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JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Actor·b. 1948·Houston, Texas, USA

8 horror credits

Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominated American film and television 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).

Actor8 films

Within

Within

Rosemary Fletcher

2016
Repossessed

Repossessed

2002
Switch

Switch

Margo Brofman

1991
Child in the Night

Child in the Night

Dr. Hollis

1990
Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Diane Freeling

1986 2.8
Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Harriet Purdue

1982
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

Diane Freeling

1982 4.1
The World Beyond

The World Beyond

Marian Faber

1978