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JoBeth Williams

1948 - Today

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Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). JoBeth Williams is the 3,815th most popular actor (down from 3,790th in 2024), the 6,186th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,664th in 2019) and the 1,787th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, JoBeth Williams ranks 3,815 out of 13,578. Before her are Jenette Goldstein, Cassandra Peterson, Neslihan Atagül, Emmanuelle Devos, Jeremy Bulloch, and Robert Picardo. After her are Jean Porter, Bobby Driscoll, Frances Lee McCain, Jerry Van Dyke, Al Corley, and Natalie Dormer.

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Among people born in 1948, JoBeth Williams ranks 396. Before her are Raúl Reyes, Dušan Kovačević, Alexander McCall Smith, Gian Piero Ventura, Dave Holland, and Hans Moravec. After her are Anatoly Solovyev, Levan Tediashvili, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Birch, Richard Simmons, and Otto Waalkes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, JoBeth Williams ranks 6,187 out of 20,380. Before her are Helen Jacobs (1908), Robert G. Ingersoll (1833), Louis Clarke (1901), James Redfield (1950), Amina Wadud (1952), and Robert Picardo (1953). After her are Otto Warmbier (1994), Samuel Alito (1950), Jean Porter (1922), Bobby Driscoll (1937), Frances Lee McCain (1943), and Jerry Van Dyke (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, JoBeth Williams ranks 1,787. Before her are Lauren Cohan (1982), Elizabeth Wilson (1921), Donovan Scott (1947), Jenette Goldstein (1960), Cassandra Peterson (1951), and Robert Picardo (1953). After her are Jean Porter (1922), Bobby Driscoll (1937), Frances Lee McCain (1943), Jerry Van Dyke (1931), Al Corley (1956), and Steven Williams (1949).

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