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Cara Williams is 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 1960-1962 CBS television series Pete and Gladys, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy.
Birth Name
Bernice Kamiat
Born
Monday, 29 June 1925
Died
Thursday, 09 December 2021
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Gladys Porter - for Carnation Instant Non Fat Dry Milk | 2004 |
| The One Man Jury | Nancy | 1978 |
| The White Buffalo | Cassie Ollinger | 1977 |
| Visions | Anna III | 1976 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
| Rhoda | Mae | 1974 |
| Doctors' Wives | Maggie Gray | 1971 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Sheila Ruskin | 1969 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Cara Bridges / Wilton / Cara Wilton/Bridges | 1964 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Gladys Porter - for Carnation Instant Non Fat Dry Milk | 2004 |
| The One Man Jury | Nancy | 1978 |
| The White Buffalo | Cassie Ollinger | 1977 |
| Visions | Anna III | 1976 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
| Rhoda | Mae | 1974 |
| Doctors' Wives | Maggie Gray | 1971 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Sheila Ruskin | 1969 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Cara Bridges / Wilton / Cara Wilton/Bridges | 1964 |
| Valentine's Day | Susie Peters | 1964 |
| The Man from the Diners' Club | Sugar Pye | 1963 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Guest / Sketches | 1962 |
| Henry Fonda and the Family | Self | 1962 |
| Password | Self | 1961 |
| Pete and Gladys | Gladys Porter | 1960 |
| Never Steal Anything Small | Winnipeg Simmons | 1959 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Midge Rospond | 1958 |
| Naked City | Lois Heller | 1958 |
| The Defiant Ones | Billy's Mother | 1958 |
| The Helen Morgan Story | Dolly Evans | 1957 |
| Date with the Angels | Diane | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Irene West | 1956 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | Kelly Donavan | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Anne Lawson | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Irene Rankin / Marie Jensen / Mona Cameron / Mona Carstairs | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Dorothy | 1955 |
| The Great Diamond Robbery | Maggie Drumman | 1954 |
| The Girl Next Door | Rosie Green | 1953 |
| Broadway Television Theatre | Aggie Lynch | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Raggedy Ann / Clara Appleby | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Paula | 1950 |
| Suspense | Nellie / Myra Wilson / Betty Marshall / Babe | 1949 |
| Knock on Any Door | Nelly Watkins | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| The Saxon Charm | Dolly Humber | 1948 |
| Sitting Pretty | Secretary | 1948 |
| Boomerang! | Irene Nelson | 1947 |
| The Spider | Wanda Vann, neighbor / Wanda Vann | 1945 |
| Don Juan Quilligan | Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl | 1945 |
| Something for the Boys | Calhoun's Secretary | 1944 |
| Laura | Secretary in Laura's Office | 1944 |
| In the Meantime, Darling | Ruby Mae Sayre | 1944 |
| Sweet and Low-Down | Blonde | 1944 |
| Happy Land | Gretchen Barry | 1943 |
| Girls' Town | Ethel | 1942 |
| Wide Open Town | Joan Stuart | 1941 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) | Nominated |
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
