JoBeth Williams
Birthday: 1948-12-06
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
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. She has also had numerous guest starring roles on TV and has starred in several TV movies.
Movies
Poltergeist
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'o...
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Switch
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he mak...
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side
The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of C...
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Justice
A lawyer and her partner run from the Colombian Mafia and the corrupt U.S. marshals and attorneys as...
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Stir Crazy
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the ...
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Fever Pitch
When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't...
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Teachers
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing t...
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The Day After
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residen...
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Kramer vs. Kramer
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take th...
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Wyatt Earp
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matte...
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Dutch
To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to l...
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Jungle 2 Jungle
Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America a...
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The Big Chill
Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own....
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Within
A widower, his daughter, and his new wife move into a peaceful neighborhood. At first it appears to ...
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Chantilly Bridge
Chantilly Bridge reunites a group of lifelong, steadfast friends who are still – in their later year...
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Sybil
A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personali...
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In the Land of Women
After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to tak...
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, ...
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Crazylove
Letty Mayer, young and beautiful, has a cherished job as a teacher, a successful attorney boyfriend,...
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Feasting with Panthers
Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite....
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My Name Is Bill W.
Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart a...
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It Came from the Sky
Jarvis and Pepper crash land their small plane on the roof of the Bridges family. Pepper finds herse...
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TiMER
When implanted in a person's wrist, a TiMER counts down to the day the wearer finds true love. But O...
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Endangered Species
A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a my...
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American Dreamer
American housewife Cathy Palmer loses her memory on a trip to Paris after being hit by a car. She wa...
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Welcome Home
Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the que...
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Adam
Based on the true story that shocked the nation and led to vast changes in how law enforcement handl...
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Love's Christmas Journey
While still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, recently widowed Ellie King visits her br...
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Desert Bloom
The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her reco...
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Memories of Me
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his fathe...
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After the SIlence
Laura is a 20 year old deaf girl who has never been taught sign language. She is rescued from neglec...
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Child in the Night
Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke is ta...
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Just Write
A Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress....
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14 Hours
While Tropical Storm Allison brings one of the worst floods to hit Houston rages outside, the staff ...
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Victim of Love
Therapist Tess falls for widowed professor Paul, who's having an affair with Carla, one of her patie...
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Chantilly Lace
A group of middle-aged women get together at a secluded house to learn about themselves....
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Voices from Within
When her sister, a prim-and-proper nurse, is found murdered in the parking lot of a wild nightclub, ...
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Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
An ex-con whose share of a robbery disappeared joins forces with deluxe edition call-girl in order t...
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Uncorked
Johnny is a high-powered executive who is definitely not looking to fall in love but a business conf...
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In My Dreams
Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain, the...
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The Rose Technique
The Rose Technique revolves around the life of an off-beat psychiatrist who wants to join the crazy ...
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The Dogs of War
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small Afri...
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When Danger Follows You Home
A single mom and psychiatric intern encounters a troubled but brilliant young man who turns up dead ...
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Ruby Jean and Joe
In a tale set in the rough and tumble world of professional rodeo, an over-the-hill former champion ...
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Me, Myself and I
Diane is a growling, howling urban nightmare, suffering from paranoia, nymphomania, and a really bad...
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The Ponder Heart
Uncle Daniel Ponder moves to give away his fortune, while his niece, Edna Earle, tries to tighten th...
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Parallel Lives
A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemi...
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Kids Don't Tell
When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat i...
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Trapped in a Purple Haze
When a charismatic teenager falters under constant pressure from his parents and school, he makes a ...
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Alex & the List
Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented,...
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A Season of Hope
When trees in their only source of income, a lemon grove, start showing signs of disease, a burdened...
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Murder Ordained
This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair with a ...
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The Curse of Poltergeist
Exploring the popular film series and several tragedies amongst the cast members....
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Not Without Hope
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at...
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Cash for Gold
Struggling to save her home from foreclosure and stay sober after her military husband's death, Grac...
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Adam: His Song Continues
Follows the true story of John and Reve Walsh who, after their child was murdered, fought to raise n...
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Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
The first of three private-eye movies created by Robert Blake about rugged Joe Dancer as the forerun...
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Barracuda
Sinaloa hitchhikes into Texas to meet Merle, her half-sister by way of their dead country musician f...
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The Last Film Festival
Dennis Hopper plays Nick Twain, a Hollywood Producer whose latest film is rejected by every film fes...
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Into the Fire
Into the Fire follows the story of Walter Hartwig, a lieutenant in the New York City Harbor Unit, wh...
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Fun and Games
A divorcee decides to fight back after her hopes of gaining a promotion are dashed by her rejection ...
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Final Appeal
A lawyer must defend his sister in the court of law who's accused of murdering her seemingly perfect...
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The Big Chill: A Reunion
A look back at the making of the film "The Big Chill" (1983) with cast and crew....
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Commercial Entertainment Product
The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network....
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SGT. Will Gardner
A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journ...
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What the Night Can Do
Luana is a 12-year-old girl struggling to grasp the world collapsing around her, as her parents sepa...
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Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
A Down-syndrome boy left in an institute by his parents. Ginny works in the institute and wants to h...
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The Big Year
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species a...
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SEGAL
From a shy kid on Long Island to Hollywood Leading Man, during its most prolific decades, legendary ...
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Searching for Debra Winger
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the en...
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Jackie's Back!
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback c...
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1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable ...
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A Chance of Snow
After signing her divorce papers, a woman heads out to her Minnesota airport with her sister and dau...
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