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 asΒ Stir Crazy (1980), Poltergeist (1982), The Big ChillΒ (1983),Β The Day AfterΒ (1983),Β TeachersΒ (1984), and Poltergeist II: The Other SideΒ (1986). A three-timeΒ Emmy AwardΒ nominee, she was nominated forΒ Outstanding Lead Actress in a...