JoBeth Williams

Biography: The daughter of an opera singer, Williams went to Brown University with the hopes of becoming a child psychologist but decided to pursue an acting career instead. After landing a starring role on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light, the stage-trained actress made an unforgettable film debut in the buff in the 1979 drama Kramer vs. Kramer. Bigger parts in other movies followed, notably as a mother in the supernatural chiller Poltergeist and as a thirty-something reuniting at a funeral with college friends in The Big Chill. She later appeared in myriad series and TV-movies, earning multiple Emmy nods in the process. Williams also branched out into directing and garnered an Oscar nod for her 1994 short film On Hope. She continues her prolific output with a host of guest spots on popular shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Dexter and Private Practice.

JoBeth Williams' Scores

Average career score: 60
Highest Metascore: 85 Dexter: Season 2
Lowest Metascore: 37 Heartbeat (2016): Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
12 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
47 Living Biblically: Season 1 Feb 26, 2018 Diana 5.2
37 Heartbeat (2016): Season 1 Mar 22, 2016 Actor 5.3
tbd Hart of Dixie: Season 4 Sep 2, 2015 Candice Hart / JoBeth Williams 8.3
tbd Your Family or Mine: Season 1 Apr 7, 2015 Ricky 3.6
63 Marry Me: Season 1 Oct 14, 2014 Myrna 6.7
68 Extant: Season 1 Jul 9, 2014 Leigh Kern 6.5
tbd Hart of Dixie: Season 3 Oct 7, 2013 Mrs. Hart / Candice Hart 9.2
42 Mistresses (2013): Season 1 Jun 3, 2013 Janet 6.3
tbd Hart of Dixie: Season 2 Oct 2, 2012 Mrs. Hart / Candice Hart 7.2
64 Scandal: Season 1 Apr 5, 2012 Sandra Harding 7.1
43 Hart of Dixie: Season 1 Sep 26, 2011 Candice Hart / Mrs. Hart / Zoe's Mom 7.6
59 Against The Wall: Season 1 Jul 31, 2011 Actor 8.0
tbd Private Practice: Season 4 Sep 23, 2010 Bizzy Montgomery / Bizzy Montgomery 7.9
tbd Private Practice: Season 3 Oct 1, 2009 Bizzy Forbes Montgomery 8.1
85 Dexter: Season 2 Sep 30, 2007 Gail 9.0
81 The Nine: Season 1 Oct 4, 2006 Abby Kates 7.8
tbd Numb3rs: Season 2 Sep 23, 2005 Margaret Eppes tbd
tbd Las Vegas: Season 3 Sep 19, 2005 Liz Hillyer 8.5
tbd Miss Match: Season 1 Sep 26, 2003 Liane / Lianne tbd
tbd Judging Amy: Season 4 Oct 1, 2002 ASA Gemma Mahon tbd
tbd Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 4 Sep 27, 2002 Mrs. Janice Rawley 9.5
tbd Norm: Season 3 Oct 4, 2000 Claire tbd
50 The Client: Season 1 Sep 17, 1995 Reggie Love tbd
tbd Frasier: Season 2 Sep 20, 1994 Madeleine / Madeline 8.8
80 Frasier: Season 1 Sep 16, 1993 Voice Of Danielle 8.3
tbd Fish Police: Season 1 Feb 28, 1992 Voice Of Angel tbd
tbd Guiding Light: Season 28 Jan 25, 1980 Brandy Schlooe #2 (1977 - 1981) tbd