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Mary Badham‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1952-10-07

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Mary Badham

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Mary Badham

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1952-10-07

Popularity

star3.7

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Badham (born October 7, 1952) is an American actress, known for her portrayal of Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At the time, Badham (age 10) was the youngest actress ever nominated in this category. Mary Badham is the younger (by thirteen years) sister of film director John Badham. The Badham siblings, however, have never worked together on the same film. Badham had no prior film acting experience before being cast in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Oscar in her category went to another child actress, Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker. During filming, Badham became particularly close to actor Gregory Peck who played Scout's father, and afterwards she remained in touch with him, always calling him by his character's name, 'Atticus', until his death in 2003. Badham is also widely known for her role as 'Sport Sharewood' in The Bewitchin' Pool, the final episode of the original Twilight Zone series. She also appeared in the films Let's Kill Uncle and This Property Is Condemned before retiring from the acting profession. At the urging of actor/writer/director Cameron Watson, Badham came out of retirement to play an offbeat cameo opposite Keith Carradine for his film Our Very Own. Watson stated he would not accept any other actress for the part. He had managed to contact her via Monroeville, Alabama, where she had been invited to attend a stage version of To Kill a Mockingbird. At present Badham is an art restorer and a college testing coordinator. Married to a school teacher, and the mother of two (Anthony and Anna), she also travels around the world recalling her experiences making To Kill a Mockingbird while expounding on the book's messages of tolerance and compassion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Badham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird‌
star8.0
calendar 1962

Let's Kill Uncle

Let's Kill Uncle‌
star5.5
calendar 1966

This Property Is Condemned

This Property Is Condemned‌
star6.3
calendar 1966

Our Very Own

Our Very Own‌
star5.9
calendar 2005

Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry‌
star4.3
calendar 1998

Was Once a Hero

Was Once a Hero‌
star0.0
calendar

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird‌
star0.0
calendar 2011

A Conversation with Gregory Peck

A Conversation with Gregory Peck‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

Erasing His Dark Past

Erasing His Dark Past‌
star4.5
calendar 2019

Tv Credits

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961