Cara Williams
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1925-06-29 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- 2021-12-09
Known for
- Laura (1944) — Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
- The Defiant Ones (1958) — Billy's mother
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Mona Cameron
- The White Buffalo (1977) — Cassie Ollinger
- Boomerang! (1947) — Irene Nelson
- The Oscars (1953) — Self
- Knock on Any Door (1949) — Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
- Sitting Pretty (1948) — Secretary (uncredited)
- Rhoda (1974)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Presenter
- Doctors' Wives (1971) — Maggie Gray
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Raggedy Ann
- Medical Center (1969) — Sheila Ruskin
- Something for the Boys (1944) — Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) — Kelly Donavan
- Naked City (1958) — Lois Heller