My Take
Mary Beth Hurt was exactly the kind of actress who made everyone around her look sharper — quietly commanding, never showy, and almost impossible to ignore even when she wasn't the loudest person in the room. I first really noticed her in Woody Allen's Interiors, where she held her own against a devastatingly intense ensemble without a single false note, and then she just kept delivering in The World According to Garp and beyond. Three Tony nominations and an Obie tell you everything about where she truly lived: on stage, where you can't cheat. The Lucille Lortel win in 2010 felt like a long-overdue public acknowledgment of work the theater world had quietly revered for decades. A real craftsman's craftsman, from Marshalltown, Iowa — and that Midwestern groundedness always showed.
Overview
Mary Beth Hurt (née Supinger; September 26, 1946 – March 28, 2026) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was a three-time Tony Award-nominated actress, as well as a BAFTA Award and Independent Spirit Award nominee. Hurt was also the recipient of an Obie Award and a Clarence Derwent Award.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mary Beth Hurt
- Name (Japanese)
- メアリー・ベス・ハート
- Reading
- めありー・べす・はーと
- Born
- September 26, 1946 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Iowa
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.