Acting
JoBeth Williams
EN cinema · 81 credits
Born
6 December 1948 (age 77)
Birthplace
Houston, Texas, USA
Also known as ДжоБет Уильямс · جوبت ویلیامز
Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American 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, 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
Filmography
Behemoth!
as Ginnie Serian
Not Without Hope
as Marcia
SEGAL
as Self
Cash for Gold
as Boots
Chantilly Bridge
as Natalie
What the Night Can Do
as Bettye Sue Dryer
SGT. Will Gardner
as Sherry
Alex & the List
as Mrs. Stern
Barracuda
as Patricia
Within
as Rosemary Fletcher
In My Dreams
as Charlotte Smith
Love's Christmas Journey
as Beatrice
The Big Year
as Edith
TiMER
as Marion
Uncorked
as Sophia Browning
Sybil
as Hattie Dorsett
In the Land of Women
as Agnes Webb
Fever Pitch
as Maureen Meeks
Crazylove
as Mrs. Mayer
14 Hours
as Jeanette Makins
Into the Fire
as June Sickles
The Rose Technique
as Dr. Lillian Rose
The Ponder Heart
as Edna Earle Ponder
Trapped in a Purple Haze
as Sophie Hanson
Frankie & Hazel
Director
Justice
as Jane Newhart
It Came from the Sky
as Alice Bridges
Jackie's Back!
as Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
A Chance of Snow
as Madeline 'Maddie' Parker
Jungle 2 Jungle
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Just Write
as Sidney Stone
When Danger Follows You Home
as Anne Werden
After the SIlence
as Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
A Season of Hope
as Elizabeth Hackett
Wyatt Earp
as Bessie Earp
Voices from Within
as Nancy Parkhurst
Parallel Lives
as Winnie Winslow
On Hope
Director
Chantilly Lace
as Natalie
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
as Sarah Gallagher
Final Appeal
as Christine Biondi
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Gwen Harper
Me, Myself and I
as Crazy / Sane Diane
Commercial Entertainment Product
as Diane Freeling
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
as Ginny Moore
Switch
as Margo Brofman
Dutch
as Natalie Standish
Victim of Love
as Tess Harper
Bump in the Night
Co-Executive Producer
Child in the Night
as Dr. Hollis
Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker
as Bettina (voice)
My Name Is Bill W.
as Lois Wilson
Welcome Home
as Sarah
Memories of Me
as Lisa
Murder Ordained
as Lorna Anderson
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Diane Freeling
Desert Bloom
as Lily Chismore
Adam: His Song Continues
as Reve Walsh
Kids Don't Tell
as Claudia Ryan
Teachers
as Lisa Hammond
American Dreamer
as Cathy Palmer
The Day After
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
The Big Chill
as Karen Bowens
Adam
as Reve Walsh
Poltergeist
as Diane Freeling
Endangered Species
as Harriet Purdue
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Tiffany Farinpour
Stir Crazy
as Meredith
The Dogs of War
as Jessie
Fun and Games
as Laura Weston
Kramer vs. Kramer
as Phyllis Bernard
The World Beyond
as Marian Faber
Feasting with Panthers
as Constance Wilde