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JoBeth Williams

  • Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
  • Birthday: December 6, 1948

A steadily working actress, most recently appearing in the hit show, “24,” dark-haired beauty JoBeth Williams was perhaps best remembered for a string of hit films in the early 1980s, most notably as the terrified yet determined young mom in the Spielberg classic horror film, “Poltergeist” (1982).

Born Dec. 6, 1948 in Houston, TX, Williams developed an interest in performing while in high school, thanks in part to the influence of her father, an opera singer. At age 18, she joined Actor’s Equity so she could participate in a local m…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Guest-starred in four episodes of Showtime's serial-killer drama "Dexter"

  • 2006

    Joined the cast of FOX's drama "24" in season five as Agent Henderson’s wife, Miriam

  • 2005

    Co-starred with Sean Patrick Flanery and Melina Kanakaredes in Michael Phelan's "Into the Fire"

  • 2001

    Acted in "The Ponder Heart" (PBS)

  • 2000

    Co-starred in the ABC movie "Trapped in a Purple Haze"

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