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Cara Williams

カーラ・ウィリアムズ / かーら・うぃりあむず

American actor

June 29, 1925 – December 9, 2021 ・ Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • New York
  • actor
  • television actor
  • film actor

My Take

Cara Williams, born Bernice Kamiat in Brooklyn, belongs to a vanishing breed of versatile Hollywood talent. An Oscar nomination for The Defiant Ones and an Emmy nod for Pete and Gladys tell you she could pivot between heartbreak and comedy without missing a beat. But the detail I keep returning to is her later turn as an interior designer. Walking away from the spotlight to build physical spaces with your own hands strikes me as a quietly dignified second act. She lived to ninety-six, and her career reads like a small masterclass in reinvention. I find that genuinely admirable.

Overview

Cara Williams (born Bernice Kamiat; June 29, 1925 – December 9, 2021) was an American film and television actress. She was best known for her role as Billy's mother in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as Gladys Porter on the 1960–62 CBS television series Pete and Gladys, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Lead Act…

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1. Profile

Name (English)
Cara Williams
Name (Japanese)
カーラ・ウィリアムズ
Reading
かーら・うぃりあむず
Born
June 29, 1925 – December 9, 2021
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Cancer / Ox
Origin
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type
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Height
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Agency
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Occupation
actor / television actor / film actor / interior designer

2. Background

Elementary school
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Junior high
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High school
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University
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3. Relationships

Spouse
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Children
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Parents
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Siblings
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4. Personality

Motto

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • New York
  • actor
  • television actor
  • film actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.