Cara Williams

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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 telev...

Born: June 29, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: December 9, 2021 (age 96)

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Known For

7.0

The White Buffalo

Movies & TV Credits

45 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The One Man Jury Movie	5.3	Actress	Nancy	1978
The White Buffalo Movie	5.9	Actress	Cassie Ollinger	1977
Rhoda TV Show	6.6	Actress	—(2 Episodes)	1974
Doctors' Wives Movie	4.5	Actress	Maggie Gray	1971
Medical Center TV Show	6.9	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1969
The Cara Williams Show TV Show	7.4	Actress	Cara Wilton/Bridges(30 Episodes)	1964
The Man from the Diners' Club Movie	5.9	Actress	Sugar Pye	1963
Pete and Gladys TV Show	7.1	Actress	Gladys Porter(72 Episodes)	1960
Never Steal Anything Small Movie	5.8	Actress	Winnipeg Simmons	1959
The Defiant Ones Movie	7.7	Actress	Billy's mother	1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Show	6.9	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1958
Naked City TV Show	8.0	Actress	Lois Heller(1 Episode)	1958
The Helen Morgan Story Movie	6.1	Actress	Dolly Evans	1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas Movie	5.9	Actress	Kelly Donavan	1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV Show	7.3	Actress	Irene West(1 Episode)	1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actress	Marie Jensen(1 Episode)	1955
Matinee Theatre TV Show	6.6	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actress	Mona Cameron(1 Episode)	1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actress	Irene Rankin(1 Episode)	1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actress	Mona Carstairs(1 Episode)	1955
The Great Diamond Robbery Movie	5.7	Actress	Maggie Drumman	1954
The Girl Next Door Movie	6.2	Actress	Rosie Green	1953
The Oscars TV Show	7.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1953
The Red Skelton Show TV Show	7.9	Actress	Clara Appleby(1 Episode)	1951
The Red Skelton Show TV Show	7.9	Actress	Raggedy Ann(2 Episodes)	1951
Robert Montgomery Presents TV Show	7.5	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1950
Lux Video Theatre TV Show	7.2	Actress	Paula(1 Episode)	1950
Knock on Any Door Movie	6.4	Actress	Nelly Watkins (uncredited)	1949
Suspense TV Show	7.1	Actress	Myra Wilson(1 Episode)	1949
Suspense TV Show	7.1	Actress	Betty Marshall(1 Episode)	1949
Suspense TV Show	7.1	Actress	Nellie(1 Episode)	1949
Suspense TV Show	7.1	Actress	Babe(1 Episode)	1949
The Saxon Charm Movie	6.4	Actress	Dolly Humber	1948
Sitting Pretty Movie	7.2	Actress	Secretary (uncredited)	1948
The Philco Television Playhouse TV Show	7.3	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1948
Boomerang! Movie	7.0	Actress	Irene Nelson	1947
Don Juan Quilligan Movie	5.8	Actress	Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl	1945
The Spider Movie	5.7	Actress	Wanda Vann	1945
In the Meantime, Darling Movie	5.3	Actress	Ruby Mae Sayre	1944
Laura Movie	8.0	Actress	Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)	1944
Something for the Boys Movie	5.7	Actress	Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)	1944
Golden Globe Awards TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Presenter(1 Episode)	1944
Happy Land Movie	6.5	Actress	Gretchen Barry	1943
Girls' Town Movie	5.9	Actress	Ethel	1942
Wide Open Town Movie	6.4	Actress	Joan Stuart	1941

Cara Williams

Known For

Boomerang!

Laura

The Defiant Ones

The White Buffalo

Movies & TV Credits