About
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.
Filmography
The One Man Jury1978 · Nancy
The White Buffalo1977 · Cassie Ollinger
Doctors' Wives1971 · Maggie Gray
The Man from the Diners' Club1963 · Sugar Pye
Never Steal Anything Small1959 · Winnipeg Simmons
The Defiant Ones1958 · Billy's mother
The Helen Morgan Story1957 · Dolly Evans
Meet Me in Las Vegas1956 · Kelly Donavan
The Great Diamond Robbery1954 · Maggie Drumman
The Girl Next Door1953 · Rosie Green
Knock on Any Door1949 · Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
The Saxon Charm1948 · Dolly Humber
Sitting Pretty1948 · Secretary (uncredited)
Boomerang!1947 · Irene Nelson
The Spider1945 · Wanda Vann
Don Juan Quilligan1945 · Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
Something for the Boys1944 · Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
Laura1944 · Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling1944 · Ruby Mae Sayre
Happy Land1943 · Gretchen Barry