Mary Beth Hurt (born September 26, 1946) is an American actress of stage and screen.
Hurt was born Mary Beth Supinger in 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Delores Lenore (née Andre) and Forrest Clayton Supinger. Her childhood babysitter was actress Jean Seberg, also a Marshalltown native. Hurt studied drama at the University of Iowa and at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Hurt was married to actor William Hurt for 10 year...
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Mary Beth Hurt (born September 26, 1946) is an American actress of stage and screen.
Hurt was born Mary Beth Supinger in 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Delores Lenore (née Andre) and Forrest Clayton Supinger. Her childhood babysitter was actress Jean Seberg, also a Marshalltown native. Hurt studied drama at the University of Iowa and at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Hurt was married to actor William Hurt for 10 years (from 1971 to 1981). After they divorced, she married director and writer Paul Schrader in 1983, and they have a daughter and a son.
Hurt made her New York stage debut in 1974. Hurt was nominated for three Tony awards for her Broadway performances in Trelawny of the 'Wells', Crimes of the Heart (for which she won an Obie) and Benefactors. She won an award for the role of Meg in Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Crimes of the Heart.
Hurt made her film debut in Woody Allen's Interiors as Joey, the middle of three sisters dealing with...
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