Cara Williams
Acting
Born June 29, 1925 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died December 9, 2021
Also known as Bernice 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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1959 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
The Great Diamond Robbery
Never Steal Anything Small
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Laura
The Red Skelton Show
The Defiant Ones
Sitting Pretty
Boomerang!
Lux Video Theatre
Wide Open Town
Knock on Any Door
The White Buffalo
Naked City
The Helen Morgan Story
Suspense
Meet Me in Las Vegas