Barbara Williams


Actor

About

Birth Place
British Columbia, CA

Biography

Veteran of Canadian repertory theater and TV who made her film debut opposite Steven Bauer in "Thief of Hearts" (1984) and subsequently appeared in "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling" (1986), "Tiger Warsaw" and "Watchers" (all 1988). Williams gave a memorable performance as a tough working-class woman struggling to raise her disabled son alone in John Sayles' 1991 drama, "City of Hope."...

Family & Companions

Nick Mancuso
Husband
Actor. Separated during filming of "City of Hope" (1991); divorced.
Tom Hayden
Husband
Politician. Married August 7, 1993.

Biography

Veteran of Canadian repertory theater and TV who made her film debut opposite Steven Bauer in "Thief of Hearts" (1984) and subsequently appeared in "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling" (1986), "Tiger Warsaw" and "Watchers" (all 1988). Williams gave a memorable performance as a tough working-class woman struggling to raise her disabled son alone in John Sayles' 1991 drama, "City of Hope."

Life Events

1984

Film debut, "Thief of Hearts"

1990

Featured in a recurring role on TV series, "Against the Law"

1993

Played Susan Silverman, the title character's love interest in Lifetime TV-movie sequels to the popular detective series "Spenser: For Hire"

1997

Cast at the matriarch of the titular family in "Inventing the Abbots"

1998

Acted in two Showtime movies "Naked City: Justice With a Bullett" and "Naked City: A Killer Christmas"

2001

Co-starred in "Jack the Dog"; screened at Sundance

Family

Jack Williams
Father
Lumberjack. Of Native American descent.
Simone Williams
Mother

Companions

Nick Mancuso
Husband
Actor. Separated during filming of "City of Hope" (1991); divorced.
Tom Hayden
Husband
Politician. Married August 7, 1993.

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