Cara Williams

Cara Williams

Acting

Born: 1925-06-29 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: 2021-12-09

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.

🎬 Movies (20)

The One Man Jury

The One Man Jury

1978

Nancy

The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

1977

Cassie Ollinger

Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

1971

Maggie Gray

The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963

Sugar Pye

Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small

1959

Winnipeg Simmons

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958

Billy's mother

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

Dolly Evans

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

Kelly Donavan

The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

Maggie Drumman

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

1953

Rosie Green

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949

Nelly Watkins (uncredited)

The Saxon Charm

The Saxon Charm

1948

Dolly Humber

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948

Secretary (uncredited)

Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

Irene Nelson

The Spider

The Spider

1945

Wanda Vann

Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

1945

Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl

Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys

1944

Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)

Laura

Laura

1944

Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)

In the Meantime, Darling

In the Meantime, Darling

1944

Ruby Mae Sayre

Happy Land

Happy Land

1943

Gretchen Barry