Mariette Hartley | |
|---|---|
 Hartley co-hostingThe Morning Program in 1987 | |
| Born | (1940-06-21)June 21, 1940 (age 85)[1] New York City, U.S.[2] |
| Education | Carnegie Institute of Technology (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950s–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Paul Hartley |
| Relatives | John B. Watson (grandfather) |
Mary Loretta Hartley (born June 21, 1940) is an American film and television actress. She is possibly best known for her roles in film as Elsa Knudsen inSam Peckinpah'sRide the High Country (1962), Susan Clabon inAlfred Hitchcock'sMarnie (1964), and Betty Lloyd inJohn Sturges'Marooned (1969). She has appeared extensively on television, with notable roles asClaire Morton in theABC soap operaPeyton Place (1965), various roles in theCBStelevision Western drama seriesGunsmoke, and a series of commercials withJames Garner in the 1970s and 1980s.
Hartley was born in Weston, Connecticut, on June 21, 1940, the daughter of Mary "Polly" Ickes (née Watson), a manager and saleswoman, and Paul Hembree Hartley, an account executive. Her maternal grandfather wasJohn B. Watson, an American psychologist who established the psychological school ofbehaviorism.[3] She grew up inWeston, an affluent Fairfield County suburb within commuting distance toManhattan.[4]
She graduated from theCarnegie Institute of Technology inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1965.[5]
Hartley began her career as a 13-year-old in theWhite Barn Theatre inNorwalk, Connecticut. In her teens as a stage actress, she was coached and mentored byEva Le Gallienne. She graduated in 1957 fromStaples High School inWestport, Connecticut, where she was an active member of the school's theater group, Staples Players. While a student at Staples, she boldly telephoned screenwriterRod Serling to ask him to speak in her class. Serling answered the call himself, chose to visit and speak in her classroom, and years later remembering their previous interaction, cast Hartley in an episode ("The Long Morrow") ofThe Twilight Zone.[6] Hartley also worked at theAmerican Shakespeare Festival.[7]
Her film career began with an uncredited cameo appearance inFrom Hell to Texas (1958), a Western withDennis Hopper. In the early 1960s, she moved to Los Angeles and joined the UCLA Theater Group.[2]
Hartley's first credited film appearance was alongsideRandolph Scott andJoel McCrea in the 1962Sam Peckinpah WesternRide the High Country; the role earned her aBAFTA award nomination.[8] She continued to appear in film during the 1960s, including the lead role in the adventureDrums of Africa (1963), and prominent supporting roles inAlfred Hitchcock's psychological thrillerMarnie (1964) — alongsideTippi Hedren andSean Connery — and theJohn Sturges dramaMarooned (1969).
Hartley also guest-starred in numerous TV series during the decade, with appearances inGunsmoke (five times including the title character in "Cotter's Girl" in 1962);The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters;Death Valley Days;Judd, for the Defense;Bonanza; andStar Trek (as Zarabeth, Spock's love interest in S3 E23 "All Our Yesterdays", which aired on March 13, 1969)[9] among others. In 1965, she had a significant role as Dr.Claire Morton in 32 episodes ofPeyton Place.
Hartley continued to perform in film and TV during the 1970s, including two Westerns alongsideLee Van Cleef,Barquero (1970) andThe Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972); and TV series includingThe Love Boat;The Streets of San Francisco;Emergency!;McCloud;Little House on the Prairie;Love, American Style;Police Woman; Star Trek andColumbo (1974'sPublish or Perish co-starringJack Cassidy and 1977'sTry and Catch Me withRuth Gordon). Hartley portrays similar characters as a publisher's assistant in both episodes.
In 1977, Hartley appeared in the TV movieThe Last Hurrah, apolitical drama based on theEdwin O'Connornovel of the same name; and earned her firstEmmy Award nomination.
Her role as psychologist Dr. Carolyn Fields in "Married", a 1978 episode of the TV seriesThe Incredible Hulk – in which she marriesBill Bixby's character, the alter ego of theHulk, won Hartley thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She was nominated for the same award for her performance in an episode ofThe Rockford Files the following year.
In 1983, Hartley reunited with Bixby in the sitcomGoodnight, Beantown, which ran for two seasons and brought her another Emmy Award nomination. (She worked with Bixby again in the 1992 TV movieA Diagnosis of Murder, the first of three TV movies that launched the seriesDiagnosis: Murder).
