JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Houston, Texas, USA, 1948-12-06

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Feasting with Panthers	Constance Wilde	0
2	1978	The World Beyond	Marian Faber	70
3	1979	Kramer vs. Kramer	Phyllis Bernard	76
4	1980	Fun and Games	Laura Weston	50
5	1980	Stir Crazy	Meredith	65
6	1980	The Dogs of War	Jessie	58
7	1981	Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill	Tiffany Farinpour	58
8	1982	Poltergeist	Diane Freeling	72
9	1982	Endangered Species	Harriet Purdue	49
10	1983	The Big Chill	Karen Bowens	69
11	1983	Adam	Reve Walsh	73
12	1983	The Day After	Nurse Nancy Bauer	67
13	1984	Teachers	Lisa Hammond	56
14	1984	American Dreamer	Cathy Palmer	62
15	1985	Kids Don't Tell	Claudia Ryan	100
16	1986	Desert Bloom	Lily Chismore	55
17	1986	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	Diane Freeling	60
18	1986	Adam: His Song Continues	Reve Walsh	73
19	1987	Murder Ordained	Lorna Anderson	50
20	1988	Memories of Me	Lisa	52
21	1989	My Name Is Bill W.	Lois Wilson	65
22	1989	Welcome Home	Sarah	56
23	1990	Child in the Night	Dr. Hollis	54
24	1991	Victim of Love	Tess Harper	40
25	1991	Switch	Margo Brofman	59
26	1991	Dutch	Natalie Standish	64
27	1992	Me, Myself and I	Crazy / Sane Diane	57
28	1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Lt. Gwen Harper	53
29	1992	Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted	Ginny Moore	0
30	1992	Commercial Entertainment Product	Diane Freeling	85
31	1993	Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash	Sarah Gallagher	50
32	1993	Chantilly Lace	Natalie	100
33	1993	Final Appeal	Christine Biondi	50
34	1994	Wyatt Earp	Bessie Earp	68
35	1994	Parallel Lives	Winnie Winslow	50
36	1994	Voices from Within	Nancy Parkhurst	0
37	1995	A Season of Hope	Elizabeth Hackett	35
38	1996	Ruby Jean and Joe	Rose	60
39	1996	Breaking Through	Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)	72
40	1997	Just Write	Sidney Stone	53
41	1997	Jungle 2 Jungle	Dr. Patricia Cromwell	53
42	1997	When Danger Follows You Home	Anne Werden	10
43	1998	A Chance of Snow	Madeline 'Maddie Parker	56
44	1999	Justice	Jane Newhart	48
45	1999	The Big Chill: A Reunion	Self	45
46	1999	It Came From the Sky	Alice Bridges	48
47	1999	Jackie's Back!	Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)	65
48	2000	Trapped in a Purple Haze	Sophie Hanson	51
49	2001	The Ponder Heart	Edna Earle Ponder	40
50	2002	Repossessed		80
51	2002	The Rose Technique	Dr. Lillian Rose	28
52	2002	Searching for Debra Winger	Self	63
53	2002	The Curse of Poltergeist		0
54	2005	Fever Pitch	Maureen Meeks	62
55	2005	Into the Fire	June Sickles	52
56	2005	Crazylove	Mrs. Mayer	53
57	2005	14 Hours	Jeanette Makins	43
58	2007	In the Land of Women	Agnes Webb	59
59	2007	Sybil	Hattie Dorsett	65
60	2009	TiMER	Marion	62
61	2009	Uncorked	Sophia Browning	60
62	2011	The Big Year	Edith	60
63	2011	Love's Christmas Journey	Beatrice	67
64	2015	In My Dreams	Charlotte Smith	64
65	2016	The Last Film Festival	Mayor	32
66	2016	Within	Rosemary Fletcher	54
67	2017	Barracuda	Patricia	62
68	2018	Alex & the List	Mrs. Stern	56
69	2019	SGT. Will Gardner	Sherry	48
70	2020	What the Night Can Do	Bettye Sue Dryer	45
71	2022	1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!	Self	80
72	2023	Chantilly Bridge	Natalie	53
73	2024	Cash for Gold	Boots	50
74	2025	Not Without Hope		0
75		SEGAL	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Lois Wilson	86
2	1970	Somerset	Carrie Wheeler	50
3	1978	The White Shadow	Paula Harris	70
4	1987	Murder Ordained	Lorna Anderson	54
5	1988	Baby M	Marybeth Whitehead	50
6	1992	Fish Police		54
7	1992	Batman: The Animated Series	May and June (voice)	85
8	1993	Frasier	Danielle (voice)	77
9	1993	Frasier	Madeline Marshall	77
10	1995	The Client	Reggie Love	60
11	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
12	1998	From the Earth to the Moon	Marge Slayton	81
13	1999	Payne	Constance Payne	10
14	1999	Judging Amy	Gemma Lawnsdale	75
15	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mrs. Rawley	79
16	2000	Strong Medicine	Margie	71
17	2001	The Guardian	Sarah	68
18	2001	24	Miriam Henderson	78
19	2003	Las Vegas		70
20	2003	NCIS	Leona Phelps	76
21	2003	Miss Match	Lianne Fox	64
22	2005	Numb3rs		71
23	2005	Criminal Minds	Professor Ursula Kent	83
24	2006	Dexter	Gail Brandon	82
25	2006	The Nine		58
26	2007	Private Practice	Bizzy Forbes	75
27	2008	Childrens Hospital	Linda	72
28	2010	Rizzoli & Isles	Tilly Dunn	79
29	2010	Law & Order: LA	Mrs. Walker	68
30	2011	Against the Wall	Emily	66
31	2011	Hart of Dixie	Candice Hart	73
32	2012	Scandal	Sandra Harding	71
33	2012	Perception	Margaret Pierce	72
34	2014	Extant	Leigh Kern	63
35	2014	Marry Me	Myrna	58
36	2015	Your Family or Mine	Ricky	65
37	2016	Heartbeat	Isobel Dixon	62
38	2017	The Good Doctor	Ruth	85
39	2018	Station 19	Reggie	82
40	2018	A Million Little Things	Lana Strobe	74
41	2020	Josh Gates Tonight	Self	78

JoBeth Williams

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