Cara Williams

(1925-2021)

American actress

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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.

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Born	Bernice Kamiat 29 June 1925 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died	9 December 2021 (aged 96) Beverly Hills, California, USA
Zodiac	Cancer
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Jockey Alan Gray 1917-1977 · American jockey · m. 1945; div. 1947 info edit

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John Drew Barrymore 1932-2004 · American actor · m. 1952; div. 1959 info edit

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Asher Dann 1934-2018 · American actor · m. 1964 info edit

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Cathy info 1st child with Jockey Alan Gray Female b. 15 Apr 1946 · Age: 79 · 1946- · Celebrity Baby

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John Blythe info 2nd child with John Drew Barrymore Male b. 15 May 1954 · Age: 71 · 1954- · Celebrity Baby

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