‘The World According to Garp’ Star Dies at 79
March 29, 2026
The Daily Beast
Jason Merritt / FilmMagicTony-nominated actress Mary Beth Hurt died from Alzheimer’s on Sunday at 79. “She was an actress, a wife, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a friend, and she took on all those roles with grace and kind ferocity. Although we’re all grieving, there is some comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering and reunited with her sisters in peace,” Hurt’s daughter and husband confirmed her death in a joint Facebook post.
The actress was well known for her stage performances, having been nominated for three Tony awards for her roles in Crimes of the Heart, Trelawny of the Wells, and Benefactors. More selective about her roles in film, the Iowa-born actress also came to be known for her parts in the Woody Allen film Interiors and the 1982 hit The World According to Garp. Hurt is survived by her husband, writer-director and longtime collaborator Paul Schrader, and their two children, a son and a daughter.Read it at VarietyRead more at The Daily Beast.
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