"She was an actress, a wife, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a friend, and she took on all those roles with grace and kind ferocity. Although we're all grieving there is some comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering and reunited with her sisters in peace."
"Fifty percent of the roles I'm offered in films are nothing. I don't mean size-wise. There's nothing of any interest in them. So I do the ones that are interesting, unless I haven't done one in a long while. Then I'll do one that isn't interesting."
Mary Beth Hurt, born in 1946, died at 79 from Alzheimer's complications. She was known for her roles in films like The World According to Garp and Interiors. Hurt was nominated for a Tony and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. She often turned down uninteresting roles, focusing on those that intrigued her. Hurt was married to William Hurt from 1971 to 1981 and later to filmmaker Paul Schrader. Her family announced her passing, expressing comfort in her release from suffering and reunion with her sisters.
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