Cara Williams, one of Hollywood’s last actresses from the Golden Age, has died at the tender age of 96.
The Oscar nomination was for The Defiant Ones in 1958. She enjoyed a lengthy acting career that spanned four decades, from 1941 through 1982.
She was one of the few thespians left from Hollywood’s Golden Age which was an era between the 1910s and 1960s as the narrative and visual style became characteristic of American cinema and became the most powerful and pervasive style of filmmaking worldwide.
Williams’s death was confirmed in her final moments by Justine Jagoda, and Richard Potter, her great-nephew.
Tragic: Cara Williams (pictured in 1948) has died.
Variety spoke with Jagoda about Jagoda’s acting skills. She said that she wasn’t only a brilliant actress, but she was funny, high-spirited, kind, and caring.
“She was able to make people laugh, even when they were having a rough day. You could have everything you wanted in a mother, and more. It’s a sad loss to lose a woman from this incredible era.’
Potter took to Twitter to also confirm the news as he wrote: ‘My Great Aunt, who might have been the last surviving Golden Age of Hollywood actress died on Thursday at 96,” he wrote. “#Oscar & #Emmy Nominated. #CaraWilliams. RIP Cara.
“Who may have been the last Golden Age of Hollywood?” Williams’s death was confirmed and confirmed by Justine Jagoda, her great-nephew Richard Potter
She is known for her trailblazing work after moving to Los Angeles together with her mom.
Williams was born Bernice Kamiat, Brooklyn, New York, to Romanian Jewish immigrant and Romanian-Jewish parents.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1995 with her mom.
The Western Wide Open Town was her first credit role. In 1941, it was published. She then continued her acting career by starring in Dramas like Girls Town (1942), Happy Land (1943), and others.
Williams was able to make a name for herself in supporting roles in Oscar nominated films like Boomerang (1947), Sitting Pretty (48), and Sitting Pretty (1948).
As a support role for musicals The Girl Next Door (533) and The Great Diamond Robbery (544) she started to appear on television regularly in the 1950s.
Ex-fiancée: She married John Drew Barrymore in the 1950s and had their son John Blyth Barrymore, which they were photographed together in 1951.
Audrey Hepburn also appeared in the comedy Monte Carlo Baby (1951).
She married John Drew Barrymore around this time and had their son John Blyth Barrymore in 1955.
Her most famous role of all came in 1958 as she starred as Billy’s mother in The Defiant Ones which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She went on to star in four episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents including: Decoy (1956), De Mortuis (1956), Last Request (1957), and The Cure (1960).
Interesting: She is seen alongside John Barrymore Jr. in Date With The Angels in November 1957
Her most popular television role was later. She played the title role on CBS’ comedy series Pete and Gladys, which ran from 1960 to 1962. With Harry Morgan, she won Emmy Award nominations in the category of Best Lead Actress in Comedy.
In 1964, Williams had her own primetime show called The Cara Williams Show. This only lasted one season.
In the 1970s, her acting roles were less common. Her last television role in In Security was in 1982.
Following her retirement, she started a new career as an interior designer.
Williams lived in Los Angeles, married Asher Dann (a real estate entrepreneur and actor) and became her third husband.