JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams is one of those quietly essential actresses of the early 1980s who somehow never got the full credit she deserved — and I will never stop being annoyed about that. She held her own against Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer, survived the chaos of Poltergeist with raw, believable terror that made the whole haunted-house premise land, and then turned around and anchored The Big Chill as part of one of the best ensemble casts ever assembled. The Day After is genuinely traumatizing TV in the best way, and she is a big reason why. A Brown University grad who never coasted on looks or hype, Williams brought a grounded, intelligent warmth to every role — the kind of actress you trust completely the moment she walks on screen.

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Name (English)

JoBeth Williams

Name (Japanese)

ジョベス・ウィリアムズ

Reading

じょべす・うぃりあむず

Born

December 6, 1948 (age 77)

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Occupation

actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

University

Pembroke College in Brown University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoBeth%20Williams
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237809

Tags

• Texas
• actor
• film director

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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