JoBeth Williams
76 movies · 40 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 6, 1948 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- ДжоБет Уильямс · جوبت ویلیامز
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).
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
JoBeth Williams: movies and TV shows
Acting (112)
- Upcoming Behemoth!
as Ginnie Serian
- 2025 Not Without Hope
as Marcia
- 2024 Cash for Gold
as Boots
- 2023 Chantilly Bridge
as Natalie
- 2020 What the Night Can Do
as Bettye Sue Dryer
- 2019 SGT. Will Gardner
as Sherry
- 2018
- 2018 Alex & the List
as Mrs. Stern
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 Barracuda
as Patricia
- 2016 Within
as Rosemary Fletcher
- 2016 The Last Film Festival
as Mayor
- 2016
- 2015 In My Dreams
as Charlotte Smith
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011 Love's Christmas Journey
as Beatrice
- 2011 The Big Year
as Edith
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 Uncorked
as Sophia Browning
- 2009 TiMER
as Marion
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007 Sybil
as Hattie Dorsett
- 2007 In the Land of Women
as Agnes Webb
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 14 Hours
as Jeanette Makins
- 2005 Crazylove
as Mrs. Mayer
- 2005 Into the Fire
as June Sickles
- 2005
- 2005 Fever Pitch
as Maureen Meeks
- 2005
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002 The Rose Technique
as Dr. Lillian Rose
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001 The Ponder Heart
as Edna Earle Ponder
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Trapped in a Purple Haze
as Sophie Hanson
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Jackie's Back!
as Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
- 1999 It Came from the Sky
as Alice Bridges
- 1999
- 1999 Justice
as Jane Newhart
- 1998 A Chance of Snow
as Madeline 'Maddie' Parker
- 1998
- 1997 When Danger Follows You Home
as Anne Werden
- 1997 Jungle 2 Jungle
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
- 1997 Just Write
as Sidney Stone
- 1996 After the SIlence
as Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
- 1996
- 1996 Ruby Jean and Joe
as Rose
- 1995
- 1995 A Season of Hope
as Elizabeth Hackett
- 1994 Voices from Within
as Nancy Parkhurst
- 1994 Parallel Lives
as Winnie Winslow
- 1994 Wyatt Earp
as Bessie Earp
- 1993 Final Appeal
as Christine Biondi
- 1993
- 1993 Chantilly Lace
as Natalie
- 1993 Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
as Sarah Gallagher
- 1992 Commercial Entertainment Product
as Diane Freeling
- 1992 Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
as Ginny Moore
- 1992
- 1992 Me, Myself and I
as Crazy / Sane Diane
- 1992
- 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Gwen Harper
- 1991 Dutch
as Natalie Standish
- 1991 Switch
as Margo Brofman
- 1991 Victim of Love
as Tess Harper
- 1990 Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker
as Bettina (voice)
- 1990 Child in the Night
as Dr. Hollis
- 1989 Welcome Home
as Sarah
- 1989 My Name Is Bill W.
as Lois Wilson
- 1988 Memories of Me
as Lisa
- 1988
- 1987 Murder Ordained
as Lorna Anderson
- 1987
- 1986 Adam: His Song Continues
as Reve Walsh
- 1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Diane Freeling
- 1986 Desert Bloom
as Lily Chismore
- 1985 Kids Don't Tell
as Claudia Ryan
- 1984 American Dreamer
as Cathy Palmer
- 1984 Teachers
as Lisa Hammond
- 1983 The Day After
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
- 1983 Adam
as Reve Walsh
- 1983 The Big Chill
as Karen Bowens
- 1982 Endangered Species
as Harriet Purdue
- 1982 Poltergeist
as Diane Freeling
- 1981 Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Tiffany Farinpour
- 1980 The Dogs of War
as Jessie
- 1980 Stir Crazy
as Meredith
- 1980 Fun and Games
as Laura Weston
- 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer
as Phyllis Bernard
- 1978
- 1978 The World Beyond
as Marian Faber
- 1974 Feasting with Panthers
as Constance Wilde
- 1951
Behind the camera (4)
- 2001
- 2000 Frankie & Hazel
Director
- 1994 On Hope
Director
- 1991 Bump in the Night
Co-Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2025
- 2020 Josh Gates Tonight
1 episode
- 2002
- 1999
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode