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
| Birth Location | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925-06-29 |
| Died | 2021-12-09 |
Movies
The One Man Jury
as Nancy
1978
The White Buffalo
as Cassie Ollinger
1977
Doctors' Wives
as Maggie Gray
1971
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Sugar Pye
1963
Never Steal Anything Small
as Winnipeg Simmons
1959
The Defiant Ones
as Billy's mother
1958
The Helen Morgan Story
as Dolly Evans
1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Kelly Donavan
1956
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Maggie Drumman
1954
The Girl Next Door
as Rosie Green
1953
Knock on Any Door
as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
1949
The Saxon Charm
as Dolly Humber
1948
Sitting Pretty
as Secretary (uncredited)
1948
Boomerang!
as Irene Nelson
1947
The Spider
as Wanda Vann
1945
Don Juan Quilligan
as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
1945
Something for the Boys
as Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
1944
Laura
as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
1944
In the Meantime, Darling
as Ruby Mae Sayre
1944
Happy Land
as Gretchen Barry
1943
Girls' Town
as Ethel
1942
Wide Open Town
as Joan Stuart
1941
Cara Williams hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows