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

Cash for Gold

Score: 8.3

Repossessed

Score: 8.0

Kramer vs. Kramer

Score: 7.6

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

Score: 7.5

Adam: His Song Continues

Score: 7.3

Adam

Score: 7.3

Poltergeist

Score: 7.2

Breaking Through

Score: 7.1

The Big Chill

Score: 6.9

The Day After

Score: 6.8

Wyatt Earp

Score: 6.8

Love's Christmas Journey

Score: 6.7

Jackie's Back!

Score: 6.5

Sybil

Score: 6.5

Stir Crazy

Score: 6.5

In My Dreams

Score: 6.4

Dutch

Score: 6.4

My Name Is Bill W.

Score: 6.3

Searching for Debra Winger

Score: 6.3

TiMER

Score: 6.3

The World Beyond

Score: 6.3

Fever Pitch

Score: 6.2

Barracuda

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

Me, Myself and I

Score: 5.7

Uncorked

Score: 5.7

Teachers

Score: 5.6

A Chance of Snow

Score: 5.6

Welcome Home

Score: 5.6

Desert Bloom

Score: 5.5

Alex & the List

Score: 5.5

Within

Score: 5.4

Child in the Night

Score: 5.4

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Score: 5.3

Jungle 2 Jungle

Score: 5.3

Chantilly Bridge

Score: 5.3

Crazylove

Score: 5.2

Into the Fire

Score: 5.2

Just Write

Score: 5.2

Memories of Me

Score: 5.1

Final Appeal

Score: 5.0

Fun and Games

Score: 5.0

Murder Ordained

Score: 5.0

Parallel Lives

Score: 5.0

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

Score: 5.0

It Came from the Sky

Score: 4.9

Endangered Species

Score: 4.8

SGT. Will Gardner

Score: 4.7

What the Night Can Do

Score: 4.5

The Big Chill: A Reunion

Score: 4.5

Justice

Score: 4.5

Trapped in a Purple Haze

Score: 4.4

14 Hours

Score: 4.3

The Ponder Heart

Score: 4.0

Victim of Love

Score: 3.9

A Season of Hope

Score: 3.5

The Last Film Festival

Score: 3.2

The Rose Technique

Score: 2.6

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:

Batman: The Animated Series

Score: 8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

The Good Doctor

Score: 8.5

Criminal Minds

Score: 8.3

Dexter

Score: 8.2

Station 19

Score: 8.2

From the Earth to the Moon

Score: 8.2

E! True Hollywood Story

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

A Million Little Things

Score: 7.3

Hart of Dixie

Score: 7.3

Scandal

Score: 7.2

Perception

Score: 7.2

Strong Medicine

Score: 7.1

The White Shadow

Score: 7.1

Childrens Hospital

Score: 7.1

Las Vegas

Score: 7.0

Numb3rs

Score: 7.0

The Guardian

Score: 6.9

Law & Order: LA

Score: 6.8

The Client

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: 5.7

Fish Police

Score: 5.4

Baby M

Score: 5.0

Murder Ordained

Score: 4.9

Payne

Score: 1.0