Mary Badham
Biography
Mary Badham is an American actress who was born in Birmingham and played Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). She had no film experience when she took that part, and her work brought an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress; at ten she was the youngest nominee ever in that category. Badham later played Sport Sharewood in the closing installment of the original Twilight Zone. She also acted in Let's Kill Uncle (1966) and This Property Is Condemned (1966), then retired from acting. In 2005, Cameron Watson persuaded her to return for a cameo in Our Very Own. In 2022, she began touring as a stage actor, playing Mrs. Dubose in the stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird by Aaron Sorkin.
74years old
Turns 75 on October 7in 358 days
- Born Birmingham
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 48 years1962 to 2010
Every film, newest first
- 2010Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'IMDb rating 7.4
- 1966Let's Kill UncleIMDb rating 5.7
- 1966This Property Is CondemnedIMDb rating 7.0
- 1962To Kill a MockingbirdIMDb rating 8.2
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First role
Mary Badham had no experience acting in films before she was cast in To Kill a Mockingbird, the role that came to her without any prior film work.
A change of course
In 2005, Cameron Watson urged Badham to come out of retirement for a cameo in his film Our Very Own, opposite Keith Carradine. Watson said no other actress would do for the part.
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Worked with
Mary Badham made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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