Portrait of Elizabeth Hartman

Elizabeth Hartman

Acting

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American actress. She was best known for her performance in the 1965 film A Patch of Blue, playing a blind girl named Selina D'Arcy, opposite Sidney Poitier, a role for which she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. The next year, she appeared in You're a Big Boy Now as Barbara Darling, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elizabeth Hartman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: December 23, 1943

Place of Birth: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Filmography

1982
The Secret of NIMH

as Mrs. Brisby (voice)

1981
Full Moon High

as Miss Montgomery

1973
Walking Tall

as Pauline

1971
The Beguiled

as Edwina

1968
The Fixer

as Zinaida

1966
You're a Big Boy Now

as Barbara Darling

1966
The Group

as Priss

1965
A Patch of Blue

as Selina D'Arcey