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JoBeth Williams

12/06/1948 (75 years old) | Houston, USA | Actor | Female | 171 cm (5'7")

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.

JoBeth Williams Top Movies and TV Shows in 2024

Chart List

1.	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	192
2.	Stir Crazy	88
3.	The Day After	72
4.	Kramer vs. Kramer	6
5.	In My Dreams	6
6.	Wyatt Earp	4
7.	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	3
8.	The Big Chill	0
9.	Fever Pitch	0
10.	The Dogs of War	0
11.	SGT. Will Gardner	0
12.	Poltergeist	0

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Movie | United States | 02/21/1992 | Action | Buddies

A tough cop's (Sylvester Stallone) seemingly frail mother (Estelle Getty) comes to stay with him and progressively interferes in his life. She buys him an illegal MAC-10 machine pistol and starts poking around in his police cases. Eventually, the film draws to a denouement involving the title of the film and the revelation that even though she seems frail and weak she is capable of strong actions in some circumstances, i.e. when her son is threatened by thugs and she shoots herself in the shoulder.

4.4/10

14%

262

Stir Crazy

Movie | United States | 12/12/1980 | Comedy | Situation

New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe, have no jobs and no prospects. They decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, and land jobs as woodpeckers to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment -- they're sent to prison!

6.8/10

67%

361

The Day After

Movie | 11/28/1983 | Drama

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

7.0/10

83%

Kramer vs. Kramer

Movie | United States | 12/18/1979 | Drama | Lawyers

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

7.8/10

89%

120

In My Dreams

Movie | United States | 04/20/2014 | Romance | Cry movie

Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain, the two then begin dreaming about each other. But, according to fountain mythology, they only have a week to turn those dreams into reality.

6.3/10

1,120

Wyatt Earp

Movie | United States | 06/24/1994 | Western | Revenge

6.7/10

31%

133

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Movie | United States | 05/23/1986 | Horror | Ghosts

The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religeous zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne.

5.6/10

37%

The Big Chill

Movie | United States | 09/09/1983 | Comedy

Kevin Kline and Glenn Close star as Harold and Sarah Cooper, a couple whose marital troubles are put on hold while they host an unhappy reunion of former college pals gathered for the funeral of one of their own, a suicide victim named Alex. As the weekend unfolds, the friends catch up with each other, play the music of their youth, reminisce, smoke marijuana, and pair off with each other.

71%

Fever Pitch

Movie | United States | 04/06/2005 | Comedy

When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben's obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them.

6.2/10

65%

The Dogs of War

Movie | United Kingdom | 12/17/1980 | Action

Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.

6.3/10

67%

SGT. Will Gardner

Movie | 01/11/2019

A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journey with the hope of reuniting with his young son.

22%

Poltergeist

Movie | United States | 06/04/1982 | Horror | Demons

Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it's too late.

7.3/10

88%

403

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