Mary Beth Hurt (née Supinger; born September 25, 1946)[1] is a retired American actress of stage and screen.

[3] Notable films in which Hurt appears include Interiors (1978), The World According to Garp (1982), The Age of Innocence (1993), and Six Degrees of Separation (1993).

She has also collaborated with her husband, filmmaker Paul Schrader, in such films as Light Sleeper (1992) and Affliction (1997).

Hurt was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance in 2006 movie The Dead Girl.

[10] On February 11, 2023, Schrader wrote on his Facebook account that Hurt had been placed in memory care, a result of her advancing Alzheimer's disease.