JoBeth Williams
Biography
Movies 78
Behemoth!
as Ginnie Serian
2026
Poltergeist
as Diane Freeling
1982
Kramer vs. Kramer
as Phyllis Bernard
1979
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Gwen Harper
1992
Wyatt Earp
as Bessie Earp
1994
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Diane Freeling
1986
The Day After
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
1983
Not Without Hope
as Marcia
2025
The Big Year
as Edith
2011
The Big Chill
as Karen Bowens
1983
Switch
as Margo Brofman
1991
Stir Crazy
as Meredith
1980
TiMER
as Marion
2009
In the Land of Women
as Agnes Webb
2007
Fever Pitch
as Maureen Meeks
2005
The Dogs of War
as Jessie
1980
Within
as Rosemary Fletcher
2016
Jungle 2 Jungle
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
1997
Dutch
as Natalie Standish
1991
In My Dreams
as Charlotte Smith
2015
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Tiffany Farinpour
1981
Love's Christmas Journey
as Beatrice
2011
Teachers
as Lisa Hammond
1984
Sybil
as Hattie Dorsett
2007
My Name Is Bill W.
as Lois Wilson
1989
Child in the Night
as Dr. Hollis
1990
A Season of Hope
as Elizabeth Hackett
1995
Justice
as Jane Newhart
1999
Trapped in a Purple Haze
as Sophie Hanson
2000
After the SIlence
as Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
1996
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
as Ginny Moore
1992
The Last Film Festival
as Mayor
2016
What the Night Can Do
as Bettye Sue Dryer
2020
Chantilly Bridge
as Natalie
2023
Jackie's Back!
as Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
1999
SGT. Will Gardner
as Sherry
2019
Memories of Me
as Lisa
1988
Endangered Species
as Harriet Purdue
1982
A Chance of Snow
as Madeline 'Maddie' Parker
1998
The World Beyond
as Marian Faber
1978
Chantilly Lace
as Natalie
1993
Crazylove
as Mrs. Mayer
2005
Alex & the List
as Mrs. Stern
2018
The Big Chill: A Reunion
as Self
1999
Kids Don't Tell
as Claudia Ryan
1985
It Came from the Sky
as Alice Bridges
1999
American Dreamer
as Cathy Palmer
1984
Adam: His Song Continues
as Reve Walsh
1986
Murder Ordained
as Lorna Anderson
1987
Timeless Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker
as Bettina (voice)
1990
SEGAL
as Self
2025
Horrifying Hollywood Murders
as Self
Fun and Games
as Laura Weston
1980
Cash for Gold
as Boots
2024
Welcome Home
as Sarah
1989
Just Write
as Sidney Stone
1997
Final Appeal
as Christine Biondi
1993
Barracuda
as Patricia
2017
Parallel Lives
as Winnie Winslow
1994
Uncorked
as Sophia Browning
2009
Ruby Jean and Joe
as Rose
1996
Desert Bloom
as Lily Chismore
1986
Into the Fire
as June Sickles
2005
Victim of Love
as Tess Harper
1991
The Ponder Heart
as Edna Earle Ponder
2001
Adam
as Reve Walsh
1983
When Danger Follows You Home
as Anne Werden
1997
Me, Myself and I
as Crazy / Sane Diane
1992
14 Hours
as Jeanette Makins
2005
Repossessed
2002
She Was Here
as Self
2026
Feasting with Panthers
as Constance Wilde
1974
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
as Sarah Gallagher
1993
Voices from Within
as Nancy Parkhurst
1994
Commercial Entertainment Product
as Diane Freeling
1992
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
2002
The Curse of Poltergeist
2002
The Rose Technique
as Dr. Lillian Rose
2002TV Shows 43
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mrs. Rawley
1999
Criminal Minds
as Professor Ursula Kent
2005
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
NCIS
as Leona Phelps
2003
Dexter
as Gail Brandon
2006
24
as Miriam Henderson
2001
Frasier
as Danielle (voice)
1993
Frasier
as Madeline Marshall
1993
The Good Doctor
as Ruth
2017
Scandal
as Sandra Harding
2012
Rizzoli & Isles
as Tilly Dunn
2010
Las Vegas
as Liz
2003
Numb3rs
as Margaret Eppes
2005
Batman: The Animated Series
as May and June (voice)
1992
Station 19
as Reggie
2018
Private Practice
as Bizzy Forbes
2007
Judging Amy
as Gemma Lawnsdale
1999
Strong Medicine
as Margie
2000
A Million Little Things
as Lana Strobe
2018
Perception
as Margaret Pierce
2012
The Guardian
as Sarah
2001
Childrens Hospital
as Linda
2008
Hart of Dixie
as Candice Hart
2011
Law & Order: LA
as Mrs. Walker
2010
Extant
as Leigh Kern
2014
From the Earth to the Moon
as Marge Slayton
1998
The White Shadow
as Paula Harris
1978
Miss Match
as Lianne Fox
2003
Marry Me
as Myrna
2014
The Client
as Reggie Love
1995
Against the Wall
as Emily
2011
The Nine
2006
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self
2020
Allegedly with Ellison Barber
as Self - Mom in Poltergeist (archive footage)
2026
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lois Wilson
1951
Heartbeat
as Isobel Dixon
2016
Twenty Good Years
as Kate
2006
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Your Family or Mine
as Ricky
2015
Fish Police
as Angel (voice)
1992
Payne
as Constance Payne
1999
Murder Ordained
as Lorna Anderson
1987
Baby M
as Marybeth Whitehead
1988