Mary Beth Hurt

Also Credited As: Marybeth Hurt

Birth Place: Marshalltown, IA, USA

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Mary Beth Hurt is an accomplished American actress who has made a name for herself in both stage and screen. Born on September 26, 1948, in Marshalltown, Iowa, Hurt grew up in a family that valued education and the arts. Her father was a school superintendent, and her mother was a music teacher. Hurt studied drama at the University of Iowa and later moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting.
Hurt made her Broadway debut in 1974 in the play "Trelawny of the 'Wells'". She went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including "The Misanthrope" (1975), "Benefactors" (1985), and "The Secret Rapture" (1988). In 1978, she received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in "Crimes of the Heart". Hurt's stage work has earned her critical acclaim and a reputation as a versatile and talented actress.
In addition to her work on stage, Hurt has also made a name for herself in film and television. She made her film debut in 1978 in Woody Allen's "Interiors". She went on to appear in a number of other films, including "The World According to Garp" (1982), "The Age of Innocence" (1993), and "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" (2005). Hurt has also appeared in several television shows, including "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Louie", and "The Sopranos".
Hurt's talent has not gone unrecognized. She has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Broadcast News" (1987). She has also been nominated for several Emmy Awards for her work in television.
Hurt has been married to actor William Hurt since 1982. The couple has two children together. Hurt has also been involved in various charitable causes over the years, including AIDS research and the fight against breast cancer.
In recent years, Hurt has continued to work in both stage and screen. In 2015, she appeared in the film "The Age of Adaline", and in 2017, she appeared in the television series "The Blacklist". Hurt's most recent stage work was in the 2019 off-Broadway production of "The Confession of Lily Dare".
Mary Beth Hurt's talent and versatility have made her one of the most respected actresses of her generation.

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Mary Beth Hurt STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Head Nun

[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2010
Elizabeth Law

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2008
Louise/Waitress

[Off-Broadway]
2003
Mercy Lott

[Off-Broadway]
2000
Saulina Webb/Sally Webster

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Julia

[Off-Broadway]
1995
Patti

[Off-Broadway]
1993
Dinah

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Emilia

[Broadway]
1989
Katherine Glass

[Off-Broadway]
1989
Melissa Gardner [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Nurse Walker/Lynette

[Broadway]
1985
Sheila

[Off-Broadway]
1984
Iskra

[Broadway]
1983

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1981
Meg MaGrath

[Off-Broadway]
1980
Meg MacGrath

[Broadway]
1977
Anya

[Broadway]
1975
Miss Rose Trelawny

[Broadway]
1975
Frankie Addams

[Broadway]
1974
Miss Prue

[Off-Broadway]
1974
Marina

[Off-Broadway]
1973
Nurse/Uncle Remus

[Off-Broadway]
1973
Celia


Mary Beth Hurt Movies

[1978]Interiors Joey

[1979]Chilly Scenes of Winter Laura

[1982]The World According to Garp Helen Holm

[1985]Compromising Positions Peg Tuccio

[1985]D.A.R.Y.L. Joyce Richardson

[1989]Slaves of New York Ginger Booth

[1989]Parents Lily Laemle

[1991]Defenseless Ellie Seldes

[1992]Light Sleeper Teresa Aranow

[1993]The Age of Innocence Regina Beaufort

[1993]My Boyfriend's Back Mrs. Dingle

[1993]Shimmer Mother

[1993]Six Degrees of Separation Kitty

[1997]Boys Life 2 June Gudmanson

[1997]Affliction Lillian Horner

[1999]Bringing Out the Dead Nurse Constance

[2000]The Family Man Adelle

[2000]Autumn in New York Dr. Sibley

[2005]The Exorcism of Emily Rose Judge Brewster

[2005]Perception Dorothy

[2006]Lady in the Water Mrs. Bell

[2006]The Dead Girl Ruth

[2007]The Walker Chrissie Morgan

[2008]Untraceable Stella Marsh

[2010]Lebanon, Pa. Jennette

[2011]Young Adult Jan

[2013]The Volunteer Donna

[2018]Change in the Air Jo Ann Bayberry


Mary Beth Hurt TV Shows

Law & Order Judge Gillian Berrow, Sela Dixon

Tattinger's Sheila Bradley

Mary Beth Hurt Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Mary Beth Hurt, When the Rain Stops Falling

The Lortels - 2010 - Outstanding Featured Actress

Mary Beth Hurt, When the Rain Stops Falling

Obie Awards - 1981 - Performance

Mary Beth Hurt, Crimes of the Heart

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PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. Today's play, Long Day's Journey into Night!

