Tony Award-nominated actress Mary Beth Hurt, known for her roles in films such as “The World According to Garp,” has died at the age of 79.
Daughter Molly Schrader shared the news on Instagram on Sunday, saying her mother passed away on Saturday and had Alzheimer’s disease.
“Yesterday morning, we lost our mother Mary Beth to Alzheimer’s disease after a 10-year battle with the disease,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself as a baby with her mother.
“She was an actress, a wife, a sister, a mother, an aunt, and a friend, all of which she assumed with grace and kind ferocity. We are heartbroken, but we take some comfort in knowing that she is no longer suffering and can be reunited with her sisters in peace.”
Hart’s husband, Oscar-nominated writer and director Paul Schrader, also confirmed her death to The Hollywood Reporter, saying that she died at a nursing home in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Hart was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2015 and until recently lived in a separate facility in Manhattan, where she and her husband lived in a separate apartment in the building, the paper said.
A representative for Mr. Hart could not immediately be reached by Page Six.
Hart’s film credits include Woody Allen’s 1978 film Interior, Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film The Age of Innocence, and the 1999 film Bring Out the Dead.
Her television guest appearances include “Law & Order” and “Kojak.”
She was also known for her critically acclaimed work on Broadway.
She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her Broadway performances in Trelawney of the Wells, Crime of the Heart, and The Benefactors.
Hart was married to actor William Hurt from 1971 to 1982. She married Schroeder in 1983 and they had two children, a daughter, Molly, and a son, Sam.
She and Schrader collaborated on several films, including 1992’s “Light Sleeper” and 1997’s “Affliction.”
