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JoBeth Williams
Actor

JoBeth Williams

Known for Acting
Born 1948-12-06 in Houston, Texas, USA
Age 77
Mostly Music, Drama
1Films in catalog
78Credits
1974 to 2026Years active
34Trailers on Reactr
Biography

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).

Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film On Hope earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.

She also starred in the TV series The Client (1995, 96), and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter (2007) and Private Practice (2009, 11).

In 2009 she began serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation; she is President Emeritus of the foundation.

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2026 · Teaser
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2026 · Trailer
as Self
Not Without Hope
2025 · Trailer
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SEGAL poster
SEGAL
2025
as Self
Cash for Gold
2024 · Trailer
as Boots
Chantilly Bridge
2023 · Trailer
as Natalie
What the Night Can Do
2020 · Trailer
as Bettye Sue Dryer
SGT. Will Gardner
2019 · Trailer
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Alex & the List
2018 · Trailer
as Mrs. Stern
Barracuda
2017 · Trailer
as Patricia
Within
2016 · Trailer
as Rosemary Fletcher
The Last Film Festival poster
The Last Film Festival
2016
as Mayor
In My Dreams poster
In My Dreams
2015
as Charlotte Smith
Love's Christmas Journey
2011 · Trailer
as Beatrice
The Big Year
2011 · Trailer
as Edith
Uncorked poster
Uncorked
2009
as Sophia Browning
TiMER
2009 · Trailer
as Marion
Sybil poster
Sybil
2007
as Hattie Dorsett
In the Land of Women
2007 · Trailer
as Agnes Webb
14 Hours poster
14 Hours
2005
as Jeanette Makins
Crazylove
2005 · Trailer
as Mrs. Mayer
Into the Fire poster
Into the Fire
2005
as June Sickles
Fever Pitch
2005 · Trailer
as Maureen Meeks
The Curse of Poltergeist poster
The Curse of Poltergeist
2002
Searching for Debra Winger poster
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
The Rose Technique poster
The Rose Technique
2002
as Dr. Lillian Rose
Repossessed poster
Repossessed
2002
The Ponder Heart poster
The Ponder Heart
2001
as Edna Earle Ponder
Trapped in a Purple Haze
2000 · Trailer
as Sophie Hanson
Jackie's Back!
1999 · Trailer
as Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
It Came from the Sky poster
It Came from the Sky
1999
as Alice Bridges
The Big Chill: A Reunion poster
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999
as Self
Justice
1999 · Trailer
as Jane Newhart
A Chance of Snow poster
A Chance of Snow
1998
as Madeline 'Maddie' Parker
When Danger Follows You Home poster
When Danger Follows You Home
1997
as Anne Werden
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997 · Trailer
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Just Write poster
Just Write
1997
as Sidney Stone
After the SIlence
1996 · Trailer
as Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
Ruby Jean and Joe poster
Ruby Jean and Joe
1996
as Rose
A Season of Hope poster
A Season of Hope
1995
as Elizabeth Hackett
Voices from Within poster
Voices from Within
1994
as Nancy Parkhurst
Parallel Lives poster
Parallel Lives
1994
as Winnie Winslow
Wyatt Earp
1994 · Trailer
as Bessie Earp
Final Appeal poster
Final Appeal
1993
as Christine Biondi
Chantilly Lace poster
Chantilly Lace
1993
as Natalie
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993
as Sarah Gallagher
Commercial Entertainment Product poster
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992
as Diane Freeling
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted poster
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992
as Ginny Moore
Me, Myself and I poster
Me, Myself and I
1992
as Crazy / Sane Diane
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992 · Trailer
as Gwen Harper
Dutch
1991 · Trailer
as Natalie Standish
Switch poster
Switch
1991
as Margo Brofman
Victim of Love poster
Victim of Love
1991
as Tess Harper
Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker poster
Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker
1990
as Bettina (voice)
Child in the Night
1990 · Trailer
as Dr. Hollis
Welcome Home poster
Welcome Home
1989
as Sarah
My Name Is Bill W. poster
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Lois Wilson
Memories of Me
1988 · Trailer
as Lisa
Murder Ordained poster
Murder Ordained
1987
as Lorna Anderson
Adam: His Song Continues poster
Adam: His Song Continues
1986
as Reve Walsh
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Trailer
as Diane Freeling
Desert Bloom poster
Desert Bloom
1986
as Lily Chismore
Kids Don't Tell poster
Kids Don't Tell
1985
as Claudia Ryan
American Dreamer poster
American Dreamer
1984
as Cathy Palmer
Teachers poster
Teachers
1984
as Lisa Hammond
The Day After
1983 · Trailer
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
Adam poster
Adam
1983
as Reve Walsh
The Big Chill
1983 · Trailer
as Karen Bowens
Endangered Species
1982 · Trailer
as Harriet Purdue
Poltergeist
1982 · Trailer
as Diane Freeling
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill poster
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Tiffany Farinpour
The Dogs of War
1980 · Trailer
as Jessie
Stir Crazy
1980 · Trailer
as Meredith
Fun and Games poster
Fun and Games
1980
as Laura Weston
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · Trailer
as Phyllis Bernard
The World Beyond poster
The World Beyond
1978
as Marian Faber
Feasting with Panthers poster
Feasting with Panthers
1974
as Constance Wilde
Horrifying Hollywood Murders
Release date to be announced
as Self

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