Mary Beth Hurt Dies: ‘The Age of Innocence’ & ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Actress Was 79

Mary Beth Hurt, nan character known for roles successful The Age of Innocence and Six Degrees of Separation (both 1993), has died. She was 79.

The 3x Tony-nominated actress’ girl Molly Schrader, whom she shared pinch hubby Paul Schrader, announced that Hurt died connected Saturday aft she was diagnosed pinch Alzheimer’s successful 2015.

“Yesterday greeting we mislaid my mom, Mary Beth, to Alzheimer’s aft a decade agelong conflict pinch nan disease,” wrote Molly connected Instagram. “She was an actress, a wife, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a friend, and she took connected each those rolls pinch grace and a benignant ferocity. Although we’re grieving location is immoderate comfortableness successful knowing she is nary longer suffering and is reunited pinch her sisters successful peace.”

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