Cara Williams

Cara Williams

1925-06-29 – 2021-12-09 (age 96) Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Laura
Laura

1944

as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo

1977

as Cassie Ollinger

Boomerang!
Boomerang!

1947

as Irene Nelson

Happy Land
Happy Land

1943

as Gretchen Barry

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones

1958

as Billy's mother

Never Steal Anything Small
Never Steal Anything Small

1959

as Winnipeg Simmons

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story

1957

as Dolly Evans

Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door

1949

as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)

Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives

1971

as Maggie Gray

Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

as Kelly Donavan

Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty

1948

as Secretary (uncredited)

The One Man Jury
The One Man Jury

1978

as Nancy

Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town

1941

as Joan Stuart

The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door

1953

as Rosie Green

The Man from the Diners' Club
Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys

1944

as Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)

The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

as Maggie Drumman

The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm

1948

as Dolly Humber

The Spider
The Spider

1945

as Wanda Vann

Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan

1945

as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl