JoBeth Williams
Acting
Born: December 6, 1948 (age 77) · Houston, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American 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, 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
The Good Doctor
2017
Dexter
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
Poltergeist
1982
NCIS
2003
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
24
2001
Station 19
2018
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
Wyatt Earp
1994
Photos (3)
Movies (71)
Kramer vs. Kramer
Phyllis Bernard
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Gwen Harper
The Big Year
Edith
Jungle 2 Jungle
Dr. Patricia Cromwell
The Big Chill
Karen Bowens
Poltergeist
Diane Freeling
Within
Rosemary Fletcher
In the Land of Women
Agnes Webb
Wyatt Earp
Bessie Earp
Stir Crazy
Meredith
Not Without Hope
Marcia
In My Dreams
Charlotte Smith
The Day After
Nurse Nancy Bauer
Fever Pitch
Maureen Meeks
SGT. Will Gardner
Sherry
The Dogs of War
Jessie
Memories of Me
Lisa
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Diane Freeling
Justice
Jane Newhart
Cash for Gold
Boots
Child in the Night
Dr. Hollis
TiMER
Marion
Switch
Margo Brofman
Desert Bloom
Lily Chismore
Murder Ordained
Lorna Anderson
Endangered Species
Harriet Purdue
Chantilly Bridge
Natalie
Dutch
Natalie Standish
My Name Is Bill W.
Lois Wilson
Just Write
Sidney Stone
Sybil
Hattie Dorsett
It Came from the Sky
Alice Bridges
Jackie's Back!
Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
Alex & the List
Mrs. Stern
Love's Christmas Journey
Beatrice
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
Ginny Moore
Teachers
Lisa Hammond
Chantilly Lace
Natalie
Ruby Jean and Joe
Rose
The Last Film Festival
Mayor
The Ponder Heart
Edna Earle Ponder
Trapped in a Purple Haze
Sophie Hanson
Fun and Games
Laura Weston
What the Night Can Do
Bettye Sue Dryer
Into the Fire
June Sickles
Final Appeal
Christine Biondi
Welcome Home
Sarah
Crazylove
Mrs. Mayer
After the SIlence
Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
American Dreamer
Cathy Palmer
Kids Don't Tell
Claudia Ryan
A Chance of Snow
Madeline 'Maddie' Parker
When Danger Follows You Home
Anne Werden
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Tiffany Farinpour
Parallel Lives
Winnie Winslow
Me, Myself and I
Crazy / Sane Diane
Repossessed
2002
Uncorked
Sophia Browning
The Rose Technique
Dr. Lillian Rose
Adam: His Song Continues
Reve Walsh
The Curse of Poltergeist
2002
Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker
Bettina (voice)
A Season of Hope
Elizabeth Hackett
Barracuda
Patricia
Victim of Love
Tess Harper
The World Beyond
Marian Faber
Adam
Reve Walsh
Feasting with Panthers
Constance Wilde
14 Hours
Jeanette Makins
Commercial Entertainment Product
Diane Freeling
Voices from Within
Nancy Parkhurst
TV Shows (40)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Rawley · 1 eps
NCIS
Leona Phelps · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Professor Ursula Kent · 1 eps
Dexter
Gail Brandon · 4 eps
The Good Doctor
Ruth · 1 eps
24
Miriam Henderson · 1 eps
Frasier
Danielle (voice) · 1 eps
Frasier
Madeline Marshall · 2 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
Tilly Dunn · 1 eps
Station 19
Reggie · 2 eps
Scandal
Sandra Harding · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
May and June (voice) · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Liz · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Margaret Eppes · 1 eps
Private Practice
Bizzy Forbes · 6 eps
Judging Amy
Gemma Lawnsdale · 1 eps
Hart of Dixie
Candice Hart · 7 eps
Strong Medicine
Margie · 1 eps
A Million Little Things
Lana Strobe · 2 eps
The Guardian
Sarah · 1 eps
Perception
Margaret Pierce · 2 eps
Childrens Hospital
Linda · 1 eps
Extant
Leigh Kern · 2 eps
Law & Order: LA
Mrs. Walker · 1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Marge Slayton · 1 eps
Miss Match
Lianne Fox · 3 eps
The White Shadow
Paula Harris · 1 eps
Against the Wall
Emily · 1 eps
Marry Me
Myrna · 2 eps
The Nine
1 eps
The Client
Reggie Love · 21 eps
Your Family or Mine
Ricky · 10 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lois Wilson · 1 eps
Twenty Good Years
Kate · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
Heartbeat
Isobel Dixon · 1 eps
Fish Police
Angel (voice) · 6 eps
Payne
Constance Payne · 9 eps
Baby M
Marybeth Whitehead · 2 eps
Murder Ordained
Lorna Anderson · 2 eps
