Birthday:
Jun 29, 1925
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Cara Williams
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Defiant Ones | Billy's mother | 1958 |
| Something for the Boys | Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited) | 1944 |
| The Spider | Wanda Vann | 1945 |
| Boomerang! | Irene Nelson | 1947 |
| The Helen Morgan Story | Dolly Evans | 1957 |
| Knock on Any Door | Nelly Watkins (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | Kelly Donavan | 1956 |
| The Man from the Diners' Club | Sugar Pye | 1963 |
| The Great Diamond Robbery | Maggie Drumman | 1954 |
| Doctors' Wives | Maggie Gray | 1971 |
| The One Man Jury | Nancy | 1978 |
| Never Steal Anything Small | Winnipeg Simmons | 1959 |
| Happy Land | Gretchen Barry | 1943 |
| Girls' Town | Ethel | 1942 |
| Laura | Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited) | 1944 |
| The White Buffalo | Cassie Ollinger | 1977 |
| Sitting Pretty | Secretary (uncredited) | 1948 |
| The Girl Next Door | Rosie Green | 1953 |
| Wide Open Town | Joan Stuart | 1941 |
| In the Meantime, Darling | Ruby Mae Sayre | 1944 |
| Don Juan Quilligan | Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl | 1945 |
| The Saxon Charm | Dolly Humber | 1948 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Rhoda | 1974 | |
| Naked City | Lois Heller | 1958 |
| Medical Center | 1969 | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mona Cameron | 1955 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1958 | |
| Pete and Gladys | Gladys Porter | 1960 |
| Matinee Theater | 1955 | |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1950 | |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Irene West | 1956 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Cara Wilton/Bridges | 1964 |
| The Oscars | Self | 1953 |
| Suspense | Nellie | 1949 |
| The Red Skelton Show | Raggedy Ann | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Show | Clara Appleby | 1951 |
| Suspense | Babe | 1949 |
| Suspense | Betty Marshall | 1949 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Paula | 1950 |
| Suspense | Myra Wilson | 1949 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Irene Rankin | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mona Carstairs | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Marie Jensen | 1955 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 1944 |
