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JoBeth Williams

b. 1948 · 40 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. The Good Doctor2017as Ruth
  2. Dexter2006as Gail Brandon
  3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999as Mrs. Rawley
  4. Criminal Minds2005as Professor Ursula Kent
  5. Poltergeist1982as Diane Freeling
  6. NCIS2003as Leona Phelps
  7. Kramer vs. Kramer1979as Phyllis Bernard
  8. Batman: The Animated Series1992as May and June (voice)
  9. 242001as Miriam Henderson
  10. Station 192018as Reggie
  11. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot1992as Lt. Gwen Harper
  12. Wyatt Earp1994as Bessie Earp
  13. Frasier1993as Madeline Marshall
  14. The Big Year2011as Edith
  15. Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986as Diane Freeling
  16. Fever Pitch2005as Maureen Meeks
  17. The Big Chill1983as Karen Bowens
  18. Scandal2012as Sandra Harding
  19. In the Land of Women2007as Agnes Webb
  20. Jungle 2 Jungle1997as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
  21. Rizzoli & Isles2010as Tilly Dunn
  22. Stir Crazy1980as Meredith
  23. The Day After1983as Nurse Nancy Bauer
  24. Numb3rs2005as Margaret Eppes
  25. Extant2014as Leigh Kern
  26. Private Practice2007as Bizzy Forbes
  27. Hart of Dixie2011as Candice Hart
  28. Within2016as Rosemary Fletcher
  29. Perception2012as Margaret Pierce
  30. Las Vegas2003as Liz
  31. Switch1991as Margo Brofman
  32. TiMER2009as Marion
  33. In My Dreams2015as Charlotte Smith
  34. Dutch1991as Natalie Standish
  35. The Dogs of War1980as Jessie
  36. A Million Little Things2018as Lana Strobe
  37. From the Earth to the Moon1998as Marge Slayton
  38. Not Without Hope2025as Marcia
  39. Childrens Hospital2008as Linda
  40. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962as Self