Cara Williams
Acting
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
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movieThe White Buffalo
1977
Cassie Ollinger
movieDoctors' Wives
1971
Maggie Gray
tvMedical Center
1969
Sheila Ruskin
tvThe Cara Williams Show
1964
Cara Wilton/Bridges
tvPete and Gladys
1960
Gladys Porter
movieNever Steal Anything Small
1959
Winnipeg Simmons
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Midge Rospond
tvNaked City
1958
Lois Heller
movieThe Defiant Ones
1958
Billy's mother
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
Dolly Evans
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Irene West
movieMeet Me in Las Vegas
1956
Kelly Donavan
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mona Cameron / Irene Rankin / Mona Carstairs / Marie Jensen
movieThe Great Diamond Robbery
1954
Maggie Drumman
movieThe Girl Next Door
1953
Rosie Green
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951
Raggedy Ann / Clara Appleby
movieKnock on Any Door
1949
Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
tvSuspense
1949
Nellie / Myra Wilson / Betty Marshall / Babe
movieThe Saxon Charm
1948
Dolly Humber
movieSitting Pretty
1948
Secretary (uncredited)
movieBoomerang!
1947
Irene Nelson
movieThe Spider
1945
Wanda Vann
movieDon Juan Quilligan
1945
Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
movieSomething for the Boys
1944
Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
movieLaura
1944
Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
movieIn the Meantime, Darling
1944
Ruby Mae Sayre
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
movieHappy Land
1943
Gretchen Barry
movieGirls' Town
1942
Ethel
movieWide Open Town
1941
Joan Stuart