- Born
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- Birth nameMary Beth Supinger
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Mary Beth Hurt was born on September 26, 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for The World According to Garp (1982), Interiors (1978) and Lady in the Water (2006). She was married to Paul Schrader and William Hurt. She died on March 28, 2026 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
- SpousesPaul Schrader(August 6, 1983 - March 28, 2026) (her death, 2 children)William Hurt(December 2, 1971 - December 9, 1982) (divorced)
- ChildrenMolly Johanna Schrader
- ParentsForrest Clayton SupingerDolores Lenore Andre
- RelativesAndrea Lydia Supinger (Struss-Kirchner)(Sibling)Emily Jeanne Supinger (Sleichter)(Sibling)
- Growing up in Marshalltown, Iowa, she had Jean Seberg as a baby sitter. The Sebergs lived next door to her.
- Has been nominated for Tony Awards three times: as Best Actress (Featured Role -Play), in 1976 for "Trelawny of the 'Wells'" and in 1982 for "Crimes of the Heart;" and as Best Actress (Play), in 1986 for "Benefactors."
- Her childhood babysitter was actress Jean Seberg, also a Marshalltown native. Hurt played the role of Seberg, in voice-over, in Mark Rappaport's 1995 documentary From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995).
- Won an Obie Award in 1980/81 for her role in Crimes of the Heart.
- Received her B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1968.
- I've never been cast as a mistress. I'm the girl men marry, not the girl they have affairs with.
- I think I always was an actress. It was a matter of finding out that acting was a profession. That happened the first time I ever saw a play. It was put on by high school kids who lived in the neighborhood; and I suddenly realized that all those people on television and the movies were actors. Once I knew that,it wasn't a matter of that's what I wanted to be, but that's what I was.
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