Acting
Cara Williams
EN cinema · 22 credits
Born
29 June 1925
Died
9 December 2021 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as Bernice Kamiat
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.
Known for
Filmography
The One Man Jury
as Nancy
The White Buffalo
as Cassie Ollinger
Doctors' Wives
as Maggie Gray
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Sugar Pye
Never Steal Anything Small
as Winnipeg Simmons
The Defiant Ones
as Billy's mother
The Helen Morgan Story
as Dolly Evans
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Kelly Donavan
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Maggie Drumman
The Girl Next Door
as Rosie Green
Knock on Any Door
as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Saxon Charm
as Dolly Humber
Boomerang!
as Irene Nelson
The Spider
as Wanda Vann
Don Juan Quilligan
as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
Something for the Boys
as Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
Laura
as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling
as Ruby Mae Sayre
Happy Land
as Gretchen Barry
Girls' Town
as Ethel
Wide Open Town
as Joan Stuart