JoBeth Williams

Born: 1948-12-06

Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominated American film and television actress and director, and current President of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. Williams rose to prominence appearing in such films as Stir Crazy (1980), Poltergeist (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Day After (1983), Teachers (1984), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). A three-time Emmy Award nominee, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her work in the TV movie Adam (1983) and the TV miniseries Baby M (1988). Her third nomination was for her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1994). Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film On Hope earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. She also starred in the TV series The Client (1995–96), and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter (2007) and Private Practice (2009–11). In 2009 she began serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation; she is President Emeritus of the foundation. She has also had numerous guest starring roles on TV and has starred in several TV movies.


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as Diane Freeling
Released: 1982-06-04

Upon realizing that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve Freeling calls in a team of...

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Wyatt Earp

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From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing...

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In My Dreams

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Released: 2015-10-20

Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain,...

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Switch

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Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he...

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Kramer vs. Kramer

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Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot...

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as Meredith
Released: 1980-12-12

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee...

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The Day After

as Nurse Nancy Bauer
Released: 1983-11-20

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the...

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The Big Chill

as Karen Bowens
Released: 1983-09-30

Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

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Fever Pitch

as Maureen Meeks
Released: 2005-04-06

When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two...

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Released: 1992-02-21

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his...

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as Diane Freeling
Released: 1986-05-23

The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath...

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Dutch

as Natalie Standish
Released: 1991-07-19

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only...

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The Dogs of War

as Jessie
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Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured...

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Sybil

as Hattie Dorsett
Released: 2007-05-28

A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple...

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Within

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Released: 2016-10-18

A widower, his daughter, and his new wife move into a peaceful neighborhood. At first it appears...

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Jungle 2 Jungle

as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Released: 1997-03-04

Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South...

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TiMER

as Marion
Released: 2009-05-14

In this comedic fantasy, science has facilitated the search for a soul mate via biotechnological...

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The Big Year

as Edith
Released: 2011-10-13

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of...

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In the Land of Women

as Agnes Webb
Released: 2007-04-20

After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to...

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Alex & the List

as Mrs. Stern
Released: 2018-05-04

Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart,...

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Teachers

as Lisa Hammond
Released: 1984-10-05

A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is...

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Jackie's Back!

as Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)
Released: 1999-06-14

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her...

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Love's Christmas Journey

as Beatrice
Released: 2011-11-05

While still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, recently widowed Ellie King visits...

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After the Silence

as Pam Willis (as Jobeth Williams)
Released: 1996-12-30

Laura is a 20 year old deaf girl who has never been taught sign language. She is rescued from...

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American Dreamer

as Cathy Palmer
Released: 1984-10-26

American housewife Cathy Palmer loses her memory on a trip to Paris after being hit by a car....

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Memories of Me

as Lisa
Released: 1988-09-28

After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his...

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Just Write

as Sidney Stone
Released: 1997-03-01

A Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress.

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Parallel Lives

as Winnie Winslow
Released: 1994-08-04

A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and...

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My Name Is Bill W.

as Lois Wilson
Released: 1989-04-30

Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls...

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SGT. Will Gardner

as Sherry
Released: 2019-01-11

A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country...

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Endangered Species

as Harriet Purdue
Released: 1982-09-10

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of...

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Desert Bloom

as Lily Chismore
Released: 1986-01-22

The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her...

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The Curse of Poltergeist

as uncredited
Released: 2002-10-19

Exploring the popular film series and several tragedies amongst the cast members.

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Uncorked

as Sophia Browning
Released: 2009-11-12

Johnny is a high-powered executive who is definitely not looking to fall in love but a business...

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The World Beyond

as Marian Faber
Released: 1978-01-21

A golem made of mud terrorizes a couple on a remote Maine island.

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The Rose Technique

as Dr. Lillian Rose
Released: 2002-03-01

The Rose Technique revolves around the life of an off-beat psychiatrist who wants to join the...

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Victim of Love

as Tess Harper
Released: 1991-05-05

Therapist Tess falls for widowed professor Paul, who's having an affair with Carla, one of her...

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Ruby Jean and Joe

as Rose
Released: 1996-01-01

In a tale set in the rough and tumble world of professional rodeo, an over-the-hill former...

