Mary Badham Overview:

Actress, Mary Badham, was born on Oct 7, 1952 in Birmingham, AL. As of December 2025, Mary Badham was 73 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: Mr. Tate was right.
Atticus Finch: What do you mean?
Scout: Well, it would be sort of like shooting a mockingbird, wouldn't it?


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


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Mary Badham Facts
Attended the 2006 "Twilight Zone" Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, August 12-13, 2006.

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.

Had no acting experience prior to getting a role in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). She was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actress category.

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