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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.
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
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- University
- University of Iowa
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mary Beth Hurt born?
Born September 26, 1946 (age 79).
Where is Mary Beth Hurt from?
Mary Beth Hurt is from Marshalltown, Iowa, United States.
What does Mary Beth Hurt do?
Mary Beth Hurt works as film actor, television actor, stage actor, actor.
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.