JoBeth Williams
Known for ActingBorn 1948-12-06Houston, Texas, USA
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).
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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.
Known for
Poltergeist
1982 · as Diane Freeling
Wyatt Earp
1994 · as Bessie Earp
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992 · as Lt. Gwen Harper
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · as Phyllis Bernard
The Day After
1983 · as Nurse Nancy Bauer
Switch
1991 · as Margo Brofman
The Big Chill
1983 · as Karen Bowens
The Big Year
2011 · as Edith
Stir Crazy
1980 · as Meredith
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · as Diane Freeling
The Dogs of War
1980 · as Jessie
Fever Pitch
2005 · as Maureen Meeks
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997 · as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Not Without Hope
2025 · as Marcia
In the Land of Women
2007 · as Agnes Webb
Endangered Species
1982 · as Harriet Purdue
Memories of Me
1988 · as Lisa
Uncorked
2009 · as Sophia Browning