JoBeth Williams
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.
118 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 118
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
NCIS
2003
Criminal Minds
2005
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Good Doctor
2017
Dexter
2006
24
2001
Private Practice
2007
Frasier
1993
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Scandal
2012
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Numb3rs
2005
Judging Amy
1999
Strong Medicine
2000
Las Vegas
2003
Station 19
2018
The Guardian
2001
Childrens Hospital
2008
A Million Little Things
2018
Hart of Dixie
2011
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
Perception
2012
Law & Order: LA
2010
Extant
2014
The White Shadow
1978
Miss Match
2003
Against the Wall
2011
The Client
1995
Poltergeist
1982
The Nine
2006
Marry Me
2014
Wyatt Earp
1994
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Josh Gates Tonight
2020
Twenty Good Years
2006
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
Fish Police
1992
Not Without Hope
2025
Heartbeat
2016
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
The Big Chill
1983
Murder Ordained
1987
The Day After
1983
Your Family or Mine
2015
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Switch
1991
The Big Year
2011
Fever Pitch
2005
Stir Crazy
1980
Payne
1999
The Dogs of War
1980
Within
2016
In the Land of Women
2007
Dutch
1991
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
Teachers
1984
Baby M
1988
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
In My Dreams
2015
TiMER
2009
Uncorked
2009
Love's Christmas Journey
2011
Crazylove
2005
Justice
1999
Sybil
2007
Adam
1983
Jackie's Back!
1999
Child in the Night
1990
Endangered Species
1982
SEGAL
2025
American Dreamer
1984
Alex & the List
2018
Desert Bloom
1986
Welcome Home
1989
Just Write
1997
Murder Ordained
1987
SGT. Will Gardner
2019
Fun and Games
1980
What the Night Can Do
2020
Trapped in a Purple Haze
2000
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992
Victim of Love
1991
A Season of Hope
1995
Into the Fire
2005
14 Hours
2005
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
It Came from the Sky
1999
Parallel Lives
1994
Chantilly Bridge
2023
Chantilly Lace
1993
Memories of Me
1988
Final Appeal
1993
A Chance of Snow
1998
Kids Don't Tell
1985
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999
Barracuda
2017
After the SIlence
1996
Ruby Jean and Joe
1996
When Danger Follows You Home
1997
The Ponder Heart
2001
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
The Last Film Festival
2016
Cash for Gold
2024
Adam: His Song Continues
1986
Me, Myself and I
1992
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993
The Curse of Poltergeist
2002
Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker
1990
Feasting with Panthers
1974
The World Beyond
1978
Voices from Within
1994
Horrifying Hollywood Murders
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Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992
The Rose Technique
2002
Repossessed
2002
She Was Here
2026
