JoBeth Williams: movies and TV shows
JoBeth Williams has 124 credits in the archive: 81 films and 43 TV series, from 1951 to 2026. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2026 · busiest year: 1999 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Behemoth! | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2026 | She Was Here | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2025 | Not Without Hope | Marcia | Film | 6.7 | 76 |
| 2025 | SEGAL | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2024 | Cash for Gold | Boots | Film | 8.6 | 75 |
| 2023 | Chantilly Bridge | Natalie | Film | 5.1 | 74 |
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight | Self | TV | 7.8 | 71 |
| 2020 | What the Night Can Do | Bettye Sue Dryer | Film | 4.5 | 71 |
| 2019 | SGT. Will Gardner | Sherry | Film | 4.7 | 70 |
| 2018 | Station 19 | Reggie | TV | 8.2 | 69 |
| 2018 | A Million Little Things | Lana Strobe | TV | 7.2 | 69 |
| 2018 | Alex & the List | Mrs. Stern | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Ruth | TV | 8.5 | 68 |
| 2017 | Barracuda | Patricia | Film | 6.2 | 68 |
| 2016 | Heartbeat | Isobel Dixon | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 2016 | Within | Rosemary Fletcher | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 2016 | The Last Film Festival | Mayor | Film | 3.2 | 67 |
| 2015 | In My Dreams | Charlotte Smith | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 2015 | Your Family or Mine | Ricky | TV | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2014 | Extant | Leigh Kern | TV | 6.3 | 65 |
| 2014 | Marry Me | Myrna | TV | 5.9 | 65 |
| 2012 | Scandal | Sandra Harding | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2012 | Perception | Margaret Pierce | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Candice Hart | TV | 7.3 | 62 |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Emily | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Edith | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2011 | Love's Christmas Journey | Beatrice | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Tilly Dunn | TV | 7.9 | 61 |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Mrs. Walker | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 2009 | TiMER | Marion | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2009 | Uncorked | Sophia Browning | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Linda | TV | 6.9 | 59 |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Bizzy Forbes | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2007 | In the Land of Women | Agnes Webb | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 2007 | Sybil | Hattie Dorsett | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2006 | Dexter | Gail Brandon | TV | 8.2 | 57 |
| 2006 | The Nine | TV | 5.8 | 57 | |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | Kate | TV | 8.5 | 57 |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Professor Ursula Kent | TV | 8.3 | 56 |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Margaret Eppes | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2005 | Fever Pitch | Maureen Meeks | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 2005 | Into the Fire | June Sickles | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 2005 | 14 Hours | Jeanette Makins | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 2005 | Crazylove | Mrs. Mayer | Film | 5.4 | 56 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Leona Phelps | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Liz | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Lianne Fox | TV | 6.6 | 54 |
| 2002 | The Rose Technique | Dr. Lillian Rose | Film | 3.3 | 53 |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 2002 | Repossessed | Film | 8.7 | 53 | |
| 2002 | The Curse of Poltergeist | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2001 | 24 | Miriam Henderson | TV | 7.8 | 52 |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Sarah | TV | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2001 | Night Visions | TV | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 2001 | The Ponder Heart | Edna Earle Ponder | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Margie | TV | 7.4 | 51 |
| 2000 | Frankie & Hazel | Film | 5.2 | 51 | |
| 2000 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | Sophie Hanson | Film | 4.9 | 51 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Rawley | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Gemma Lawnsdale | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1999 | The Big Chill: A Reunion | Self | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach) | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1999 | Justice | Jane Newhart | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 1999 | It Came from the Sky | Alice Bridges | Film | 5.1 | 50 |
| 1999 | Payne | Constance Payne | TV | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Marge Slayton | TV | 8.1 | 49 |
| 1998 | A Chance of Snow | Madeline 'Maddie' Parker | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Dr. Patricia Cromwell | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 1997 | When Danger Follows You Home | Anne Werden | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1997 | Just Write | Sidney Stone | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 47 | |
| 1996 | After the SIlence | Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams) | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1996 | Ruby Jean and Joe | Rose | Film | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1995 | The Client | Reggie Love | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1995 | A Season of Hope | Elizabeth Hackett | Film | 3.5 | 46 |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Bessie Earp | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Winnie Winslow | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1994 | On Hope | Film | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1994 | Voices from Within | Nancy Parkhurst | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Danielle (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Madeline Marshall | TV | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1993 | Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash | Sarah Gallagher | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1993 | Final Appeal | Christine Biondi | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1993 | Chantilly Lace | Natalie | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | May and June (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 43 |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Lt. Gwen Harper | Film | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1992 | Fish Police | Angel (voice) | TV | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1992 | Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted | Ginny Moore | Film | — | 43 |
| 1992 | Me, Myself and I | Crazy / Sane Diane | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1992 | Commercial Entertainment Product | Diane Freeling | Film | 8.7 | 43 |
| 1991 | Switch | Margo Brofman | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1991 | Dutch | Natalie Standish | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1991 | Victim of Love | Tess Harper | Film | 4.3 | 42 |
| 1991 | Bump in the Night | Film | 5.9 | 42 | |
| 1990 | Child in the Night | Dr. Hollis | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1990 | Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker | Bettina (voice) | Film | — | 41 |
| 1989 | Welcome Home | Sarah | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Lois Wilson | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1988 | Memories of Me | Lisa | Film | 5.4 | 39 |
| 1988 | Baby M | Marybeth Whitehead | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained | Lorna Anderson | TV | 5.1 | 38 |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained | Lorna Anderson | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1986 | Desert Bloom | Lily Chismore | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1986 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Diane Freeling | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1986 | Adam: His Song Continues | Reve Walsh | Film | 7.6 | 37 |
| 1985 | Kids Don't Tell | Claudia Ryan | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1984 | American Dreamer | Cathy Palmer | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1984 | Teachers | Lisa Hammond | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1983 | The Day After | Nurse Nancy Bauer | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1983 | The Big Chill | Karen Bowens | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1983 | Adam | Reve Walsh | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1982 | Poltergeist | Diane Freeling | Film | 7.2 | 33 |
| 1982 | Endangered Species | Harriet Purdue | Film | 4.9 | 33 |
| 1981 | Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill | Tiffany Farinpour | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy | Meredith | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1980 | The Dogs of War | Jessie | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1980 | Fun and Games | Laura Weston | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Phyllis Bernard | Film | 7.6 | 30 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | Paula Harris | TV | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1978 | The World Beyond | Marian Faber | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1974 | Feasting with Panthers | Constance Wilde | Film | — | 25 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 13 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lois Wilson | TV | 8.8 | 2 |
| Horrifying Hollywood Murders | Self | Film | — | — |