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Frances E. Williams(1905-1995)

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Frances E. Williams was born on 7 September 1905 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jerk (1979), Frank's Place (1987) and Week-End with Father (1951). She was married to William Anthony Hall. She died on 2 January 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 7, 1905
DiedJanuary 2, 1995(89)
BornSeptember 7, 1905
DiedJanuary 2, 1995(89)
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Known for

Steve Martin in The Jerk (1979)
The Jerk
7.1
  • Grandma Johnson
  • 1979
Tim Reid and Daphne Reid in Frank's Place (1987)
Frank's Place
8.5
TV Series
  • Miss Marie
Van Heflin, Jimmy Hunt, Patricia Neal, Gigi Perreau, Janine Perreau, and Tommy Rettig in Week-End with Father (1951)
Week-End with Father
6.0
  • Cleo
  • 1951
Together Brothers (1974)
Together Brothers
6.4
  • Mama Wes
  • 1974

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Actress

  • American Experience (1987)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self Actress
    • 1994
  • Dermot Mulroney and Ricky Schroder in There Goes My Baby (1994)
    There Goes My Baby
    6.3
    • Grandmother (as Francis E. Williams)
    • 1994
  • Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Designing Women (1986)
    Designing Women
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bouvier
    • 1990
  • The Boys
    TV Series
    • Trudy
    • 1988–1989
  • Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)
    21 Jump Street
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Old Woman on Bus
    • 1988
  • Tim Reid and Daphne Reid in Frank's Place (1987)
    Frank's Place
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Miss Marie
    • 1987–1988
  • Rented Lips (1987)
    Rented Lips
    3.8
    • Black Grandma
    • 1987
  • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
    Amen
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Marie
    • 1986
  • Hell Town (1985)
    Hell Town
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Nora
    • 1985
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Grandmother
    • 1982
  • Sister, Sister (1982)
    Sister, Sister
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Mother Bishop
    • 1982
  • The Ambush Murders (1982)
    The Ambush Murders
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Emily Tyson
    • 1982
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Ngôi Nhà Nhỏ Trên Thảo Nguyên (1974)
    Ngôi Nhà Nhỏ Trên Thảo Nguyên
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Jackson
    • 1981
  • Michael J. Fox, Bill Duke, and Beeson Carroll in Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
    Palmerstown, U.S.A.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Martha
    • 1981
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Etta
    • 1981

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    • Frances Williams
  • Born
    • September 7, 1905
    • East Orange, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • January 2, 1995
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouse
    • William Anthony Hall1939 - 1948 (divorced)
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    • 1 Print Biography

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