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JoBeth Williams

Born 1948 · American actress and television director

Margaret JoBeth Williams is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in such films as Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), 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). 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).

JoBeth Williams, in order

  1. 1970 Somerset (TV series): acted
  2. 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer: acted · directed by Robert Benton · critics 90%, audiences 89% · streaming on Fawesome
  3. 1980 Stir Crazy: acted · directed by Sidney Poitier
  4. 1980 The Dogs of War: acted · directed by John Irvin
  5. 1982 Endangered Species: acted · directed by Alan Rudolph
  6. 1982 Poltergeist: acted · directed by Tobe Hooper · critics 90%, audiences 79%
  7. 1983 The Big Chill: acted · directed by Lawrence Kasdan · critics 68%, audiences 77% · streaming on Tubi
  8. 1983 The Day After: acted · directed by Nicholas Meyer
  9. 1984 American Dreamer: acted · directed by Rick Rosenthal
  10. 1984 Teachers: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
  11. 1985 Kids Don't Tell (TV movie): acted · directed by Sam O'Steen
  12. 1986 Desert Bloom: acted · directed by Eugene Corr
  13. 1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side: acted · directed by Brian Gibson
  14. 1987 Murder Ordained (TV movie): acted · directed by Mike Robe
  15. 1988 Memories of Me: acted · directed by Henry Winkler · audiences 46% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  16. 1989 Welcome Home: acted · directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
  17. 1990 Child in the Night (TV movie): acted · directed by Mike Robe
  18. 1991 Dutch: acted · directed by Peter Faiman
  19. 1991 Switch: acted · directed by Blake Edwards · critics 27%, audiences 43%
  20. 1991 Victim of Love (TV movie): acted · directed by Jerry London
  21. 1992 Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted: acted · directed by George Kaczender
  22. 1992 Me, Myself and I: acted · directed by Pablo Ferro
  23. 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode · critics 19%, audiences 22%
  24. 1993 Chantilly Lace: acted · directed by Linda Yellen
  25. 1993 Final Appeal: acted · directed by Eric Till
  26. 1994 Parallel Lives (TV movie): acted · directed by Linda Yellen
  27. 1994 Wyatt Earp: acted · directed by Lawrence Kasdan
  28. 1996 Ruby Jean and Joe: acted · directed by Geoffrey Sax
  29. 1997 Jungle 2 Jungle: acted · directed by John Pasquin
  30. 1997 Just Write: acted · directed by Andrew Gallerani
  31. 1997 Little City: acted · directed by Roberto Benabib · audiences 64% · streaming on Hoopla
  32. 1998 A Chance of Snow (TV movie): acted · directed by Tony Bill
  33. 1999 It Came from the Sky (TV movie): acted · directed by Jack Bender
  34. 1999 Payne (TV series): acted
  35. 2000 Trapped in a Purple Haze (TV movie): acted · directed by Eric Laneuville
  36. 2001–10 24 (TV series): acted
  37. 2002 Searching for Debra Winger: acted · directed by Rosanna Arquette · critics 80%, audiences 58%
  38. 2002 The Rose Technique: acted · directed by Jon C. Scheide
  39. 2003 NCIS (TV series): acted
  40. 2005 14 Hours (TV movie): acted · directed by Gregg Champion
  41. 2005 Fever Pitch: acted · directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
  42. 2007 In the Land of Women: acted · directed by Jon Kasdan
  43. 2007 Private Practice (TV series): acted
  44. 2007 Sybil (TV movie): acted · directed by Joseph Sargent
  45. 2009 Timer: acted · directed by Jac Schaeffer
  46. 2011 Love's Christmas Journey (TV movie): acted · directed by David S. Cass, Sr.
  47. 2011 The Big Year: acted · directed by David Frankel
  48. 2012 Perception (TV series): acted
  49. 2013 Scandal (TV series): acted · directed by Tom Verica · critics 94%, audiences 71% · streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Roku Channel
  50. 2014 Extant (TV series): acted · directed by Adam Arkin and Allen Coulter
  51. 2016 Crawlspace: acted · directed by Phil Claydon
  52. 2016 The Last Film Festival: acted · directed by Linda Yellen
  53. 2018 Alex & the List: acted · directed by Harris Goldberg
  54. 2019 Project Blue Book (TV series): acted
  55. 2025 Not Without Hope: acted · directed by Joe Carnahan
  56. 2026 Behemoth!: acted · directed by Tony Gilroy
  57. On Hope (short film): directed