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  1. Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) [1] 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 ...

  2. JoBeth Williams is an American actress who starred in Poltergeist, Kramer vs. Kramer, and The Big Chill. She also directed and produced several films and TV movies, and won an Emmy nomination for Baby M.

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    • Houston, Texas, USA
  3. JoBeth Williams. Actress: Poltergeist. The product of a musical family, (Margaret) JoBeth Williams was born on December 6, 1948, in Houston, Texas, to Frances Faye (Adams), a dietitian, and Fredric Roger Williams, a wire/cable company manager and opera singer. Her father encouraged her early interest in theater during high school. She made her professional debut at age 18 in a Houston-based musical production, then studied at Brown University in Providence, Rhode...

    • December 6, 1948
  4. Apr 27, 2023 · At the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival, ‘The Big Chill’ actors Tom Berenger and JoBeth Williams reunited for the film’s 40th anniversary, talked about their u...

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    • Turner Classic Movies
  5. Sep 22, 2022 · From left: Dominique Dunne, JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Oliver Robins as the Freelings, with Beatrice Straight and Richard Lawson as paranormal investigators. ©1982 Turner Entertainment Co.

    • 11 min
    • Anthony Breznican
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  7. JoBeth Williams is an American actress and director, known for Poltergeist, The Big Chill, and Kramer vs. Kramer. She is also the President Emeritus of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and has appeared in many TV shows and movies since 1970.

  8. Nov 21, 2023 · JoBeth was born to Fredric Roger Williams and Frances Faye, growing up in the South Park neighborhood of Houston. Her father was an opera singer and businessman, while her mother was a dietitian. Being a performer himself, JoBeth’s father encouraged her to pursue her interest in acting and theatre during her teenage years.