CARA WILLIAMS — 95 YEARS OLD

Cara Williams is a known celebrity from the ’50s and ’60s. She is the main character in the popular show The Defiant Ones, for which sitcom she was recognized for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress but didn’t win the award. In another CBS sitcom, Williams received the credit role as Gladys Porter in Pete and Gladys. She was again recognized for her acting prowess with an Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Then again, she did not win the award.

After three decades in the industry, she pursued another career as an interior designer and enjoyed doing such even in her retirement. Williams was fond of making impressions of celebrities as a young woman and dreamed of being on the Hollywood scene someday. While pursuing her career in films, she was cast on movies and used the screen name Bernice Kay, starting with her debut film Wide Open Town. Her last movie appearance was the 1978 film One Man Jury, officially ending her 37-year career.