US EditionActress Mary Beth Hurt Dead at 79
Mary Beth Hurt was a three-time Tony nominee known for roles in Interiors and The World According to Garp; she battled Alzheimer’s for over a decade before passing.
- On Saturday, three-time Tony-nominated actress Mary Beth Hurt died at age 79 at an assisted living facility in Jersey City, New Jersey.
- Daughter Molly Schrader announced the death on social media Sunday, following Hurt's 2015 Alzheimer's diagnosis after a decade-long battle with the disease.
- Hurt earned three Tony Award nominations and debuted in Woody Allen's 1978 film "Interiors," later starring in "The World According to Garp" and "The Age of Innocence."
- The actress married Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Schrader in 1983 and collaborated with him on "Affliction" and "Light Sleeper," surviving with him and their two children.
- Her 40-year acting career concluded with the 2018 drama "Change in the Air," after which she transitioned to memory care facilities in Manhattan, New York.
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Mary Beth Hurt, Tony-nominated Broadway and film actor, dies at 79
Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World According to Garp,” has died. She was 79.Hurt died Saturday in New Jersey after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2015, according to her daughter, Molly Schrader. Hurt was the wife of filmmaker Paul Schrader and appeared in his movies “Affliction” and “Light Sleeper.” He had moved int…
He was 79 years old and suffered from Alzheimer's disease.He had extensive experience in cinema, theatre and TV and went through international mega productions.
American actress Mary Beth Hurt died on Saturday at the age of 79. Viewers may know her from Woody Allen's Interiors and The World According to Garp, where she starred alongside Robin Williams. However, she achieved her greatest success as a stage actress. Her performances on Broadway earned her three Tony Award nominations.
The American skådespelerskan Mary Beth Hurt is dead. Hon medverkade i filmer som “Garp och hans värld” och “Oskuldens tid” och nominees tre gånger till theaterterpriset Tony for sina roller on Broadway.
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