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Cara Williams
Acting
Born: June 29, 1925
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Known For

Laura
as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)

The White Buffalo
as Cassie Ollinger

The Defiant Ones
as Billy's mother

Knock on Any Door
as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)

Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Kelly Donavan

Sitting Pretty
as Secretary (uncredited)

Boomerang!
as Irene Nelson

The Girl Next Door
as Rosie Green

Happy Land
as Gretchen Barry

Doctors' Wives
as Maggie Gray