Cara Williams

Deceased · Born: Jun 29, 1925 · Died: Dec 9, 2021

Personal Details

Born Jun 29, 1925 Brooklyn, New York, USA

Spouse

Asher Dann
( Dec 31, 1969 to Mar 18, 2018 )
John Drew Barrymore
( Dec 23, 1952 to Oct 9, 1959 )
Alan Gray
( Jun 24, 1945 to Jun 4, 1947 )

Parents

Flora Schwartz
Benjamin Kamiat

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.

Career

acting

1978

The One Man Jury

The One Man Jury as Nancy

1977

The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo as Cassie Ollinger

1971

Doctors' Wives as Maggie Gray

1963

The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club as Sugar Pye

1960

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys as Gladys Porter

1959

Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small as Winnipeg Simmons

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Marie Jensen

1957

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story as Dolly Evans

1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas as Kelly Donavan

1954

The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery as Maggie Drumman

1953

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door as Rosie Green

1948

The Saxon Charm

The Saxon Charm as Dolly Humber

1947

Boomerang! as Irene Nelson

1945

Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl

The Spider as Wanda Vann

1944

In the Meantime, Darling

In the Meantime, Darling as Ruby Mae Sayre

1943

Happy Land as Gretchen Barry

1941

Wide Open Town as Joan Stuart