JoBeth Williams
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Poltergeist
as Diane Freeling 1982
Kramer vs. Kramer
as Phyllis Bernard 1979
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Lt. Gwen Harper 1992
Wyatt Earp
as Bessie Earp 1994
The Big Year
as Edith 2011
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Diane Freeling 1986
Fever Pitch
as Maureen Meeks 2005
The Big Chill
as Karen Bowens 1983
In the Land of Women
as Agnes Webb 2007
Jungle 2 Jungle
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell 1997
Stir Crazy
as Meredith 1980
The Day After
as Nurse Nancy Bauer 1983
Within
as Rosemary Fletcher 2016
TiMER
as Marion 2009
Switch
as Margo Brofman 1991
In My Dreams
as Charlotte Smith 2015
Dutch
as Natalie Standish 1991