Tony-Nominated Actor Mary Beth Hurt, Dead at 79
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Key Points:
- Mary Beth Hurt, known for roles in The World According to Garp and Woody Allen’s Interiors, has died at 79 due to complications from Alzheimer’s, as announced by her daughter and husband Paul Schrader.
- Born Mary Beth Supinger in 1946, she studied drama at the University of Iowa and Tisch, making her New York stage debut in 1974 and earning multiple Tony nominations throughout her career.
- Hurt appeared in notable films including The Age of Innocence, Six Degrees of Separation, and The Dead Girl, for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
- She was selective about film roles, often prioritizing theatrical work, and won awards such as an Obie and a Drama Desk award for Crimes of the Heart.
- Hurt was married to actor William Hurt until 1981 and later married filmmaker Paul Schrader in 1982, with whom she had two children and collaborated on several films.
