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Also known as Mary Elizabeth Hartman

American actress (1943–1987)

Film & TV

Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Mary Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American actress. She was best known for her performance in the 1965 film A Patch of Blue, playing a blind girl named Selina D'Arcy, opposite Sidney Poitier, a role for which she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best…

Known for

  • The Secret of NIMH — Mrs. Brisby (voice)1982
  • Full Moon High — Miss Montgomery1981
  • Doctors' Hospital1975
  • Walking Tall — Pauline1973
  • A Little Bit Like Murder — Camilla1973
  • In Pursuit of Treasure1972
  • The Beguiled — Edwina1971
  • Night Gallery1970
  • Love, American Style — Wilma More (uncredited)1969
  • The Fixer — Zinaida1968

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Key facts

Born
Mary Elizabeth Hartman , ( 1943-12-23 ) December 23, 1943, Youngstown, Ohio , U.S.
Died
June 10, 1987 (1987-06-10) (aged 43), Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S.
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1964–1982
Spouse
Gill Dennis ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1984 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elizabeth
Family name
Hartman
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Youngstown
Place of death
Pittsburgh
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Elizabeth Hartman (1966 photo).jpg
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Art+Feminism
date of birth
1943-12-23
date of death
1987-06-10
cause of death
falling
manner of death
Suicide
Commons category
Elizabeth Hartman
start of work period
1965-00-00
end of work period
1982-00-00
name in native language
Elizabeth Hartman
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Encyclopedic overview

Mary Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American actress of stage and screen. She debuted in the popular film A Patch of Blue (1965), playing a blind girl named Selina D'Arcy, opposite Sidney Poitier, a role for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.

She appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now (1966) as Barbara Darling, for which she was nominated for a second Golden Globe Award. She also starred in Don Siegel's film The Beguiled (1971), opposite Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page, and in the film Walking Tall (1973).

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