Mary Beth Hurt

Acting

Born September 26, 1946, Marshalltown, Iowa, USA

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.

Filmography

• 2023The Gay Agenda 23
• 2021The Gay Agenda 13
• 2018Change in the Air — Jo Ann Bayberry
• 2013The Volunteer — Donna
• 2011Young Adult — Jan
• 2008Untraceable — Stella Marsh
• 2007The Walker — Chrissie Morgan
• 2006Lady in the Water — Mrs. Bell
• 2006The Dead Girl — Ruth
• 2005Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist — Pazuzu (voice) (uncredited)
• 2005Perception — Dorothy
• 2005The Exorcism of Emily Rose — Judge Brewster
• 2002Red Dragon — Museum Curator (uncredited)
• 2001No Ordinary Baby — Dr. Amanda Gordon
• 2000Autumn in New York — Dr. Sibley
• The Beat
• 2000The Family Man — Adelle
• 2000The Island of the Skog
• 1999Bringing Out the Dead — Nurse Constance
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Jessica Blaine-Todd
• 1999Leo the Late Bloomer — Narrator (voice)
• 1998A Weekend with Wendell — Narrator
• 1998Affliction — Lillian
• 1997Boys Life 2 — June Gudmanson
• 1995Alkali, Iowa — June
• 1995From the Journals of Jean Seberg — Jean Seberg
• Monty
• 1994Noisy Nora — Narrator (voice)
• 1993Musical Max — (voice)
• 1993My Boyfriend's Back — Mrs. Dingle
• 1993Shimmer — Mother
• 1993Six Degrees of Separation — Kitty
• 1993The Age of Innocence — Regina Beaufort
• 1992Light Sleeper — Teresa Aranow
• 1991Defenseless — Ellie Seldes
• Law & Order — Gillian Berrow, Sela Dixon
• Working It Out
• 1989Parents — Lily Laemle
• 1989Slaves of New York — Ginger Booth
• Tattingers
• 1987Baby Girl Scott — Wendy Scott
• 1985Compromising Positions — Peg Tuccio
• 1985D.A.R.Y.L. — Joyce Richardson
• 1982The World According to Garp — Helen Holm
• 1980A Change of Seasons — Kasey Evans
• 1980Hide in Plain Sight — Matty's Chick
• 1979Chilly Scenes of Winter — Laura
• 1979The Five Forty-Eight — Jane Dent
• 1978Interiors — Joey
• 1977Secret Service — Caroline Mitford
• 1976Royce — Susan Mabry
• Saturday Night Live — Betsy (uncredited)
• Kojak — Karen Foster
• Great Performances — Caroline Mitford