Born 1925 (age 96) · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Appears in 38 titles

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.

Filmography

Laura
7.6
Laura
1944
as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
The Defiant Ones
7.1
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Billy's mother
The White Buffalo
6.0
The White Buffalo
1977
as Cassie Ollinger
Boomerang!
7.1
Boomerang!
1947
as Irene Nelson
Knock on Any Door
6.2
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
7.1
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Secretary (uncredited)
Doctors' Wives
4.9
Doctors' Wives
1971
as Maggie Gray
Meet Me in Las Vegas
4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Kelly Donavan
Something for the Boys
6.5
Something for the Boys
1944
as Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
The Spider
5.6
The Spider
1945
as Wanda Vann
The Helen Morgan Story
5.3
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Dolly Evans
The Man from the Diners' Club
5.9
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
as Sugar Pye
The One Man Jury
5.4
The One Man Jury
1978
as Nancy
Never Steal Anything Small
8.2
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
as Winnipeg Simmons
The Saxon Charm
4.6
The Saxon Charm
1948
as Dolly Humber
Happy Land
7.1
Happy Land
1943
as Gretchen Barry
The Girl Next Door
5.0
The Girl Next Door
1953
as Rosie Green
In the Meantime, Darling
6.8
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Ruby Mae Sayre
Wide Open Town
6.5
Wide Open Town
1941
as Joan Stuart
Don Juan Quilligan
7.0
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
as Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl