Caroline Williams is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as Stretch in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' film series. Her other film roles include ''

Alamo Bay ''Alamo Bay'' is a 1985 American drama film about a Vietnam veteran who clashes with Vietnamese immigrants who move to his Texas bay hometown. The film was directed by Louis Malle, and stars Amy Madigan and Ed Harris. Future Texas A&M and Dallas ...

'' (1985), ''

The Legend of Billie Jean ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' is a 1985 American drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins. It stars Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater, Dean Stockwell, Richard Bradford and Peter Coyote. Plot Billie Jean Davy, a teenager from Corpus ...

'' (1985), ''

Stepfather II ''Stepfather II'' (also known as ''Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy'') is a 1989 American psychological thriller film directed by Jeff Burr and written by John Auerbach. It is a sequel to '' The Stepfather'' (1987) and stars Terry O'Quinn as th ...

'' (1989), ''

Days of Thunder ''Days of Thunder'' is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, C ...

'' (1990), ''

Leprechaun 3 ''Leprechaun 3'' (also known as ''Leprechaun 3: In Vegas'') is a 1995 American slasher comedy film and the third, and first direct-to-video installment, in the ''Leprechaun'' series. The film follows a psychotic leprechaun, who begins a killing sp ...

'' (1995),''

How the Grinch Stole Christmas ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' is a Christmas children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who tries to cancel Christmas by st ...

'' (2000), '' Halloween II'' (2009), and '' Hatchet 3'' (2013). Williams has made guest appearances on several television series such as ''

Hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

'' (1987), ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' (1992), '' ER'' (1996), ''

Suddenly Susan ''Suddenly Susan'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, to December 26, 2000. The series was created by Clyde Phillips and starred Brooke Shields in her first regular series. Shields played Susan Keane, ...

'' (1996), ''

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared ...

'' (1997), ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Pre ...

'' (2003), and ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

'' (2010).

Life and career

Williams made her film debut in the 1975 film ''

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''. A decade later, she starred in ''

'' and ''

''. In 1986, Williams had small roles in ''Thompson's Last Run'' and '' Getting Even'' before portraying Vanita "Stretch" Brock in ''

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' (also known as ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2'') is a 1986 American black comedy slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper. It is a sequel to ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'', also directed and co-written by Ho ...

''. In 1989, Williams starred in ''

Stepfather 2 ''Stepfather II'' (also known as ''Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy'') is a 1989 American psychological thriller film directed by Jeff Burr and written by John Auerbach. It is a sequel to '' The Stepfather'' (1987) and stars Terry O'Quinn as ...

''. In 1990, she reprised her role as Stretch for a brief cameo in the film '' Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' and also starred in ''

''. In 1995, Williams starred in ''

''. From the mid to late 1990s, Williams had guest appearances on several television series such as '' ER'' (1996), ''

'' (1996) and ''

'' (1997). In 2000, Williams had a small role in ''

''. She made a return to horror films in 2009 with a role in

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's '' Halloween II'' and had a guest appearance on ''

'' the following year. In 2013, Williams starred in the horror films '' Contracted'' and ''

Hatchet III ''Hatchet III'' is a 2013 American slasher film written by Adam Green and directed by B. J. McDonnell. It is the sequel to Adam Green's ''Hatchet'' and ''Hatchet II'', and the third installment in the ''Hatchet'' film series. Kane Hodder portra ...

''. Other appearances include ''

Martian Land ''Martian Land'' is a 2015 direct-to-video science fiction action film directed by Scott Wheeler and starring Alan Pietruszewski, Lane Townsend and Jennifer Dorogi. It was made by The Asylum. In the tradition of The Asylum's catalog, ''Martian L ...

'' (2015), ''Blood Feast'' (2016) and ''Fantasma'' (2017).

Filmography

References

External links

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Audio interview with Caroline Williams about 'The Unleashed'
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Caroline American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Texas 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses People from Rusk, Texas Year of birth missing (living people)