JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Birthday: 1948-12-06

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Also known as: ДжоБет Уильямс, جوبت ویلیامز

imdb_id: nm0001851

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Kids Don't Tell

Score: 10.0

Chantilly Lace

Score: 10.0

Commercial Entertainment Product

Score: 8.5

Repossessed

Score: 8.0

Kramer vs. Kramer

Score: 7.6

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

Score: 7.5

Adam

Score: 7.3

Adam: His Song Continues

Score: 7.3

Poltergeist

Score: 7.2

Breaking Through

Score: 7.1

The World Beyond

Score: 7.0

The Big Chill

Score: 6.9

Wyatt Earp

Score: 6.8

The Day After

Score: 6.8

Love's Christmas Journey

Score: 6.7

Jackie's Back!

Score: 6.5

My Name Is Bill W.

Score: 6.5

Sybil

Score: 6.5

Stir Crazy

Score: 6.5

In My Dreams

Score: 6.4

Dutch

Score: 6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

Score: 6.3

TiMER

Score: 6.3

Barracuda

Score: 6.2

Fever Pitch

Score: 6.2

American Dreamer

Score: 6.2

The Big Year

Score: 6.0

Ruby Jean and Joe

Score: 6.0

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Score: 6.0

Switch

Score: 5.9

In the Land of Women

Score: 5.9

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

Score: 5.8

The Dogs of War

Score: 5.8

Uncorked

Score: 5.7

Me, Myself and I

Score: 5.7

Teachers

Score: 5.6

A Chance of Snow

Score: 5.6

Welcome Home

Score: 5.6

Alex & the List

Score: 5.6

Desert Bloom

Score: 5.5

Within

Score: 5.4

Child in the Night

Score: 5.4

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Score: 5.3

Crazylove

Score: 5.3

Chantilly Bridge

Score: 5.3

Jungle 2 Jungle

Score: 5.3

Just Write

Score: 5.3

Into the Fire

Score: 5.2

Memories of Me

Score: 5.2

Trapped in a Purple Haze

Score: 5.1

Final Appeal

Score: 5.0

Fun and Games

Score: 5.0

Cash for Gold

Score: 5.0

Murder Ordained

Score: 5.0

Parallel Lives

Score: 5.0

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

Score: 5.0

Endangered Species

Score: 4.9

SGT. Will Gardner

Score: 4.8

It Came from the Sky

Score: 4.8

Justice

Score: 4.8

What the Night Can Do

Score: 4.5

The Big Chill: A Reunion

Score: 4.5

14 Hours

Score: 4.3

Victim of Love

Score: 4.1

The Ponder Heart

Score: 4.0

A Season of Hope

Score: 3.5

The Last Film Festival

Score: 3.2

The Rose Technique

Score: 2.8

When Danger Follows You Home

Score: 1.0

SEGAL

Score: 0.0

Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted

Score: 0.0

Not Without Hope

Score: 0.0

The Curse of Poltergeist

Score: 0.0

Voices from Within

Score: 0.0

Feasting with Panthers

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

Score: 8.6

The Good Doctor

Score: 8.5

Criminal Minds

Score: 8.3

Station 19

Score: 8.2

Dexter

Score: 8.2

E! True Hollywood Story

Score: 8.1

From the Earth to the Moon

Score: 8.1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Rizzoli & Isles

Score: 7.9

Josh Gates Tonight

Score: 7.8

24

Score: 7.8

Frasier

Score: 7.7

Frasier

Score: 7.7

NCIS

Score: 7.6

Private Practice

Score: 7.5

Judging Amy

Score: 7.5

A Million Little Things

Score: 7.3

Hart of Dixie

Score: 7.3

Perception

Score: 7.2

Childrens Hospital

Score: 7.1

Strong Medicine

Score: 7.1

Scandal

Score: 7.1

The White Shadow

Score: 7.1

Las Vegas

Score: 7.0

Numb3rs

Score: 7.0

Law & Order: LA

Score: 6.8

The Client

Score: 6.8

The Guardian

Score: 6.8

Miss Match

Score: 6.6

Against the Wall

Score: 6.6

Your Family or Mine

Score: 6.5

Extant

Score: 6.3

Heartbeat

Score: 6.2

The Nine

Score: 5.8

Marry Me

Score: 5.8

Murder Ordained

Score: 5.4

Fish Police

Score: 5.4

Baby M

Score: 5.0

Somerset

Score: 5.0

Payne

Score: 1.0