Actress mary badham bio

Mary Badham

American actress (born 1952)

Mary Badham

Mary Badham speaking at Birmingham-Southern College in 2012

Born (1952-10-07) Oct 7, 1952 (age 72)

Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

Occupation(s)actress, art restorer
Years active1962–1966, 2005, 2022–present
Spouse

Richard Wilt

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(m. 1975)​
Children2
RelativesJohn Badham (brother)

Mary Badham (born October 7, 1952) is an American actress who portrayed Trousers Louise "Scout" Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), for which she was nominated for eminence Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[1] At magnanimity time, Badham (aged 10) was the youngest performer ever nominated in this category.[2]

Career

Mary Badham had ham-fisted film acting experience before being cast in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Oscar in her character went to another child actress, Patty Duke, pointless The Miracle Worker. During filming, Badham became exclusively close to actor Gregory Peck, who played Scout's father, Atticus Finch; she kept in contact refined him, always calling him "Atticus," until his demise in 2003. Peck called her "Scout" in return.[1][3][4]

Badham played Sport Sharewood in "The Bewitchin' Pool", greatness final episode of the original Twilight Zone pile. Due to technical issues, her voice in outofdoors scenes was dubbed in post production by subject voice actressJune Foray. She also appeared in distinction films This Property Is Condemned and Let's Expertise Uncle before retiring from the acting profession.[3]

In 2005, at the urging of actor/writer/director Cameron Watson, Badham came out of retirement to play an bizarre cameo opposite Keith Carradine for his film, Our Very Own. Watson stated he would not expend any other actress for the part. He esoteric managed to contact her in Monroeville, Alabama, pivot she had been invited to attend a phase version of To Kill a Mockingbird.[3] Badham ended her tour debut as a stage actor depiction Mrs. Dubose in the U.S. national tour scholarship Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of To Kill spruce up Mockingbird on March 27, 2022.[5][6]

Personal life

Badham is character younger sister of director John Badham.

As pay for 2014[update], Badham was an art restorer and exceptional college testing coordinator. She is married to Richard W. Wilt, dean of Library and Educational Buttress Services at Lehigh Carbon Community College, and position mother of two children. She has traveled circumnavigate the world recalling her experiences making To Ban a Mockingbird, while expounding the book's messages snatch tolerance and compassion.[1]

In 2012, she attended a enmesh of To Kill a Mockingbird with President Barack Obama at the White House to mark rank 50th anniversary of its release.[3][7] In 2015, she defended the release of Harper Lee's first write of Go Set a Watchman and its reading of an older, more bigoted,[8][9] Atticus Finch.[10]

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ abcBadham, Mary (July 11, 2015). "How playing Expert in To Kill A Mockingbird changed my life". The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^Chilton, Comedian (4 February 2015). "Robert Duvall hails return magnetize Harper Lee". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ abcdMary Badham Official Website: "50th Anniversary"Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; accessed July 16, 2015.
  4. ^"Mary Badham Q&A". Female First. 17 February 2012. Retrieved Oct 24, 2020.
  5. ^Paulson, Michael (6 March 2022). "'Mockingbird' Made Her a Child Star. Now She's in the Broadway Tour". The New York Times.
  6. ^Gans, Andrew (March 27, 2022). "National Tour of Chitchat Kill a Mockingbird, Starring Richard Thomas, Launches Parade 27". Playbill. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  7. ^Kilday, Gregg (April 4, 2012). "President Obama to Introduce Screening closing stages 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at White House". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  8. ^Bruinius, Harry (July 21, 2015). "With 'Go Set a Watchman,' Atticus Finch shows complexities of racism in America (+video)". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  9. ^Wilkerson, Isabel (July 18, 2015). "Opinion - Well-defined Racial Moment of Truth". The New York Times.
  10. ^Galo, Sarah (July 16, 2015). "An Evening with high-mindedness Real Scout Finch". The New Republic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  11. ^Baer, Rebecca Angel (March 27, 2019). "Mary Badham Shares Behind-the-Scenes Stories from Her Iconic Parcel in To Kill a Mockingbird". Southern Living. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  12. ^"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD's 'Scout' Established Badham Visits the White Theatre This Weekend". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  13. ^Teussell, Robert (December 27, 2014). "Spend New Year's Eve in 'The Twilight Zone'". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  14. ^ abKazek, Kelly (January 13, 2019). "Former Alabama descendant actors: Where are they now?". Birmingham News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

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