Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1925-06-29
Day of Death
2021-12-09
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (22)
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Nancy
The One Man Jury
1978
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Cassie Ollinger
The White Buffalo
1977
⭐ 4.9
Role:
Maggie Gray
Doctors' Wives
1971
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Sugar Pye
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
⭐ 8.2
Role:
Winnipeg Simmons
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Billy's mother
The Defiant Ones
1958
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Dolly Evans
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Kelly Donavan
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Maggie Drumman
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Rosie Green
The Girl Next Door
1953
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
1949
⭐ 4.6
Role:
Dolly Humber
The Saxon Charm
1948
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Secretary (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Irene Nelson
Boomerang!
1947
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Wanda Vann
