Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 26, 1946
Died
Mar 28, 2026
Place of Birth
Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Credits
54 titles
Mary Beth Hurt
Biography
Mary Beth Hurt (née Supinger; September 26, 1946 - March 28, 2026) was an American actress of stage and screen. For her work on Broadway, she had been nominated for three Tony Awards. She was previously married to actor William Hurt, and since 1982 she was married to filmmaker Paul Schrader.
Known For
Filmography
The Gay Agenda 23
The Gay Agenda 13
Change in the Air
Jo Ann Bayberry
The Volunteer
Donna
Young Adult
Jan
Untraceable
Stella Marsh
The Walker
Chrissie Morgan
The Dead Girl
Ruth
Lady in the Water
Mrs. Bell
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Judge Brewster
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Pazuzu (voice) (uncredited)
Perception
Dorothy
Red Dragon
Museum Curator (uncredited)
No Ordinary Baby
Dr. Amanda Gordon
The Island of the Skog
The Family Man
Adelle
Autumn in New York
Dr. Sibley
The Beat
Bringing Out the Dead
Nurse Constance
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jessica Blaine-Todd
Leo the Late Bloomer
Narrator (voice)
Affliction
Lillian
A Weekend with Wendell
Narrator
Boys Life 2
June Gudmanson
From the Journals of Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg
Alkali, Iowa
June
Monty
Noisy Nora
Narrator (voice)
Six Degrees of Separation
Kitty
Shimmer
Mother
The Age of Innocence
Regina Beaufort
My Boyfriend's Back
Mrs. Dingle
Musical Max
(voice)
Light Sleeper
Teresa Aranow
Defenseless
Ellie Seldes
Law & Order
Gillian Berrow
Working It Out
Slaves of New York
Ginger Booth
Parents
Lily Laemle
Tattingers
Baby Girl Scott
Wendy Scott
Compromising Positions
Peg Tuccio
D.A.R.Y.L.
Joyce Richardson
The World According to Garp
Helen Holm
A Change of Seasons
Kasey Evans
Hide in Plain Sight
Matty's Chick
The Five Forty-Eight
Jane Dent
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Laura
Interiors
Joey
Secret Service
Caroline Mitford