12 Facts About JoBeth Williams

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Margaret JoBeth Williams was born on December 6,1948 and is an American actress.

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JoBeth Williams rose to prominence appearing in such films as Stir Crazy, Poltergeist, The Big Chill, The Day After, Teachers, and Poltergeist II: The Other Side.

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JoBeth Williams starred in the TV series The Client and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter and Private Practice.

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JoBeth Williams grew up in the South Park neighborhood of Houston, and attended Jones High School, from which she graduated in 1966.

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JoBeth Williams joined the Jabberwocky cast in season two, replacing the original hostess, Joanne Sopko.

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JoBeth Williams was a regular on two soap operas, playing Carrie Wheeler on Somerset and Brandy Shelloe on Guiding Light.

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JoBeth Williams's starring role in the film American Dreamer, opposite Tom Conti, earned her the 1985 Best Actress Award from the Kansas City Film Critics Circle.

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JoBeth Williams is known for starring opposite Kris Kristofferson in Oscar-winning director Franklin J Schaffner's final film, the Vietnam POW drama Welcome Home.

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JoBeth Williams appeared in one episode of the 1998 TV miniseries From the Earth to the Moon as Marge Slayton, the wife of Deke Slayton.

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In 1999, JoBeth Williams teamed with John Larroquette and Julie Benz for the CBS network situation comedy Payne.

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JoBeth Williams has played the recurring role of Bizzy Forbes-Montgomery, mother of Kate Walsh's Addison, on ABC's Private Practice since 2009.

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JoBeth Williams is married to TV and film director John Pasquin, with whom she worked on Jungle 2 Jungle; they have two sons: Will and Nick; and she has a step-daughter, Sarah, from Pasquin's previous marriage.