Barbara Williams (actress)

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Barbara Williams
Born (1953-10-19) October 19, 1953 (age 71)
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1987;div. 1993)
  • (m. 1993;died 2016)

Barbara Williams (born October 19, 1953) is a Canadian-American actress. Williams has starred in the 1984 Paramount film Thief of Hearts , the 1988 film Watchers and the 1992 film Oh, What a Night . She garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 21st Genie Awards for Love Come Down .

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Early life

Williams was born in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the daughter of Simone and Jack Williams, a tugboat skipper and logger. She is the widow of social and political activist Tom Hayden.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Firebird 2015 AD Shana
1983 Tell Me That You Love Me Miri
1984 Thief of Hearts Mickey Davis
1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Dawn
1988 Tiger Warsaw Karen
1988 Watchers Nora
1990 The Man Inside Judie Brandt
1991 City of Hope Angela
1992 Oh, What a Night VeraVideo
1993 Digger Anna Corlett
1997 Inventing the Abbotts Joan Abbott
1998 Krippendorf's Tribe Jennifer Harding Krippendorf
1998 Bone Daddy Sharon
1998They Come at NightDr. Sarah Schaeffer
2000Lost GirlPiano TeacherShort
2000 Love Come Down Olive Carter
2001 Jack the Dog Faith
2002 Perfect Pie Francesca Prine / Marie Beck
2003 Manhood Faith
2005The Inner CircleBarbara
2006 Little Chenier Bernell
2013 Hollywood Seagull Irene Del Mar
2013 White House Down Muriel Walker
2013I Turned Her to the LeftShort
2016Take the ReinsSierra's MotherShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978All's Well That Ends WellWidowTV film
1979 The Littlest Hobo Mrs. Rudd"Smoke"
1982 By Reason of Insanity TV film
1982 Shocktrauma Nurse Andrea DavidsonTV film
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Maggie Verona"The Human Interest Story"
1986 Stingray Sister Allison MacKenzie"That Terrible Swift Sword"
1987 Stingray Ginny Mitchell"One Way Ticket to the End of the Line"
1989 The Equalizer Sylvia Thorton"Making of a Martyr"
1989 Street Legal Pat Hardaker"In Search of a Dream"
1989 Peter Gunn EdieTV film
1990 Neon Rider Judith"Father and Son"
1990 Against the Law Phoebe Haverhill McHeath"Pilot"
1991 Tropical Heat Philomena"Fowl Play"
1991The Hidden RoomClaire McIntire"Let Death Do Us Part"
1991 Keeper of the City GraceTV film
1992 Quiet Killer CharleneTV film
1992IndecencyMarie ClarksonTV film
1993Country EstatesSarah ReedTV film
1993Spenser: CeremonySusan SilvermanTV film
1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Anna"Liaisons"
1994Spenser: Pale Kings and PrincesSusan SilvermanTV film
1994 Picket Fences Vera Keegan"Cold Spell"
1995 Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty Beth HoneycuttTV film
1995 The Outer Limits Caitlin Doyle"Under the Bed"
1995 Family of Cops Kate FeinTV film
1996Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury StoryDiana KilmuryTV film
1997 Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II Kate FeinTV film
1997 Millennium Dawn"Paper Dove"
1997 Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way Ali TorreTV film
1998 Sins of the City Sam Richardson"Sins of the City", "Blind Eye for Hire", "Quarry"
1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet EvaTV film
1998Naked City: A Killer ChristmasEvaTV film
1999 Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion Kate FeinTV film
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Diane Logan"The Finger"
2006 Bones Barbara Harper"Judas on a Pole"
2008 Quarterlife Maggie"Pilot", "Compromise"
2008Every Second CountsHelen PrestonTV film
2009-10 FlashForward VP Joyce Clemente"Gimme Some Truth", "Let No Man Put Asunder"
2012 Revenge District Attorney"Justice"
2012 Rookie Blue Claire McNally"Messy Houses", "Coming Home", "I Never"
2018 Mayans M.C. Alice Reed"Murcielago/Zotz"
2019 Another Life General Blair DuboisMain Role

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