Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 06, 1948
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Credits
123 titles
JoBeth Williams
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). 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.
Known For
Filmography
Behemoth!
She Was Here
Self
Not Without Hope
Marcia
SEGAL
Self
Cash for Gold
Boots
Chantilly Bridge
Natalie
What the Night Can Do
Bettye Sue Dryer
Josh Gates Tonight
Self
SGT. Will Gardner
Sherry
A Million Little Things
Lana Strobe
Alex & the List
Mrs. Stern
Station 19
Reggie
The Good Doctor
Ruth
Barracuda
Patricia
Within
Rosemary Fletcher
The Last Film Festival
Mayor
Heartbeat
Isobel Dixon
In My Dreams
Charlotte Smith
Your Family or Mine
Ricky
Marry Me
Myrna
Extant
Leigh Kern
Perception
Margaret Pierce
Scandal
Sandra Harding
Love's Christmas Journey
Beatrice
The Big Year
Edith
Hart of Dixie
Candice Hart
Against the Wall
Emily
Law & Order: LA
Mrs. Walker
Rizzoli & Isles
Tilly Dunn
Uncorked
Sophia Browning
TiMER
Marion
Childrens Hospital
Linda
Private Practice
Bizzy Forbes
Sybil
Hattie Dorsett
In the Land of Women
Agnes Webb
Twenty Good Years
Kate
The Nine
Dexter
Gail Brandon
14 Hours
Jeanette Makins
Crazylove
Mrs. Mayer
Into the Fire
June Sickles
Criminal Minds
Professor Ursula Kent
Fever Pitch
Maureen Meeks
Numb3rs
Margaret Eppes
Miss Match
Lianne Fox
NCIS
Leona Phelps
Las Vegas
Liz
The Curse of Poltergeist
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
The Rose Technique
Dr. Lillian Rose