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Biography
Frances Elizabeth Williams was an American actress, activist, theatre producer, organizer, and community worker. Williams was the first black woman to run for the California State Assembly in 1948 on the Progressive Ticket and served on the boards of the Screen Actors Guild, Actors' Lab, and Actors Equity. She represented the World Peace Council at the first Angola Independence Celebration in 1975, and co-founded the Art Against Apartheid Movement in Los Angeles in the 1980s.
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Filmography11 titles
The Ambush Murders
1982as Emily Tyson
1982as Emily Tyson
21 Jump Street
1987as Old Woman on Bus
1987as Old Woman on Bus
A Woman Called Moses
1978as Old Woman in Church
1978as Old Woman in Church
The Jerk
1979as Grandma Johnson
1979as Grandma Johnson
Designing Women
1986
1986
The Reckless Moment
1949as Sybil (uncredited)
1949as Sybil (uncredited)
The Black Klansman
1966as Ellie Madison
1966as Ellie Madison
A Piece of the Action
1977as Naomi Chamberlain
1977as Naomi Chamberlain
The Glove
1979as Grandma Hale
1979as Grandma Hale
Lying Lips
1939as Elizabeth Green
1939as Elizabeth Green
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974as Moma Lottie (as Frances Williams)
1974as Moma Lottie (as Frances Williams)