Actor

JoBeth Williams

December 6, 1948 · Houston, Texas, USA

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).

Notable work

8.5
The Good Doctor (2017)
as Ruth
8.2
Dexter (2006)
as Gail Brandon
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Mrs. Rawley
8.3
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Professor Ursula Kent
7.2
Poltergeist (1982)
as Diane Freeling
7.6
NCIS (2003)
as Leona Phelps
7.6
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
as Phyllis Bernard
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
as May and June (voice)
7.8
24 (2001)
as Miriam Henderson
8.2
Station 19 (2018)
as Reggie
5.3
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
as Gwen Harper
6.8
Wyatt Earp (1994)
as Bessie Earp

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