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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..
- Poltergeist 1982
- Switch 1991
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986
- Justice 1999
- Stir Crazy 1980
- Fever Pitch 2005
- Teachers 1984
- The Day After 1983
- Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
- Wyatt Earp 1994
- Dutch 1991
- Jungle 2 Jungle 1997
- The Big Chill 1983
- Within 2016
- Chantilly Bridge 2023
- Sybil 2007
- In the Land of Women 2007
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 1992
- Crazylove 2005
- It Came From the Sky 1999
- TiMER 2009
- Endangered Species 1982
- American Dreamer 1984
- Welcome Home 1989
- Adam 1983
- Love's Christmas Journey 2011
- Desert Bloom 1986
- Memories of Me 1988
- After the Silence 1996
- A Chance of Snow 1998
- Child in the Night 1990
- Just Write 1997
- 14 Hours 2005
- Victim of Love 1991
- Chantilly Lace 1993
- Uncorked 2009
- In My Dreams 2015
- The Dogs of War 1980
- Ruby Jean and Joe 1996
- The Ponder Heart 2001
- Trapped in a Purple Haze 2000
- Alex & the List 2018
- Murder Ordained 1987
- Cash for Gold 2024
- Barracuda 2017
- The Last Film Festival 2016
- SGT. Will Gardner 2019
- What the Night Can Do 2020
- The Big Year 2011
- Jackie's Back! 1999
- Judging Amy 1999
- Miss Match 2003
- 24 2001
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999
- Frasier 1993
- Criminal Minds 2005
- Payne 1999
- Private Practice 2007
- Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951
- The White Shadow 1978
- Batman: The Animated Series 1992
- The Client 1995
- Dexter 2006
- Extant 2014
- Perception 2012
- Marry Me 2014
- Your Family or Mine 2015
- From the Earth to the Moon 1998
- Against the Wall 2011
- Law & Order: LA 2010
- Childrens Hospital 2008
- Scandal 2012
- NCIS 2003
- Station 19 2018
- A Million Little Things 2018
- The Good Doctor 2017
- Rizzoli & Isles 2010
- Hart of Dixie 2011
- Strong Medicine 2000
- Baby M 1988
- Heartbeat 2016