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.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 22
TV Shows 17
self 2
Nancy
The One Man Jury (1978)
Movie
Cassie Ollinger
The White Buffalo (1977)
Movie
Rhoda (1974)
TV
Maggie Gray
Doctors' Wives (1971)
Movie
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
Cara Bridges / Wilton
The Cara Williams Show (1964)
TV
Sugar Pye
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
Movie
Gladys Porter
Pete and Gladys (1960)
TV
Winnipeg Simmons
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
Movie
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
TV
Lois Heller
Naked City (1958)
TV
Billy's Mother
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Movie
2
Dolly Evans
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
Movie
Irene West
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Kelly Donavan
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Movie
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Irene Rankin / Mona Cameron / Marie Jensen / Mona Carstairs
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Maggie Drumman
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
Movie
Rosie Green
The Girl Next Door (1953)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Raggedy Ann / Clara Appleby
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
TV
Paula
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Actress
Starlight Theatre (1950)
TV
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Movie
Myra Wilson / Nellie / Babe / Betty Marshall
Suspense (1949)
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Dolly Humber
The Saxon Charm (1948)
Movie
Secretary (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
Movie
Irene Nelson
Boomerang! (1947)
Movie
Wanda Vann
The Spider (1945)
Movie
Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
Movie
Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
Something for the Boys (1944)
Movie
Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
Laura (1944)
Movie
5.17
Ruby Mae Sayre
In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
Movie
Self
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
TV
Gretchen Barry
Happy Land (1943)
Movie
Ethel
Girls' Town (1942)
Movie
Joan Stuart
Wide Open Town (1941)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.86
Based on 121 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1941
1948
1953
1950
1978
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1925-06-29
Deathday2021-12-09 (96 years old)
Birth NameBernice Kamiat
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
RelationshipsJohn Drew Barrymore (1952-01-01 - 1959-01-01)
ChildrenJohn Blyth Barrymore
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBernice Kamiat
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