JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Acting

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).…

Filmography

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She Was Here She Was Here 2026 Not Without Hope ★ 6.1 Not Without Hope 2025 SEGAL SEGAL 2025 Cash for Gold ★ 8.6 Cash for Gold 2024 Chantilly Bridge ★ 5.1 Chantilly Bridge 2023 What the Night Can Do ★ 4.5 What the Night Can Do 2020 Josh Gates Tonight ★ 7.8 Josh Gates Tonight 2020 SGT. Will Gardner ★ 4.7 SGT. Will Gardner 2019 A Million Little Things ★ 7.1 A Million Little Things 2018 Alex & the List ★ 5.5 Alex & the List 2018 Station 19 ★ 8.2 Station 19 2018 The Good Doctor ★ 8.5 The Good Doctor 2017 Barracuda ★ 6.2 Barracuda 2017 Within ★ 5.5 Within 2016 The Last Film Festival ★ 3.2 The Last Film Festival 2016 Heartbeat ★ 6.3 Heartbeat 2016 In My Dreams ★ 6.4 In My Dreams 2015 Your Family or Mine ★ 6.5 Your Family or Mine 2015 Marry Me ★ 5.8 Marry Me 2014 Extant ★ 6.3 Extant 2014 Perception ★ 7.2 Perception 2012 Scandal ★ 7.2 Scandal 2012 Love's Christmas Journey ★ 6.8 Love's Christmas Journey 2011 The Big Year ★ 6.0 The Big Year 2011 Hart of Dixie ★ 7.3 Hart of Dixie 2011 Against the Wall ★ 6.5 Against the Wall 2011 Law & Order: LA ★ 6.8 Law & Order: LA 2010 Rizzoli & Isles ★ 7.9 Rizzoli & Isles 2010 Uncorked ★ 5.7 Uncorked 2009 TiMER ★ 6.3 TiMER 2009 Childrens Hospital ★ 7.0 Childrens Hospital 2008 Private Practice ★ 7.5 Private Practice 2007 Sybil ★ 6.6 Sybil 2007 In the Land of Women ★ 5.9 In the Land of Women 2007 Twenty Good Years ★ 8.5 Twenty Good Years 2006 The Nine ★ 5.8 The Nine 2006 Dexter ★ 8.2 Dexter 2006 14 Hours ★ 4.8 14 Hours 2005 Crazylove ★ 5.4 Crazylove 2005 Into the Fire ★ 5.0 Into the Fire 2005 Criminal Minds ★ 8.3 Criminal Minds 2005 Fever Pitch ★ 6.2 Fever Pitch 2005 Numb3rs ★ 7.0 Numb3rs 2005 Miss Match ★ 6.6 Miss Match 2003 NCIS ★ 7.6 NCIS 2003 Las Vegas ★ 7.1 Las Vegas 2003 The Curse of Poltergeist The Curse of Poltergeist 2002 Searching for Debra Winger ★ 6.4 Searching for Debra Winger 2002 The Rose Technique ★ 3.3 The Rose Technique 2002 Repossessed ★ 8.7 Repossessed 2002 24 ★ 7.8 24 2001 The Ponder Heart ★ 5.7 The Ponder Heart 2001 The Guardian ★ 7.0 The Guardian 2001 Strong Medicine ★ 7.4 Strong Medicine 2000 Trapped in a Purple Haze ★ 4.9 Trapped in a Purple Haze 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 Judging Amy ★ 7.5 Judging Amy 1999 Jackie's Back! ★ 6.9 Jackie's Back! 1999 It Came from the Sky ★ 5.3 It Came from the Sky 1999 Payne ★ 4.0 Payne 1999 The Big Chill: A Reunion ★ 6.3 The Big Chill: A Reunion 1999 Justice ★ 4.8 Justice 1999 A Chance of Snow ★ 5.9 A Chance of Snow 1998 From the Earth to the Moon ★ 8.1 From the Earth to the Moon 1998 When Danger Follows You Home ★ 5.5 When Danger Follows You Home 1997 Jungle 2 Jungle ★ 5.4 Jungle 2 Jungle 1997 Just Write ★ 5.6 Just Write 1997 After the SIlence ★ 7.1 After the SIlence 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ★ 8.2 E! True Hollywood Story 1996 Ruby Jean and Joe ★ 7.7 Ruby Jean and Joe 1996 The Client ★ 7.0 The Client 1995 A Season of Hope ★ 3.5 A Season of Hope 1995 Voices from Within ★ 9.0 Voices from Within 1994 Parallel Lives ★ 5.7 Parallel Lives 1994 Wyatt Earp ★ 6.8 Wyatt Earp 1994 Final Appeal ★ 6.0 Final Appeal 1993 Frasier ★ 7.7 Frasier 1993 Chantilly Lace ★ 9.0 Chantilly Lace 1993 Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash ★ 7.5 Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash 1993 Commercial Entertainment Product ★ 8.7 Commercial Entertainment Product 1992