Biography
Mary Beth Hurt (née Supinger; born September 26, 1946) is an American actress of stage and screen. For her work on Broadway, she has been nominated for three Tony Awards. She was previously married to actor William Hurt, and since 1982 she has been married to filmmaker Paul Schrader.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Gay Agenda 23
2023
In this anthology of shorts, the phrase "Gay Agenda" is reclaimed from the religious right and transformed into a celebration of gay culture. Sit back...

The Gay Agenda 13
2021
In this series of short films, the phrase "Gay Agenda" is reclaimed from the religious right and transformed into a celebration of gay culture. Featur...

Change in the Air
2018
as Jo Ann Bayberry
A peaceful community is forever changed when a mysterious young woman moves in. As the quirky locals embrace her, their lives soon improve. But, they ...

The Volunteer
2013
as Donna
After quitting her stable but soul-crushing job, Leigh passes her days in an apathetic fog until she decides to volunteer at a soup kitchen. There she...

Young Adult
2011
as Jan
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.

Untraceable
2008
as Stella Marsh
Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particula...

The Walker
2007
as Chrissie Morgan
An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

The Dead Girl
2006
as Ruth
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.

Lady in the Water
2006
as Mrs. Bell
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is act...

The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
as Judge Brewster
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The pri...

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005
as Pazuzu (voice) (uncredited)
Father Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to devote himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith.

Perception
2005
as Dorothy
When Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges, returns to New York and unexpected tragedy strikes, it...

Red Dragon
2002
as Museum Curator (uncredited)
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it ...

No Ordinary Baby
2001
as Dr. Amanda Gordon
A reporter gets the scoop on the first ever human cloning, but the furor surrounding the event jeopardizes the baby's birth and the career of the resp...

The Island of the Skog
2000
In pursuit of freedom, a band of Rowdies and their leader set sail to an island inhabited by a seemingly hostile Skog.

The Family Man
2000
as Adelle
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning ...

Autumn in New York
2000
as Dr. Sibley
Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together t...

Bringing Out the Dead
1999
as Nurse Constance
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried ev...

Leo the Late Bloomer
1999
as Narrator (voice)
"What's the matter with Leo?" his father asks when Leo can't read, write, draw, eat neatly, or speak. "He's just a late bloomer", explains his mother....

A Weekend with Wendell
1998
as Narrator
Three cheers for compromise as quiet-as-a-mouse Sophie learns to assert herself with bossy, big-mouthed Wendell.

Affliction
1997
as Lillian
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally...

Boys Life 2
1997
as June Gudmanson
Compilation of four short films, "Must Be the Music", "Nunzio's Second Cousin", "Alkali, Iowa", and "The Dadshuttle", of gay interest.

From the Journals of Jean Seberg
1995
as Jean Seberg
Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format. He seamlessly interweaves cinema,...

Alkali, Iowa
1995
as June
On his family's farm in rural Iowa, young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the Midw...

Noisy Nora
1994
as Narrator (voice)
NOISY NORA (Written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells, narrated by Mary Beth Hurt) What's a wee little mouse to do when little brother and big sister ...

Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Kitty
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-cl...

Shimmer
1993
as Mother
The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention c...

The Age of Innocence
1993
as Regina Beaufort
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin...

My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Mrs. Dingle
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win he...

Musical Max
1993
as (voice)
The peace and quiet following Max's decision to put his instruments away drives the neighbors just as crazy as his constant practicing did

Light Sleeper
1992
as Teresa Aranow
John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from t...

Defenseless
1991
as Ellie Seldes
A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband — her lover — has been slain.

Slaves of New York
1989
as Ginger Booth
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion while hoping for love and...

Parents
1989
as Lily Laemle
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his p...
Baby Girl Scott
1987
as Wendy Scott
The story of the Scotts, a young couple whose first child is born dangerously early, weighing less than a pound and a half. As they endure the anguish...

Compromising Positions
1985
as Peg Tuccio
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who ha...

D.A.R.Y.L.
1985
as Joyce Richardson
Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot wit...

The World According to Garp
1982
as Helen Holm
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns...

A Change of Seasons
1980
as Kasey Evans
Marriage takes a sour turn when a middle-aged husband falls for a young and sexy woman. Things get even more complicated when his wife starts a hot af...

Hide in Plain Sight
1980
as Matty's Chick
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.

The Five Forty-Eight
1979
as Jane Dent
An advertising man, emotionally estranged from his wife and those around him, has seduced and then fired and discarded his secretary. She pursues him ...

Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
as Laura
Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker w...

Interiors
1978
as Joey
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughter...

Secret Service
1977
as Caroline Mitford
Set in Richmond, Virginia in October 1864, tells the story of a Union spy working to seize control of the telegraph office.
Royce
1976
as Susan Mabry