Cara Williams

Biography

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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.

Known for

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Never Steal Anything Small

1959 ⭐ 8.2

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The Defiant Ones

1958 ⭐ 7.1

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The Great Diamond Robbery

1954 ⭐ 10.0

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Knock on Any Door

1949 ⭐ 6.2

Career timeline

1978

The One Man Jury

Nancy · 1978

⭐ 5.4

1977

The White Buffalo

Cassie Ollinger · 1977

⭐ 6.0

1971

Doctors' Wives

Maggie Gray · 1971

⭐ 5.0

1963

The Man from the Diners' Club

Sugar Pye · 1963

⭐ 5.9

1959

Never Steal Anything Small Notable

Winnipeg Simmons · 1959

⭐ 8.2

1958

The Defiant Ones Notable

Billy's mother · 1958

⭐ 7.1

1957

The Helen Morgan Story

Dolly Evans · 1957

⭐ 5.3

1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Kelly Donavan · 1956

⭐ 4.5

1954

The Great Diamond Robbery Notable

Maggie Drumman · 1954

⭐ 10.0

1953

The Girl Next Door

Rosie Green · 1953

⭐ 5.0

1949

Knock on Any Door

Nelly Watkins (uncredited) · 1949

⭐ 6.2

1948

The Saxon Charm

Dolly Humber · 1948

⭐ 4.6

Sitting Pretty Notable

Secretary (uncredited) · 1948

⭐ 7.1

1947

Boomerang! Notable

Irene Nelson · 1947

⭐ 7.1

1945

The Spider

Wanda Vann · 1945

⭐ 5.6

Don Juan Quilligan Notable

Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl · 1945

⭐ 7.0

1944

Something for the Boys

Calhoun's Secretary (uncredite · 1944

⭐ 6.5

Laura Notable

Advertising Agency Employee (u · 1944

⭐ 7.6

In the Meantime, Darling

Ruby Mae Sayre · 1944

⭐ 6.8

1943

Happy Land Notable

Gretchen Barry · 1943

⭐ 7.1

1942

Girls' Town Notable

Ethel · 1942

⭐ 10.0

1941

Wide Open Town

Joan Stuart · 1941

⭐ 6.5

Frequently appears with

James Cagney

Jake MacIllaney

Shirley Jones

Linda Cabot

Roger Smith

Dan Cabot

Nehemiah Persoff

Pinelli

Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

Full filmography

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The One Man Jury

1978 ⭐ 5.4

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The White Buffalo

1977 ⭐ 6.0

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Doctors' Wives

1971 ⭐ 5.0

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The Man from the Diners' Club

1963 ⭐ 5.9

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Never Steal Anything Small

1959 ⭐ 8.2

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The Defiant Ones

1958 ⭐ 7.1

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The Helen Morgan Story

1957 ⭐ 5.3

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Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 ⭐ 4.5

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The Great Diamond Robbery

1954 ⭐ 10.0

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The Girl Next Door

1953 ⭐ 5.0

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Knock on Any Door

1949 ⭐ 6.2

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The Saxon Charm

1948 ⭐ 4.6

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Sitting Pretty

1948 ⭐ 7.1

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Boomerang!

1947 ⭐ 7.1

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The Spider

1945 ⭐ 5.6

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Don Juan Quilligan

1945 ⭐ 7.0

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Something for the Boys

1944 ⭐ 6.5

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Laura

1944 ⭐ 7.6

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In the Meantime, Darling

1944 ⭐ 6.8

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Happy Land

1943 ⭐ 7.1