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 threetime 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 199596 and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter 2007 and Private Practice 200911 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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