Additional Casting Announced for MARY PAGE MARLOWE Starring Tatiana Maslany

Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director) has announced additional casting for the New York Premiere of TRACY LETTS' acclaimed play, MARY PAGE MARLOWE.

BWW Morning Brief September 26th, 2017: THE TREASURER Opens, FOX Announces Air Date for RENT, and More!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: THE TREASURER opens, RENT: Live announces air date, and more!

Broadway Caricaturist Sam Norkin Subject of Online Exhibition This Fall

Sam Norkin (1917-2011), who drew Broadway for decades, honoring opening nights with the caricature of a star or the entire company, most notably for the New York Daily News, is the subject of an online exhibition at Broadway Design Exchange, beginning now through November 19.

Photo Flash: Theatreworks Silicon Valley Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2016/2017 season with Beth Henley's brilliantly imaginative tale of relationships, Crimes of the Heart. Three hard-luck sisters reunite in their small, pitiless Mississippi hometown, each nursing her own grudge. In a hurricane of hilarity and hurt, Lenny is turning 30, Meg is fresh from rehab, and Babe is out on bail. The boundaries of sisterhood are put to the test as each sibling comes to terms with her dreams gone awry. 

TheatreWorks to Kick Off the New Year with CRIMES OF THE HEART

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2016/2017 season with Beth Henley's brilliantly imaginative tale of relationships, Crimes of the Heart.

Theatreworks Silicon Valley Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2016/2017 season with Beth Henley's brilliantly imaginative tale of relationships, Crimes of the Heart. Three hard-luck sisters reunite in their small, pitiless Mississippi hometown, each nursing her own grudge. In a hurricane of hilarity and hurt, Lenny is turning 30, Meg is fresh from rehab, and Babe is out on bail. The boundaries of sisterhood are put to the test as each sibling comes to terms with her dreams gone awry. The New York Timessaid Crimes of the Heart "overflows with infectious high spirits." This Pulitzer Prize and NY Drama Critics Circle Award-winning play will be directed by Giovanna Sardelli. Crimes of the Heart will have performances January 11 - February 5, 2017 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View. For tickets ($31-$80) and information the public may visit TheatreWorks.org or call (650) 463-1960.

TheatreWorks to Kick Off the New Year with CRIMES OF THE HEART

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2016/2017 season with Beth Henley's brilliantly imaginative tale of relationships, Crimes of the Heart.

Perpetual Students: A Historic Look at Chekov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD on Broadway

The Cherry Orchard is Anton Chekhov's masterpiece about a family on the edge of ruin-and a country on the brink of revolution. The story of Lyubov Ranevskaya and her family's return to their fabled orchard to forestall its foreclosure captures a people-and a world-in transition, and presents us with a picture of humanity in all its glorious folly. By turns tragic and funny, The Cherry Orchard still stands as one of the great plays of the modern era.

Flat Rock Playhouse Stages CRIMES OF THE HEART, Now thru 9/6

The Flat Rock Playhouse 2015 season will continue with the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award winning Crimes of the Heart, which will run from August 20th through September 6th at the Playhouse Downtown in Historic Downtown Hendersonville.

Flat Rock Playhouse to Stage CRIMES OF THE HEART, 8/20-9/6

The Flat Rock Playhouse 2015 season will continue with the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award winning Crimes of the Heart, which will run from August 20th through September 6th at the Playhouse Downtown in Historic Downtown Hendersonville.

Creative Team Set for PCTF's PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE This June

Creative teams have been announced for the 2015 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity's Playwrights For A Cause, set to take place at 7:30pm on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the Sheen Center, located at 18 Bleecker Street.

WAKE UP with BWW 9/26/14 - SWEENEY TODD, DISGRACED, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU and More!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: SWEENEY TODD airs on PBS as part of Live From Lincoln Center, ANNIE kicks off its national tour today, DISGRACED begins previews tomorrow, and YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU opens on Sunday!

Caissie Levy, Melissa Leo and More Set for Planet Connections Gala Tonight

The 2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Gala 'One Acts for a Cause' is set to take place tonight, June 22 at 7:30pm at the East 13th Street Theater (136 East 13th Street).

