Mary Badham Overview:

Actress, Mary Badham, was born on Oct 7, 1952 in Birmingham, AL. As of December 2024, Mary Badham was 72 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Badham was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1962Best Supporting ActressTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962)Scout FinchNominated
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Mary Badham Quotes:

[about Jem]
Scout: You can pet him, Mr. Arthur. He's asleep. Couldn't if he was awake, though; he wouldn't let you. Go ahead.


Atticus Finch: Good Afternoon Miss Dubose... My, you look like a picture this afternoon.
Scout: [hiding behind Atticus whispering to Jem and Dill] He don't say a picture of what.


Scout: Mr. Tate was right.
Atticus Finch: What do you mean?
Scout: Well, it would be sort of like shooting a mockingbird, wouldn't it?


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Mary Badham Facts
At present she is an art restorer and a college testing coordinator. She also travels around the world recalling her wonderful experiences making To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) while expounding on the book's messages of tolerance and compassion.

Her father was a retired army officer who, by the time of her birth, had become president of Bessemer Steel Co. Her English-born mother had been an actress before her marriage.

Lost the "supporting actress" Oscar to another child actress: Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker (1962).

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