Cara Williams
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-06-29 (96 years old)
Deathday
2021-12-09
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known As
Bernice Kamiat
Cara Williams
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.
Acting
1958
as Billy's mother
1944
as Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
1945
as Wanda Vann
1947
as Irene Nelson
1957
as Dolly Evans
1949
as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
1956
as Kelly Donavan
1963
as Sugar Pye
1954
as Maggie Drumman
1971
as Maggie Gray
1978
as Nancy
1959
as Winnipeg Simmons
1943
as Gretchen Barry
1942
as Ethel
1944
as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
1977
as Cassie Ollinger
1948
as Secretary (uncredited)
1953
as Rosie Green
1941
as Joan Stuart
1944
as Ruby Mae Sayre
1945
as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
1948
as Dolly Humber
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