
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