ACTOR · FROM BROOKLYN, USA
Cara Williams
1925–202135 credits since 1941
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ABOUT CARA
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.
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Born29 June 1925
Died9 December 2021
BirthplaceBrooklyn, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora17 of 35 titles
Known for
The titles people know Cara from.
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 17
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1941
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1970s
4 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average
as Nancy
Movieas Cassie Ollinger
Series2 episodes
Movieas Maggie Gray
The 1960s
4 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Seriesas Sheila Ruskin · 1 episode
as Cara Wilton/Bridges · 30 episodes
as Sugar Pye
as Gladys Porter · 72 episodes
The 1950s
13 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Winnipeg Simmons
as Midge Rospond · 1 episode
Seriesas Lois Heller · 1 episode
Movieas Billy's mother
Movieas Dolly Evans
Seriesas Irene West · 1 episode
Movieas Kelly Donavan
1 episode
The 1940s
14 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Movieas Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Seriesas Nellie · 1 episode
1 episode
as Dolly Humber
Movieas Secretary (uncredited)
Movieas Irene Nelson
Movieas Wanda Vann
as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Cara’s titles.
Dana AndrewsLaura and Boomerang!
Ed BegleyBoomerang! and Sitting Pretty
Clifton WebbLaura and Sitting Pretty
Lawrence DobkinThe Defiant Ones and Naked City
Daniel TaradashWriter · Knock on Any Door and Doctors' Wives
David ButtolphComposer · Boomerang! and The Spider
Betty LynnSitting Pretty and Meet Me in Las Vegas
Norbert BrodineCinematographer · Boomerang! and Sitting Pretty