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Cara Williams

Acting · 1925–2021 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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

Boomerang!

7.0

Boomerang!

1947 · Irene Nelson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Series · Mona Cameron / Irene Rankin / Mona Carstairs / Marie Jensen

The White Buffalo

6.0

The White Buffalo

1977 · Cassie Ollinger

The Man from the Diners' Club

5.9

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963 · Sugar Pye

The Helen Morgan Story

5.3

The Helen Morgan Story

1957 · Dolly Evans

The One Man Jury

5.4

The One Man Jury

1978 · Nancy

The Defiant Ones

7.1

The Defiant Ones

1958 · Billy's mother

Rhoda

6.3

Rhoda

1974 · Series

Doctors' Wives

5.0

Doctors' Wives

1971 · Maggie Gray

Pete and Gladys

6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960 · Series · Gladys Porter

Meet Me in Las Vegas

4.5

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 · Kelly Donavan

Never Steal Anything Small

8.2

Never Steal Anything Small

1959 · Winnipeg Simmons

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The One Man Jury

5.4

The One Man Jury

1978 · Nancy

The White Buffalo

6.0

The White Buffalo

1977 · Cassie Ollinger

Rhoda

6.3

Rhoda

1974 · Series

Doctors' Wives

5.0

Doctors' Wives

1971 · Maggie Gray

Medical Center

6.4

Medical Center

1969 · Series · Sheila Ruskin

The Cara Williams Show

6.5

The Cara Williams Show

1964 · Series · Cara Wilton/Bridges

The Man from the Diners' Club

5.9

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963 · Sugar Pye

Pete and Gladys

6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960 · Series · Gladys Porter

Never Steal Anything Small

8.2

Never Steal Anything Small

1959 · Winnipeg Simmons

Naked City

5.7

Naked City

1958 · Series · Lois Heller

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958 · Series · Midge Rospond

The Defiant Ones

7.1

The Defiant Ones

1958 · Billy's mother

The Helen Morgan Story

5.3

The Helen Morgan Story

1957 · Dolly Evans

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Series · Irene West

Meet Me in Las Vegas

4.5

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 · Kelly Donavan

Matinee Theater

5.3

Matinee Theater

1955 · Series

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Series · Mona Cameron / Irene Rankin / Mona Carstairs / Marie Jensen

The Great Diamond Robbery

10.0

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954 · Maggie Drumman