JoBeth Williams
Acting
🎂 1948-12-06
Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominated American film and television actress and director, and current President of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. Williams rose to prominence appearing in such films as Stir Crazy (1980), Poltergeist (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Day After (1983), Teachers (1984), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). A three-time Emmy Award nominee, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her work in the TV movie Adam (1983) and the TV miniseries Baby M (1988). Her third nomination was for her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1994). Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film On Hope earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. She also starred in the TV series The Client (1995–96), and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter (2007) and Private Practice (2009–11). In 2009 she began serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation; she is President Emeritus of the foundation. She has also had numerous guest starring roles on TV and has starred in several TV movies.
Cast credits(116)
Professor Ursula Kent
2005
Leona Phelps
2003
Mrs. Rawley
1999
Gail Brandon
2006
Lana Strobe
2018
2005
Tilly Dunn
2010
Danielle (voice)
1993
Madeline Marshall
1993
Ruth
2017
Miriam Henderson
2001
Margie
2000
May and June (voice)
1992
2003
Reggie
2018
Linda
2008
Marge Slayton
1998
Paula Harris
1978
Margaret Pierce
2012
Candice Hart
2011
Sandra Harding
2012
Gemma Lawnsdale
1999
Myrna
2014
Leigh Kern
2014
Bizzy Forbes
2007
Emily
2011
Lois Wilson
1951
Sarah
2001
Self
2020
Lianne Fox
2003
2006
Carrie Wheeler
1970
Isobel Dixon
2016
Mrs. Walker
2010
Reggie Love
1995
Ricky
2015
1996
Diane Freeling
1982
Karen Bowens
1983
1992
Bessie Earp
1994
Phyllis Bernard
1979
Margo Brofman
1991
Lt. Gwen Harper
1992
Nurse Nancy Bauer
1983
Meredith
1980
Diane Freeling
1986
Maureen Meeks
2005
Marion
2009
Constance Payne
1999
Jessie
1980
Edith
2011
Dr. Patricia Cromwell
1997
Agnes Webb
2007
Lorna Anderson
1987
Natalie Standish
1991
Lisa Hammond
1984
Hattie Dorsett
2007
Beatrice
2011
Rosemary Fletcher
2016
Charlotte Smith
2015
Harriet Purdue
1982
Self
Marybeth Whitehead
1988
Self
2022
Lorna Anderson
1987
Lisa
1988
Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
1999
Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
1996
Mrs. Stern
2018
Jane Newhart
1999
Alice Bridges
1999
Self
2002
Natalie
2023
Tess Harper
1991
Sidney Stone
1997
Bettye Sue Dryer
2020
Lois Wilson
1989
Sherry
2019
Lily Chismore
1986
Sophie Hanson
2000
Patricia
2017
2025
Sarah
1989
Mayor
2016
Cathy Palmer
1984
Mrs. Mayer
2005
Reve Walsh
1983
Madeline 'Maddie Parker
1998
Sophia Browning
2009
Winnie Winslow
1994
June Sickles
2005
Dr. Hollis
1990
Anne Werden
1997
Rose
1996
Crazy / Sane Diane
1992
Laura Weston
1980
Self
1999
Dr. Lillian Rose
2002
Claudia Ryan
1985
2002
Edna Earle Ponder
2001
Tiffany Farinpour
1981
Elizabeth Hackett
1995
Boots
2024
Jeanette Makins
2005
Diane Freeling
1992
Natalie
1993
2002
Sarah Gallagher
1993
Ginny Moore
1992
Reve Walsh
1986
Marian Faber
1978
Constance Wilde
1974
Christine Biondi
1993
Nancy Parkhurst
1994