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Commercial Entertainment Product

as Diane Freeling
Released: 1992-11-24

The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network.

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Crazylove

as Mrs. Mayer
Released: 2005-10-22

Letty Mayer, young and beautiful, has a cherished job as a teacher, a successful attorney...

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A Season of Hope

as Elizabeth Hackett
Released: 1995-01-08

When trees in their only source of income, a lemon grove, start showing signs of disease, a...

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Justice

as Jane Newhart
Released: 1999-01-14

A lawyer and her partner run from the Colombian Mafia and the corrupt U.S. marshals and...

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The Last Film Festival

as Mayor
Released: 2016-09-16

Dennis Hopper plays Nick Twain, a Hollywood Producer whose latest film is rejected by every film...

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Child in the Night

as Dr. Hollis
Released: 1990-05-01

Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke...

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Adam: His Song Continues

as Reve Walsh
Released: 1986-09-29

Follows the true story of John and Reve Walsh who, after their child was murdered, fought to...

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1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

as Self
Released: 2022-10-08

A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including...

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Baby M

as Marybeth Whitehead
Released: 1988-05-22

Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth...

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Barracuda

as Patricia
Released: 2017-06-10

Sinaloa hitchhikes into Texas to meet Merle, her half-sister by way of their dead country...

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Final Appeal

as Christine Biondi
Released: 1993-11-26

A lawyer must defend his sister in the court of law who's accused of murdering her seemingly...

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A Chance of Snow

as Madeline 'Maddie Parker
Released: 1998-12-07

After signing her divorce papers, a woman heads out to her Minnesota airport with her sister and...

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Trapped in a Purple Haze

as Sophie Hanson
Released: 2000-04-17

When a charismatic teenager falters under constant pressure from his parents and school, he...

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Fun and Games

as Laura Weston
Released: 1980-05-25

A divorcee decides to fight back after her hopes of gaining a promotion are dashed by her...

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Not Without Hope

as uncredited
Released: 2024-08-22

Hurricane winds capsize a fishing boat 70 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Four friends find...

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Searching for Debra Winger

as Self
Released: 2002-07-13

Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in...

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Chantilly Lace

as Natalie
Released: 1993-07-18

A group of middle-aged women get together at a secluded house to learn about themselves.

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Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

as Tiffany Farinpour
Released: 1981-01-29

The first of three private-eye movies created by Robert Blake about rugged Joe Dancer as the...

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Into the Fire

as June Sickles
Released: 2005-09-23

TV Movie Drama - Sean Patrick Flanery, Melina Kanakaredes, JoBeth Williams

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Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted

as Ginny Moore
Released: 1992-10-16

A Down-syndrome boy left in an institute by his parents. Ginny works in the institute and wants...

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Murder Ordained

as Lorna Anderson
Released: 1987-05-03

This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair...

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The Ponder Heart

as Edna Earle Ponder
Released: 2001-10-15

Uncle Daniel Ponder moves to give away his fortune, while his niece, Edna Earle, tries to...

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It Came From the Sky

as Alice Bridges
Released: 1999-05-15

Jarvis and Pepper crash land their small plane on the roof of the Bridges family. Pepper finds...

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Kids Don't Tell

as Claudia Ryan
Released: 1985-03-05

When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to...

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Chantilly Bridge

as Natalie
Released: 2023-03-24

Chantilly Bridge reunites a group of lifelong, steadfast friends who are still – in their later...

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Welcome Home

as Sarah
Released: 1989-09-29

Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the...

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What the Night Can Do

as Bettye Sue Dryer
Released: 2020-11-16

Luana is a 12-year-old girl struggling to grasp the world collapsing around her, as her parents...

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Feasting with Panthers

as Constance Wilde
Released: 1974-03-27

Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.

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The Big Chill: A Reunion

as Self
Released: 1999-01-26

A look back at the making of the film "The Big Chill" (1983) with cast and crew.

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When Danger Follows You Home

as Anne Werden
Released: 1997-12-03

A single mom and psychiatric intern encounters a troubled but brilliant young man who turns up...

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Adam

as Reve Walsh
Released: 1983-10-10

Based on the true story that shocked the nation and led to vast changes in how law enforcement...

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14 Hours

as Jeanette Makins
Released: 2005-11-10

While Tropical Storm Allison brings one of the worst floods to hit Houston rages outside, the...

