Cara Williams
Born
June 29, 1925
Died
December 9, 2021 (96 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Known For
The One Man Jury
Nancy
1978
The White Buffalo
Cassie Ollinger
1977
Rhoda
(2 episodes)
1974
Doctors' Wives
Maggie Gray
1971
Medical Center
(1 episode)
1969
The Cara Williams Show
Cara Wilton/Bridges · (30 episodes)
1964
The Man from the Diners' Club
Sugar Pye
1963
Pete and Gladys
Gladys Porter · (72 episodes)
1960
Never Steal Anything Small
Winnipeg Simmons
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
Naked City
Lois Heller · (1 episode)
1958
The Defiant Ones
Billy's mother
1958
The Helen Morgan Story
Dolly Evans
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Irene West · (1 episode)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Kelly Donavan
1956
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mona Cameron · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Irene Rankin · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mona Carstairs · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Marie Jensen · (1 episode)
1955
The Great Diamond Robbery
Maggie Drumman
1954
The Girl Next Door
Rosie Green
1953
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
The Red Skelton Show
Raggedy Ann · (2 episodes)
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Clara Appleby · (1 episode)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Paula · (1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1 episode)
1950
Knock on Any Door
Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
1949
Suspense
Nellie · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Babe · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Betty Marshall · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Myra Wilson · (1 episode)
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The Saxon Charm
Dolly Humber
1948
Sitting Pretty
Secretary (uncredited)
1948
Boomerang!
Irene Nelson
1947
The Spider
Wanda Vann
1945
Don Juan Quilligan
Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
1945
Something for the Boys
Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
1944
Laura
Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
1944
In the Meantime, Darling
Ruby Mae Sayre
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
Happy Land
Gretchen Barry
1943
Girls' Town
Ethel
1942
Wide Open Town
Joan Stuart
1941