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.
Acting
TV
The Good Doctor
as Ruth
2017
TV
Dexter
as Gail Brandon
2006
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mrs. Rawley
1999
TV
Criminal Minds
as Professor Ursula Kent
2005
Movie
Poltergeist
as Diane Freeling
1982
TV
NCIS
as Leona Phelps
2003
Movie
Kramer vs. Kramer
as Phyllis Bernard
1979
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
as May and June (voice)
1992
TV
24
as Miriam Henderson
2001
TV
Station 19
as Reggie
2018
Movie
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Lt. Gwen Harper
1992
Movie
Wyatt Earp
as Bessie Earp
1994
Movie
The Big Year
as Edith
2011
TV
Frasier
as Danielle (voice)
1993
TV
Frasier
as Madeline Marshall
1993
Movie
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Diane Freeling
1986
Movie
Fever Pitch
as Maureen Meeks
2005
Movie
The Big Chill
as Karen Bowens
1983
TV
Scandal
as Sandra Harding
2012
Movie
In the Land of Women
as Agnes Webb
2007
Movie
Jungle 2 Jungle
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
1997
Movie
Stir Crazy
as Meredith
1980
TV
Rizzoli & Isles
as Tilly Dunn
2010
Movie
The Day After
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
1983
