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.
Acted in
Not Without Hope
2024
Cash for Gold
2024
as Boots
Chantilly Bridge
2023
as Natalie
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022
as Self
What the Night Can Do
2020
as Bettye Sue Dryer
SGT. Will Gardner
2019
as Sherry
A Million Little Things
2018
as Lana Strobe
Alex & the List
2018
as Mrs. Stern
Station 19
2018
as Reggie
The Good Doctor
2017
as Ruth
Barracuda
2017
as Patricia
Within
2016
as Rosemary Fletcher
The Last Film Festival
2016
as Mayor
Heartbeat
2016
as Isobel Dixon
In My Dreams
2015
as Charlotte Smith
Your Family or Mine
2015
as Ricky
Marry Me
2014
as Myrna
Extant
2014
as Leigh Kern
Perception
2012
as Margaret Pierce
Scandal
2012
as Sandra Harding
Love's Christmas Journey
2011
as Beatrice
The Big Year
2011
as Edith
Hart of Dixie
2011
as Candice Hart
Against the Wall
2011
as Emily
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Mrs. Walker
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Tilly Dunn
Uncorked
2009
as Sophia Browning
TiMER
2009
as Marion
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Linda
Private Practice
2007
as Bizzy Forbes
Sybil
2007
as Hattie Dorsett
In the Land of Women
2007
as Agnes Webb
The Nine
2006
Dexter
2006
as Gail Brandon
14 Hours
2005
as Jeanette Makins
Crazylove
2005
as Mrs. Mayer
Into the Fire
2005
as June Sickles
Criminal Minds
2005
as Professor Ursula Kent
Fever Pitch
2005
as Maureen Meeks
Numb3rs
2005
Miss Match
2003
as Lianne Fox
NCIS
2003
as Leona Phelps
Las Vegas
2003
The Curse of Poltergeist
2002
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
The Rose Technique
2002
as Dr. Lillian Rose
Repossessed
2002
24
2001
as Miriam Henderson
The Ponder Heart
2001
as Edna Earle Ponder
The Guardian
2001
Strong Medicine
2000
as Margie
Trapped in a Purple Haze
2000
as Sophie Hanson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Rawley
Judging Amy
1999
as Gemma Lawnsdale
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
It Came From the Sky
1999
as Alice Bridges
Payne
1999
as Constance Payne
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999
as Self
Justice
1999
as Jane Newhart
A Chance of Snow
1998
as Madeline 'Maddie Parker
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Marge Slayton
When Danger Follows You Home
1997
as Anne Werden
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Just Write
1997
as Sidney Stone
After the Silence
1996
as Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Ruby Jean and Joe
1996
as Rose
The Client
1995
as Reggie Love
A Season of Hope
1995
as Elizabeth Hackett
Voices from Within
1994
as Nancy Parkhurst
Parallel Lives
1994
as Winnie Winslow
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Bessie Earp
Final Appeal
1993
as Christine Biondi
Frasier
1993
as Danielle (voice)
Frasier
1993
as Madeline Marshall
Chantilly Lace
1993
as Natalie
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993
as Sarah Gallagher
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992
as Diane Freeling
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992
as Ginny Moore
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as May and June (voice)
Fish Police
1992
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
as Lt. Gwen Harper
Me, Myself and I
1992
as Crazy / Sane Diane
Dutch
1991
as Natalie Standish
Switch
1991
as Margo Brofman
Victim of Love
1991
as Tess Harper
Child in the Night
1990
as Dr. Hollis
Welcome Home
1989
as Sarah
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Lois Wilson
Memories of Me
1988
as Lisa
Baby M
1988
as Marybeth Whitehead
Baby M
1988
as Marybeth Whitehead
Murder Ordained
1987
as Lorna Anderson
Murder Ordained
1987
as Lorna Anderson
Adam: His Song Continues
1986
as Reve Walsh
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
as Diane Freeling
Desert Bloom
1986
as Lily Chismore
Kids Don't Tell
1985
as Claudia Ryan
American Dreamer
1984
as Cathy Palmer
Teachers
1984
as Lisa Hammond
The Day After
1983
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
Adam
1983
as Reve Walsh
The Big Chill
1983
as Karen Bowens
Endangered Species
1982
as Harriet Purdue
Poltergeist
1982
as Diane Freeling
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Tiffany Farinpour
The Dogs of War
1980
as Jessie
Stir Crazy
1980
as Meredith
Fun and Games
1980
as Laura Weston
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
as Phyllis Bernard
The White Shadow
1978
as Paula Harris
The World Beyond
1978
as Marian Faber
Feasting with Panthers
1974
as Constance Wilde
Somerset
1970
as Carrie Wheeler
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lois Wilson
Segal
as Self