Cara Williams was an American film and television actress. She was 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 her role as Gladys Porter on the 1960–62 CBS television series Pete and Gladys, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy. At the time of her death, Williams was one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The One Man JuryMovie | Nancy | 53 |
| 1977 | The White BuffaloMovie | Cassie Ollinger | 52 |
| 1974 | RhodaSeries | — | 49 |
| 1971 | Doctors' WivesMovie | Maggie Gray | 46 |
| 1969 | Medical CenterSeries | Sheila Ruskin | 44 |
| 1964 | The Cara Williams ShowSeries | Cara Wilton/Bridges | 39 |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' ClubMovie | Sugar Pye | 38 |
| 1960 | Pete and GladysSeries | Gladys Porter | 35 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries | Midge Rospond | 33 |
| 1958 | Naked CitySeries | Lois Heller | 33 |
| 1958 | The Defiant OnesMovie | Billy's mother | 33 |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan StoryMovie | Dolly Evans | 32 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries | Irene West | 31 |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las VegasMovie | Kelly Donavan | 31 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Marie Jensen | 30 |
| 1955 | Matinee TheaterSeries | — | 30 |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond RobberyMovie | Maggie Drumman | 29 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 28 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSeries | Raggedy Ann | 26 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries | — | 25 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Paula | 25 |
| 1949 | SuspenseSeries | Babe | 24 |
| 1949 | Knock on Any DoorMovie | Nelly Watkins (uncredited) | 24 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | — | 23 |
| 1948 | Sitting PrettyMovie | Secretary (uncredited) | 23 |
| 1947 | Boomerang!Movie | Irene Nelson | 22 |
| 1944 | LauraMovie | Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited) | 19 |
| 1944 | Something for the BoysMovie | Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited) | 19 |
| 1942 | Girls' TownMovie | Ethel | 17 |