie | Girls' Town | Ethel | 1942-03-06 |
| Movie | Wide Open Town | Joan Stuart | 1941-08-08 |