Acting
Elizabeth Hartman
1943-1987
Known for The Secret of NIMH, The Beguiled, Walking Tall.
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Born12/23/1943
Died06/10/1987
AgeDied at 43
BirthplaceYoungstown, Ohio, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asMary Elizabeth Hartman (birth name)
Biography
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 Actress – Motion Picture Drama. The next year, she appeared in You're a Big Boy Now as Barbara Darling, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
