Deceased

When Did Frances E. Williams Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 89

Also known asFrances Williams, Frances Elizabeth Jones, Frances Elizabeth WilliamsGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/09/1905Born inEast Orange, New Jersey, USADied02/01/1995 (aged 89)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ16013558 ↗TMDb#182673 ↗

Frances Elizabeth Williams was an American actress, activist, theatre producer, organizer, and community worker. Williams was the first black woman to run for the California State Assembly in 1948 on the Progressive Ticket and served on the boards of the Screen Actors Guild, Actors' Lab, and Actors Equity. She represented the World Peace Council at the first Angola Independence Celebration in 1975, and co-founded the Art Against Apartheid Movement in Los Angeles in the 1980s.

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Filmography21 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1994	There Goes My BabyMovie	Grandmother	89
1988	Rented LipsMovie	Black Grandma	83
1987	21 Jump StreetSeries	Old Woman on Bus	82
1987	Frank's PlaceSeries	Miss Marie	82
1986	Designing WomenSeries	—	81
1985	Father of Hell TownMovie	Nora	80
1982	The Ambush MurdersMovie	Emily Tyson	77
1982	Sister, SisterMovie	Mother Bishop	77
1979	The JerkMovie	Grandma Johnson	74
1979	The GloveMovie	Grandma Hale	74
1978	A Woman Called MosesSeries	Old Woman in Church	73
1977	A Piece of the ActionMovie	Naomi Chamberlain	72
1973	A Dream for ChristmasMovie	Cassie Thomas	68
1966	The Black KlansmanMovie	Ellie Madison	61
1951	Queen for a DayMovie	Anna	46
1951	Week-End with FatherMovie	Cleo	46
1951	The Family SecretMovie	—	46
1950	Three SecretsMovie	Delia (uncredited)	45
1946	Magnificent DollMovie	Amy	41
1946	Her Sister's SecretMovie	Mathilda	41
1939	Lying LipsMovie	Elizabeth Green	34