Mississippi Mud Productions Presents and This American Blonde Actress Announce Cast of Tennessee Williams' VIEUX CARRE

Mississippi Mud Productions and This American Blonde Actress announce full cast and talkbacks with director Jen Danby and cast of Tennessee Williams' Vieux Carre in Hell's Kitchen. Tickets on sale online at http://mudvieuxcarre.brownpapertickets.com - $18 General Admission, $15 Student/Senior.

Caissie Levy, Melissa Leo & More Set for Planet Connections Gala, 6/22

Casting has been announced for the 2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Gala 'One Acts for a Cause' set to take place on Sunday, June 22 at 7:30pm at the East 13th Street Theater (136 East 13th Street).The evening, which will benefit the non-profit NYC food services agency City Harvest, will feature Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter)?, three-time Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Hurt (Crimes of the Heart, films The World According to Garp & The Age of Innocence), Caissie Levy (currently starring as Fantine in LES MISERABLES), Phoebe Strole (Spring Awakening, Glee), Jonathan Walker (Rocky, The Assembled Parties), Eric Lenox Abrams (All The Way), Kellie Overbey (The Coast of Utopia) Tina Benko (Irena's Vow, Top Girls) & Andrew Garman (Salome with Al Pacino), Obie Award-winners Russell G. Jones (Ruined) & ?Eisa Davis (Sustained Excellence, Passing Strange), and Courtney Thomas (Eve Ensler's Emotional Creature), Jon Norman Schneider (The Architecture of Being) and Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Ruined, Chappelle's Show).

InDepth InterView: Meat Loaf Talks New Las Vegas Residency, Plus Broadway, Hollywood, Upcoming Album & More

Today we are talking to one of the most notably theatrical and animated performers in music history known for his operatic onstage antics as well as his acting in a number of notable stage and screen properties over his forty-year career besides his legendary recording work - the one and only Meat Loaf. Analyzing the magical musical ingredients that have made BAT OUT OF HELL one of the bestselling albums of all time, as well as the worldwide success of its sequel and its lead single 'I'd Do Anything For Love' and his ongoing relationship with the peerless rock visionary of a creator behind them both, Jim Steinman, Loaf nee Aday sheds some new light on his rich recording legacy, then and now. Additionally, Loaf shares first news of his upcoming re-teaming with Steinman on tracks for his new BRAVE & CRAZY album as well as shares some candid and vivid touring stories old and new involving the idiosyncratic and iconic rock pair. Most importantly, Loaf gives us the 411 on his new Las Vegas residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, ROCKTELLZ & COCKTAILS PRESENTS MEAT LOAF for six weeks beginning September 26 and also outlines what fans can expect catching him on tour, too. Plus, Loaf recounts his various experiences on the Broadway and Hollywood adaptations of the ever-enduring ultimate cult classic as it marks its fortieth anniversary, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, and also imparts memories from his early days in New York, recounting stage roles in musicals like HAIR and Steinman's own MORE THAN YOU DESERVE, as well as roles in Shakespearean drama and comedy byway of OTHELLO and AS YOU LIKE - not to mention the infamous ROCKABYE HAMLET '70s rock musical - among others. All of that, thoughts on the upcoming FIGHT CLUB sequel, choosing newcomer Michael Bay and casting Angelina Jolie for BAT 2 music videos, memories of appearing on GLEE as well as information on multiple upcoming film appearances and insights into show business in general - and much, much more!

Lisa Bostnar Returns to Peterborough Players' for 3 Plays Including Chekhov's SEAGULL, 7/24

Lisa Bostnar returns tonight to the Peterborough Players in this, it's 80th anniversary season, to reprise the role of Irina Arkadina in Anton Chekhov's SEAGULL, directed by the Players' Artistic Director Gus Kaikkonen.

Lisa Bostnar Returns in THE SEAGULL for Peterborough Players' 80th Season, Beg. Tonight

Lisa Bostnar returns to the Peterborough Players in this, its 80th anniversary season, to reprise the role of Irina Arkadina in Anton Chekhov's Seagull, directed by the Players' Artistic Director Gus Kaikkonen.

Mary Beth Hurt FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Mary Beth Hurt has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

Mary Beth Hurt has not appeared in the West End.

Mary Beth Hurt has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "When the Rain Stops Falling," Outstanding Featured Actress at The Lortels for the same production, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Benefactors," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Crimes of the Heart," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Crimes of the Heart," Performance at the Obie Awards for the same production, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Trelawny of the Wells."

Mary Beth Hurt has won the Outstanding Featured Actress award at The Lortel Awards for her performance in "When the Rain Stops Falling" and the Performance award at the Obie Awards for "Crimes of the Heart."

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