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.


Scout: Jem is up in a tree, he said he won't come down until you agree to play football with the Methodists.


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
Works as an art restorer and a college testing coordinator. Has recently agreed to do movies on a very limited basis, depending on whether she likes the script and crew.

Second best-known role, after To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), is as Sport Sharewood in the classic "Twilight Zone" (1959) episode "The Bewitchin' Pool," written by Earl Hamner Jr. ("The Waltons" (1971)), and first aired in 1964.

Remained friends with Gregory Peck after the filming of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and still called him Atticus. after Peck's character in the film). Keeps in touch with Phillip Alford (her screen brother, "Jem") and Brock Peters ("Tom Robinson", the accused).

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