Recently, Tony Award-nominated and “The World According to Garp” actress Mary Beth Hurt passed away at the age of 79. She was well-known for her work in the Interiors (1978), The World According to Garp (1982), The Age of Innocence (1993), and Six Degrees of Separation (1993).
Mary Beth Hurt Died
On March 28, 2026, Mary Beth Hurt passed away at the age of 79 in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. Sharing the news on her Instagram, Mary Beth’s daughter, Molly Schrader, revealed that her mother had died on Saturday and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Sharing a childhood photograph with her mother, Molly wrote:
“Yesterday morning we lost my mom, Mary Beth, to Alzheimer’s after a decade long battle with the disease.”
“She was an actress, a wife, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a friend, and she took on all those rolls with grace and a kind ferocity. Although we’re grieving there is some comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering and is reunited with her sisters in peace.”
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Mary Beth Hurt Husband
Mary Beth Hurt was married twice. Mary Beth Hurt’s first husband was William Hurt, an American actor. The couple married in 1971 and divorced in 1982 after 10 years of marriage.
Mary Beth Hurt married Paul Schrader for the second time in 1983. He is an American filmmaker. The couple have two children, a daughter and a son.
Mary Beth Hurt Movies
In 1974, Mary Beth Hurt made her acting debut with the “Ann in Blue” TV film. In 1978, She made her film debutu with the “Interiors”. Mary Beth acted in many movies, including A Change of Seasons, Parents, Defenseless, The Age of Innocence, Light Sleeper, Boys Life 2, Bringing Out the Dead, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Dead Girl, Young Adult, The Walker, and more.
Mary Beth appeared in many television shows such as Kojak, The Five Forty-Eight, Working It Out, Saturday Night Live, No Ordinary Baby, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Thirtysomething, and more.
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