Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 29, 1925
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Cara Williams
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The One Man Jury | Nancy |
| 1977 | The White Buffalo | Cassie Ollinger |
| 1971 | Doctors' Wives | Maggie Gray |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Sugar Pye |
| 1959 | Never Steal Anything Small | Winnipeg Simmons |
| 1958 | The Defiant Ones | Billy's mother |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Dolly Evans |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | Kelly Donavan |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robbery | Maggie Drumman |
| 1953 | The Girl Next Door | Rosie Green |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Nelly Watkins (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Sitting Pretty | Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Saxon Charm | Dolly Humber |
| 1947 | Boomerang! | Irene Nelson |
| 1945 | The Spider | Wanda Vann |
| 1945 | Don Juan Quilligan | Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Laura | Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited) |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Ruby Mae Sayre |
| 1943 | Happy Land | Gretchen Barry |
| 1942 | Girls' Town | Ethel |
| 1941 | Wide Open Town | Joan Stuart |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1964 | The Cara Williams Show | Cara Wilton/Bridges |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | Gladys Porter |
| 1958 | Naked City | Lois Heller |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Irene West |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mona Cameron |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Irene Rankin |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mona Carstairs |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Marie Jensen |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Clara Appleby |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Raggedy Ann |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Paula |
| 1949 | Suspense | Nellie |
| 1949 | Suspense | Betty Marshall |
| 1949 | Suspense | Babe |
| 1949 | Suspense | Myra Wilson |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |