JoBeth Williams was born on December 6, 1948 in Houston, Texas. She is an American Emmy and Golden Globe nominated television and film actress.

Her first television role was on the children's Boston produced, first run syndicated television series "Jabberwocky", which debuted in 1974.

Williams' feature film debut came in 1979's Kramer vs. Kramer. She has appeared in Poltergeist (1982), comedy-drama The Big Chill (1983) and American Dreamer (1984).

She continued to work in television in both groundbreaking TV films like The Day After (1983), Adam (1983) Baby M (1988), Murder Ordained (1987) and My Name is Bill W. (1989). Latter she appeared on an episode of 24.

She is married to TV and film director John Pasquin.

Filmography

• "Dexter" (4 episodes, 2007)
• "The Nine" (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
• Sybil (2007)
• In the Land of Women (2007)
• "Criminal Minds" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Numb3rs" (1 episode, 2006)
• "24" (1 episode, 2006)
• Stroller Wars (2006)
• "Twenty Good Years" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Worst Week of My Life" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Las Vegas" (1 episode, 2005)
• Crazylove (2005)
• Into the Fire (2005)
• "Miss Match" (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
• 14 Hours (2005)
• Fever Pitch (2005)
• "Strong Medicine" (1 episode, 2004)
• "Skin" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Judging Amy" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2002)
• The Rose Technique (2002)
• Repossessed (2002)
• Homeward Bound (2002)
• "The Guardian" (1 episode, 2001)
• The Ponder Heart (2001)
• "The Norm Show" (1 episode, 2000)
• Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000)
• Jackie's Back! (1999)
• It Came from the Sky (1999)
• Justice (1999) (TV)
• "Payne" (1999)
• A Chance of Snow (1998)
• "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998)
• "Dead Man's Gun" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Stories from My Childhood" (1 episode)
• When Danger Follows You Home (1997)
• Little City (1997)
• Just Write (1997)
• Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
• Breaking Through (1996)
• Ruby Jean and Joe (1996)
• "The Client" (1 episode, 1996)
• A Season of Hope (1995)
• "Frasier" (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
• "Mighty Max" (1 episode, 1994)
• Voices from Within (1994)
• Parallel Lives (1994)
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• "Batman" (1 episode, 1994)
• Final Appeal (1993)
• Chantilly Lace (1993)
• Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash (1993)
• Jonny's Golden Quest (1993)
• Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)
• "Fish Police" (1992)
• Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
• Me, Myself and I (1992)
• Dutch (1991)
• Switch (1991)
• Victim of Love (1991)
• Child in the Night (1990)
• Welcome Home (1989)
• My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
• Memories of Me (1988)
• Baby M (1988)
• Murder Ordained (1987)
• Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
• Desert Bloom (1986)
• Kids Don't Tell (1985)
• American Dreamer (1984)
• Teachers (1984)
• The Day After (1983)
• Adam (1983)
• The Big Chill (1983)
• Endangered Species (1982)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• The Big Black Pill (1981)
• The Dogs of War (1981)
• Stir Crazy (1980)
• "The White Shadow" (2 episodes, 1980)
• Fun and Games (1980)
• Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
• The World Beyond (1978)
• "The Guiding Light" (1952)
• "Somerset" (1970)
• Feasting with Panthers (1974)
• "Jabberwocky" (1974)