JoBeth Williams

She is married to TV director John Pasquin and has adopted two children. Her home town of Reading has named a street - Winslet Place - in her honour, ironically built on the site of a demolished cinema. In 1994, JoBeth directed On Hope (1994) which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film, Live Action. Kate married Sam on May 24, 2003 on the island of Anguilla in the West Indies and their son Joe Alfie Winslet-Mendes was born on December 22, 2003. She has starred in a number of TV movies and small films and has had supporting roles in larger budget films. After her divorce in 2001, she began a relationship with director Sam Mendes. JoBeth is most recognized with her role in Poltergeist (1982) and she reprised her character in the sequel, Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). On November 22, 1998 she married director Jim Threapleton with whom she has a daughter named Mia Honey.

Kramer (1979). Kate Winslet has also appeared as a singer with her single "What If" from the "Christmas Carol: The Movie" soundtrack. In 1979, JoBeth had her film acting debut in Kramer vs. Since then she has acted in several films, such as Sense and Sensibility, Jude, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, Titanic, Hamlet, Hideous Kinky, Holy Smoke, Iris, The Life of David Gale, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Finding Neverland and Romance and Cigarettes earning her three Oscar nominations and two Golden Globes. After graduating from college, she joined the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence and was involved in local theatre. Her film career took off in 1994 when she performed her first leading role as Juliet Hulme in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures. JoBeth was born in Houston and attended Brown University. Her career began on television, with an appearance in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty in 1989, followed by a co-starring role in the children's science-fiction serial Dark Season two years later, also for the BBC.

JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American film actress. She was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. Kramer (1979) - Phyllis Bernard. Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a British actress most famous for her role in the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic. Kramer vs. Dark Season (TV-Series) (1991) - Reet. Poltergeist (1982) - Diane Freeling. Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV) (1992).