JoBeth Williams

She is married to TV director John Pasquin and has adopted two children. He currently resides in California. In 1994, JoBeth directed On Hope (1994) which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film, Live Action. In the 2001 film Ali, Burton played Martin Luther King, Jr. She has starred in a number of TV movies and small films and has had supporting roles in larger budget films. LeVar got his start in television from 1976-1979, as the host of Rebop. JoBeth is most recognized with her role in Poltergeist (1982) and she reprised her character in the sequel, Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). He also played the voice of a character named Kwame in the cartoon series Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-1993) and The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993-1996).

Kramer (1979). He is also the host of the long-running children's television show Reading Rainbow (1983- Current) on PBS, which extols the virtues of literacy. In 1979, JoBeth had her film acting debut in Kramer vs. He has directed numerous episodes of the series, as well as episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. After graduating from college, she joined the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence and was involved in local theatre. He later played the role of Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series and the series' movies. JoBeth was born in Houston and attended Brown University. Burton is a graduate of University of Southern California's School of Theatre.

JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American film actress. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, Germany), known as LeVar Burton, is an African American actor, director, and producer who first came to prominence playing Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award winning television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. Kramer (1979) - Phyllis Bernard. Kramer vs. Poltergeist (1982) - Diane Freeling.