JoBeth Williams
Acting
Born 1948-12-06
Houston, Texas, USA
123 credits
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 1995 Best Live Action Short Film Nominated On Hope
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
57 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
NCIS
Criminal Minds
Dexter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Good Doctor
24
Scandal
Frasier
Rizzoli & Isles
Batman: The Animated Series
Las Vegas
Numb3rs
Private Practice
Strong Medicine
Judging Amy
Station 19
Childrens Hospital
The Guardian
A Million Little Things
Hart of Dixie
Perception
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Law & Order: LA
Extant
From the Earth to the Moon
Miss Match
The White Shadow
Poltergeist
The Big Year
Marry Me
Kramer vs. Kramer
Against the Wall
The Client
Wyatt Earp
Fever Pitch
The Big Chill
The Day After
Twenty Good Years
Josh Gates Tonight
The Dogs of War
Stir Crazy
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Heartbeat
Jungle 2 Jungle
Fish Police
Not Without Hope
Your Family or Mine
Switch
In My Dreams
Within
Murder Ordained
Chantilly Bridge
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TiMER
Payne
Other credits
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Directing
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