Mary Beth Hurt, star of Interiors and The World According to Garp, dies aged 79

The actor, who was nominated for three Tony awards, made her film debut in Woody Allen’s Interiors and worked into the 2010s including in films made by her second husband, Paul Schrader

The actor Mary Beth Hurt, who starred in films including Interiors and The World According to Garp, has died of Alzheimer’s aged 79.

The news was confirmed on a joint Facebook post by her daughter, Molly Schrader, and her husband, the writer and director Paul Schrader.