Mary Badham Overview:

Actress, Mary Badham, was born on Oct 7, 1952 in Birmingham, AL. As of December 2023, Mary Badham was 71 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:

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


[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?


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Mary Badham Facts
For a while, she was the youngest nominee for the Best Supporting Actress award (for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)) at the age of ten. Then nine-year-old 'Tatum O'Neal (I)' won for her role on Paper Moon (1973) and now holds the record.

Still keeps in touch with fellow To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) co-star Phillip Alford. Had remained close to Gregory Peck until his death in 2003 and Brock Peters until his death in 2005.

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.

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