Cara Williams
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Cara Williams (born June 29, 1925) in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film and television actress.
Born Bernice Kamiat in Brooklyn, New York, Williamse earned an Academy Award nomination for The Defiant Ones, and had her own situation comedy, The Cara Williams Show. Earlier, she had appeared opposite Harry Morgan in the sitcom Pete and Gladys. In Meet Me in Las Vegas she played a redheaded dancer who did a notable number declaring she was not one who liked Rock 'n' Roll. During the early to mid-60s, Williams was being groomed by CBS executives to be the next Lucille Ball, but these plans didn't pan out.
Williams was married to John Drew Barrymore (later the father of Drew) from 1952 until their divorce in 1959; their son, John Blyth Barrymore, is an actor. Following the demise of her show, she did guest roles on other shows, and was briefly a regular on Rhoda.
[edit] Films
- Laura (1944) (uncredited)
- Boomerang! (1947)
- Knock on Any Door (1949) (uncredited)
- The Defiant Ones (1958)
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1959)