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Cash for Gold

as Boots
Released: 2024-04-27

Struggling to save her home from foreclosure and stay sober after her military husband's death,...

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Repossessed

as uncredited
Released: 2002-02-02

A real estate agent shows a house to a woman who is more than she seems.

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Segal

as Self
Released:

A documentary focusing on the life and career of actor George Segal.

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Voices from Within

as Nancy Parkhurst
Released: 1994-10-10

When her sister, a prim-and-proper nurse, is found murdered in the parking lot of a wild...

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Me, Myself and I

as Crazy / Sane Diane
Released: 1992-01-01

Diane is a growling, howling urban nightmare, suffering from paranoia, nymphomania, and a really...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Mrs. Rawley
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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NCIS

as Leona Phelps
First aired: 2003-09-23

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents...

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Criminal Minds

as Professor Ursula Kent
First aired: 2005-09-22

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating...

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Dexter

as Gail Brandon
First aired: 2006-10-01

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret...

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The Good Doctor

as Ruth
First aired: 2017-09-25

Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country...

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24

as Miriam Henderson
First aired: 2001-11-06

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each...

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Frasier

as Danielle (voice)
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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Frasier

as Madeline Marshall
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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Scandal

as Sandra Harding
First aired: 2012-04-05

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the...

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Station 19

as Reggie
First aired: 2018-03-22

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk...

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Rizzoli & Isles

as Tilly Dunn
First aired: 2010-07-12

Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane...

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Batman: The Animated Series

as May and June (voice)
First aired: 1992-09-05

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in...

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Las Vegas

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-22

Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President...

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Numb3rs

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-01-23

Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and...

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Perception

as Margaret Pierce
First aired: 2012-07-09

Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government...

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Judging Amy

as Gemma Lawnsdale
First aired: 1999-09-19

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...

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A Million Little Things

as Lana Strobe
First aired: 2018-09-26

A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call...

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Private Practice

as Bizzy Forbes
First aired: 2007-09-26

Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to...

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Strong Medicine

as Margie
First aired: 2000-07-23

The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

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Childrens Hospital

as Linda
First aired: 2008-12-08

A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people...

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Hart of Dixie

as Candice Hart
First aired: 2011-09-26

New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical...

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The Guardian

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-09-25

Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm....

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Law & Order: LA

as Mrs. Walker
First aired: 2010-09-29

From the tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD’s elite Robbery Homicide...

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Extant

as Leigh Kern
First aired: 2014-07-09

An astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with...

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From the Earth to the Moon

as Marge Slayton
First aired: 1998-04-05

The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon...

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The White Shadow

as Paula Harris
First aired: 1978-11-27

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from...

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Marry Me

as Myrna
First aired: 2014-10-14

Six years ago, Annie and Jake bonded over their mutual love of nachos and they've been...

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Miss Match

as Lianne Fox
First aired: 2003-09-26

Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and...

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The Client

as Reggie Love
First aired: 1995-09-17

The Client is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 18, 1995 to August...

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Against the Wall

as Emily
First aired: 2011-07-31

This Chicago-set family drama follows a policewoman who causes a rift with her three cop...

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Heartbeat

as Isobel Dixon
First aired: 2016-03-22

Based on the real life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, this unique character-driven...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lois Wilson
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Payne

as Constance Payne
First aired: 1999-03-15

Payne is an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It...

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The Nine

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-10-04

Nine people are caught in a bank robbery gone wrong and endure a 52-hour hostage standoff that...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Fish Police

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-02-28

Fish Police is a comic book series by cartoonist Steve Moncuse. The plot centers on law and...

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Josh Gates Tonight

as Self
First aired: 2020-04-02

Unable to travel due to the global pandemic, Josh Gates stays at home and interviews guests...

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Murder Ordained

as Lorna Anderson
First aired: 1987-05-03

Murder Ordained is a television miniseries which originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring...

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Your Family or Mine

as Ricky
First aired: 2015-04-08

Oliver and Kelli are living proof of the old saying, "When you marry someone, you don't just...

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Baby M

as Marybeth Whitehead
First aired: 1988-05-22

A childless couple enlists the help of a woman to be their surrogate for their first child. What...

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