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Cara Williams

1925 - 2021

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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 Actress in a Comedy. At the time of her death, Williams was one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cara Williams is the 7,935th most popular actor (up from 8,253rd in 2019), the 12,255th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,210th in 2019) and the 3,712th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cara Williams ranks 7,935 out of 13,578. Before her are Sophia Myles, Wyatt Russell, Miranda Cosgrove, Johnny Sheffield, Filiz Ahmet, and Paul Feig. After her are Ahn So-hee, Mamiko Noto, Yevgeny Mironov, Ralph Ince, Marie Avgeropoulos, and Ji Soo.

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Among people born in 1925, Cara Williams ranks 511. Before her are Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, June Christy, James Moody, Bob Tinning, Jay Chamberlain, and Robert Cormier. After her are Tom Dowd, Frank Borghi, George MacDonald Fraser, Tage Henriksen, Morgan Woodward, and William Steinkraus. Among people deceased in 2021, Cara Williams ranks 640. Before her are Mikhail Zhelev, Juan Rodríguez Vega, Bernd Nickel, Walter Smith, Carl Levin, and Sylvain Sylvain. After her are Trevor Moore, Hans van Baalen, Johnny Isakson, Pete George, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, and Gillian Sheen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cara Williams ranks 12,258 out of 20,380. Before her are Jerry Vale (1930), Don Toliver (1994), Johnny Sheffield (1931), Paul Feig (1962), Jewel De'Nyle (1976), and Kamasi Washington (1981). After her are David Ruffin (1941), Matt Vogel (1957), Nathaniel P. Banks (1816), Ralph Ince (1887), Eric Millegan (1974), and Branford Marsalis (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Cara Williams ranks 3,714. Before her are Laura Johnson (1957), Brent Briscoe (1961), Wyatt Russell (1986), Miranda Cosgrove (1993), Johnny Sheffield (1931), and Paul Feig (1962). After her are Ralph Ince (1887), Eric Millegan (1974), Janelle Monáe (1985), Olivia Munn (1980), Mo'Nique (1967), and Valerie Bertinelli (1960).

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