Cara Williams

Cara Williams

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.

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Filmography

1978

The One Man Jury
The One Man Jury
as Nancy
Movie - Released: 9/29/1978

1977

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo
as Cassie Ollinger
Movie - Released: 5/1/1977

1974

Rhoda
Rhoda
TV - Released: 9/9/1974

1971

Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives
as Maggie Gray
Movie - Released: 2/3/1971

1969

Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1964

The Cara Williams Show
The Cara Williams Show
as Cara Wilton/Bridges
TV - Released: 9/23/1964

1963

The Man from the Diners' Club
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Sugar Pye
Movie - Released: 4/17/1963

1960

Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
as Gladys Porter
TV - Released: 9/19/1960

1959

Never Steal Anything Small
Never Steal Anything Small
as Winnipeg Simmons
Movie - Released: 2/11/1959

1958

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Billy's mother
Movie - Released: 8/14/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Lois Heller
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958

1957

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
as Dolly Evans
Movie - Released: 10/2/1957

1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Kelly Donavan
Movie - Released: 3/9/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Irene West
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mona Cameron
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
TV - Released: 10/31/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Irene Rankin
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mona Carstairs
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Marie Jensen
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Maggie Drumman
Movie - Released: 1/29/1954

1953

The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
as Rosie Green
Movie - Released: 5/13/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Clara Appleby
TV - Released: 9/30/1951
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Raggedy Ann
TV - Released: 9/30/1951

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Paula
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door
as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/22/1949
Suspense
Suspense
as Nellie
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Suspense
Suspense
as Betty Marshall
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Suspense
Suspense
as Babe
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Suspense
Suspense
as Myra Wilson
TV - Released: 1/6/1949

1948

Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
as Secretary (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/10/1948
The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm
as Dolly Humber
Movie - Released: 9/28/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1947

Boomerang!
Boomerang!
as Irene Nelson
Movie - Released: 2/28/1947

1945

The Spider
The Spider
as Wanda Vann
Movie - Released: 12/1/1945
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan
as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
Movie - Released: 6/1/1945

1944

Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys
as Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1944
Laura
Laura
as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/11/1944
In the Meantime, Darling
In the Meantime, Darling
as Ruby Mae Sayre
Movie - Released: 9/22/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

1943

Happy Land
Happy Land
as Gretchen Barry
Movie - Released: 11/10/1943

1942

Movie
Girls' Town
as Ethel
Movie - Released: 3/6/1942

1941

Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town
as Joan Stuart
Movie - Released: 8/8/1941