JoBeth Williams
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: December 6, 1948
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Marcia
as Self
as Boots
as Natalie
as Bettye Sue Dryer
as Self
as Sherry
as Lana Strobe
as Mrs. Stern
as Reggie
as Ruth
as Patricia
as Rosemary Fletcher
as Mayor
as Isobel Dixon
as Charlotte Smith
as Ricky
as Myrna
as Leigh Kern
as Margaret Pierce
as Sandra Harding
as Beatrice
as Edith
as Candice Hart
as Emily
as Mrs. Walker
as Tilly Dunn
as Sophia Browning
as Marion
as Linda
as Bizzy Forbes
as Hattie Dorsett
as Agnes Webb
as Gail Brandon
as Jeanette Makins
as Mrs. Mayer
as June Sickles
as Professor Ursula Kent
as Maureen Meeks
as Margaret Eppes
as Lianne Fox
as Leona Phelps
as Liz
as Self
as Dr. Lillian Rose
as Miriam Henderson
as Edna Earle Ponder
as Sarah
as Margie
as Sophie Hanson
as Mrs. Rawley
as Gemma Lawnsdale
as Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
as Alice Bridges
as Constance Payne
as Self
as Jane Newhart
as Madeline 'Maddie Parker
as Marge Slayton
as Anne Werden
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
as Sidney Stone
as Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
as Rose
as Reggie Love
as Elizabeth Hackett
as Nancy Parkhurst
as Winnie Winslow
as Bessie Earp
as Christine Biondi
as Danielle (voice)
as Madeline Marshall
as Natalie
as Diane Freeling
as Ginny Moore
as May and June (voice)
as Lt. Gwen Harper
as Crazy / Sane Diane
as Natalie Standish
as Margo Brofman
as Tess Harper
as Dr. Hollis
as Sarah
as Lois Wilson
as Lisa
as Marybeth Whitehead
as Lorna Anderson
as Lorna Anderson
as Reve Walsh
as Diane Freeling
as Lily Chismore
as Claudia Ryan
as Cathy Palmer
as Lisa Hammond
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
as Reve Walsh
as Karen Bowens
as Harriet Purdue
as Diane Freeling
as Tiffany Farinpour
as Jessie
as Meredith
as Laura Weston
as Phyllis Bernard
as Paula Harris
as Marian Faber
as Constance Wilde
as Lois Wilson