Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 29, 1925
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Bernice Kamiat
Cara Williams
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 - Movies
Laura
as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
The White Buffalo
as Cassie Ollinger
Boomerang!
as Irene Nelson
The Defiant Ones
as Billy's mother
Knock on Any Door
as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
as Dolly Evans
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Maggie Drumman
Sitting Pretty
as Secretary (uncredited)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Kelly Donavan
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Sugar Pye
Known For - TV Shows
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
The Red Skelton Show
as Raggedy Ann
The Red Skelton Show
as Clara Appleby
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Irene West
Naked City
as Lois Heller
The Philco Television Playhouse
Robert Montgomery Presents
Medical Center
as Sheila Ruskin
The Oscars
as Self
