Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Laura (1944) — Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
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The Defiant Ones (1958) — Billy's mother
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Mona Cameron
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The White Buffalo (1977) — Cassie Ollinger
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Boomerang! (1947) — Irene Nelson
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Knock on Any Door (1949) — Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
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Sitting Pretty (1948) — Secretary (uncredited)
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Rhoda (1974)
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Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Presenter
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The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Clara Appleby
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Doctors' Wives (1971) — Maggie Gray
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Medical Center (1969) — Sheila Ruskin
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Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) — Kelly Donavan
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Naked City (1958) — Lois Heller
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Something for the Boys (1944) — Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
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The Spider (1945) — Wanda Vann
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The Helen Morgan Story (1957) — Dolly Evans
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Suspense (1949) — Nellie
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Irene West
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The Man from the Diners' Club (1963) — Sugar Pye
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The One Man Jury (1978) — Nancy
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The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
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Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
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Matinee Theater (1955)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Paula
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) — Midge Rospond
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Never Steal Anything Small (1959) — Winnipeg Simmons
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The Saxon Charm (1948) — Dolly Humber
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Happy Land (1943) — Gretchen Barry
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The Girl Next Door (1953) — Rosie Green
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In the Meantime, Darling (1944) — Ruby Mae Sayre
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Pete and Gladys (1960) — Gladys Porter
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Wide Open Town (1941) — Joan Stuart
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Don Juan Quilligan (1945) — Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
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The Cara Williams Show (1964) — Cara Wilton/Bridges
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The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) — Maggie Drumman
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Girls' Town (1942) — Ethel