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Cara Williams
Actor· 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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
18 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The One Man Jury | Nancy | Film |
| 1977 | The White Buffalo | Cassie Ollinger | Film |
| 1971 | Doctors' Wives | Maggie Gray | Film |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Sugar Pye | Film |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | Gladys Porter | TV |
| 1958 | The Defiant Ones | Billy's mother | Film |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Dolly Evans | Film |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | Kelly Donavan | Film |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robbery | Maggie Drumman | Film |
| 1953 | The Girl Next Door | Rosie Green | Film |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Nelly Watkins (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | The Saxon Charm | Dolly Humber | Film |
| 1947 | Boomerang! | Irene Nelson | Film |
| 1945 | The Spider | Wanda Vann | Film |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Ruby Mae Sayre | Film |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Girls' Town | Ethel | Film |
| 1941 | Wide Open Town | Joan Stuart | Film |
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