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Cara Williams

Cara Williams

Actor Jun 29 (died age 96) Brooklyn, New York, USA 1941–1978 (37 year career)
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Biography

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

Laura
Film

Laura

Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
The Defiant Ones
Film

The Defiant Ones

Billy's mother
Boomerang!
Film

Boomerang!

Irene Nelson
The White Buffalo
Film

The White Buffalo

Cassie Ollinger
Sitting Pretty
Film

Sitting Pretty

Secretary (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
Film

Knock on Any Door

Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Something for the Boys
Film

Something for the Boys

Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
Doctors' Wives
Film

Doctors' Wives

Maggie Gray

Filmography

Acting (38)

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