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.

The Good Doctor

8.5

Dexter

8.2

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9

Criminal Minds

8.3

Poltergeist

7.1

NCIS

7.6

Kramer vs. Kramer

7.6

Batman: The Animated Series

8.5

24

7.8

Station 19

8.2

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

5.3

Wyatt Earp

6.8

The Big Year

6.0

Frasier

7.7

Fever Pitch

6.2

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

6.0

The Big Chill

6.8

Scandal

7.1

In the Land of Women

5.9

Jungle 2 Jungle

5.3

Stir Crazy

6.5

Rizzoli & Isles

7.9

The Day After

6.7

Numb3rs

7.0

Private Practice

7.5

Extant

6.3

Hart of Dixie

7.3

Within

5.5

Perception

7.2

Switch

5.9

TiMER

6.3

In My Dreams

6.4

Las Vegas

7.0

Dutch

6.4

The Dogs of War

5.8

A Million Little Things

7.4

From the Earth to the Moon

8.2

Judging Amy

7.5

Childrens Hospital

7.2

E! True Hollywood Story

8.1

Teachers

5.6

Sybil

6.5

The Guardian

6.9

Alex & the List

5.8

Law & Order: LA

6.8

Love's Christmas Journey

6.7

Heartbeat

6.3

Barracuda

6.3

American Dreamer

6.2

Endangered Species

5.1

SGT. Will Gardner

4.7

Desert Bloom

5.5

Marry Me

5.9

My Name Is Bill W.

6.5

Memories of Me

5.2

Child in the Night

5.4

Searching for Debra Winger

6.3

Miss Match

6.4

The White Shadow

7.0

Crazylove

5.3

Victim of Love

3.9

Uncorked

6.0

Strong Medicine

7.1

Adam

7.4

After the Silence

7.2

Your Family or Mine

6.5

Against the Wall

6.7

It Came From the Sky

5.1

Just Write

5.1

A Chance of Snow

5.6

The Nine

5.8

The Last Film Festival

3.4

Justice

5.2

14 Hours

4.1

Fish Police

5.4

Chantilly Bridge

5.3

Adam: His Song Continues

7.3

Trapped in a Purple Haze

5.8

Jackie's Back!

7.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.7

Murder Ordained

5.5

Parallel Lives

5.8

Into the Fire

5.2

Welcome Home

5.8

The Client

6.0

Josh Gates Tonight

7.8

The World Beyond

7.0

The Rose Technique

3.3

Me, Myself and I

6.0

A Season of Hope

3.5

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

5.8

Final Appeal

5.0

The Big Chill: A Reunion

4.5

Commercial Entertainment Product

8.5

Repossessed

8.0

What the Night Can Do

4.5

Chantilly Lace

10.0

When Danger Follows You Home

1.0

Ruby Jean and Joe

6.0

The Ponder Heart

7.0

Murder Ordained

5.0

Fun and Games

5.0

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

8.0

Payne

1.0

Somerset

5.0

Baby M

5.0

Feasting with Panthers

0.0

Voices from Within

0.0

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

0.0

Kids Don't Tell

0.0

The Curse of Poltergeist

0.0

Not Without Hope

0.0

Cash for Gold

0.0

Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted

0.0

Segal

0.0