In 1987, she co-hosted CBS'sThe Morning Program weekday morning news show alongsideRolland Smith, for ten months.[10][11]
In the 1990s, Hartley toured withElliott Gould and Doug Wert in the revival of the mystery playDeathtrap.Numerous roles in TV movies and guest appearances in TV series during the 1990s and 2000s followed, includingMurder, She Wrote (1992),Courthouse (1995),Nash Bridges (2000), andNCIS (2005). She had recurring roles as Sister Mary Daniel in the soap operaOne Life to Live (1999–2001; 10 episodes), and as Lorna Scarry in six episodes ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003–2011).
From 1995 to 2015, she hosted the long-running television documentary seriesWild About Animals, an educational program.
In 2006, Hartley starred in her own one-woman show,If You Get to Bethlehem, You've Gone Too Far, which ran in Los Angeles. She returned to the stage in 2014 asEleanor of Aquitaine (withIan Buchanan as Henry) in the Colony Theater Company production ofJames Goldman'sThe Lion in Winter.
In January 2018, Hartley began a recurring role on theFox first-responder drama9-1-1 as Patricia Clark, theAlzheimer's-afflicted mother of dispatcher Abby Clark (Connie Britton).
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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Hartley appeared withJames Garner in a popular series oftelevision commercials advertisingPolaroid cameras. The two actors had such natural on-screen chemistry that many viewers erroneously believed that they were married in real life. Hartley's 1990 biography,Breaking the Silence, indicates that she began to wear a T-shirt printed with the phrase "I am not Mrs. James Garner."[12] (Hartley went as far to have a shirt made for her infant son, reading "I am not James Garner's Child" and even one for her then-husband: "I am not James Garner!" James Garner's actual wife then jokingly had a T-shirt printed with "I am Mrs. James Garner.") Hartley guest-starred in an episode of Garner's television seriesThe Rockford Files in 1979. The script required the two to kiss at one point and unbeknownst to them, apaparazzo was photographing the scene from a distance. The photos were run in atabloid trying to provoke a scandal.[citation needed] An article that ran inTV Guide was titled: "That woman isnot James Garner's wife!"[citation needed]
Between 2001 and 2006, Hartley endorsed theSee Clearly Method, a commercialeye exercise program, whose sales were halted by an Iowa court after a finding of fraudulent business practices and advertising.[13][14]
Hartley received an honorary degree fromRider College in 1993.
Hartley has been married three times. Her first marriage was to John Seventa (1960–1962). She married Patrick Boyriven on August 13, 1978; they had two children, Sean and Justine.[15] The couple divorced in 1996. In 2005, Hartley married Jerry Sroka.[16] Hartley and Sroka co-wrote and starred in a romantic comedy based on their lives titledOur Almost Completely True Story, released in 2022.[17]
In her 1990 autobiographyBreaking the Silence, written withAnne Commire, Hartley talked about her struggles with psychological problems, pointing directly to her grandfather's (Dr. Watson) practical application of his theories as the source of the dysfunction in his family. She has also spoken in public about her experience withbipolar disorder and was a founder of theAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention.[18] She currently serves as the foundation's national spokesperson.[2]
In 2003, Hartley was hired by pharmaceutical companyGlaxoSmithKline to increase awareness of bipolar medications and treatments. She frequently promotes awareness of bipolar disorder and suicide prevention.[19]
In 2009, Hartley spoke at a suicide and violence prevention forum about her father's suicide.[20]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | From Hell to Texas | Uncredited | |
| 1962 | Ride the High Country | Elsa Knudsen | Nominated—BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles{under title "Guns in the Afternoon" |
| 1963 | Drums of Africa | Ruth Knight | |
| 1964 | Marnie | Susan Clabon | |
| 1969 | Marooned | Betty Lloyd | |
| 1969 | The Vendors | Hooker | |
| 1970 | Barquero | Anna | |
| 1971 | The Return of Count Yorga | Cynthia Nelson | |
| 1972 | Skyjacked | Harriet Stevens | |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Arrila | |
| 1973 | Genesis II | Lyra-a | |
| 1981 | Improper Channels | Diana Martley | |
| 1982 | O'Hara's Wife | Harry O'Hara | |
| 1988 | 1969 | Jessie Denny | |
| 1992 | Encino Man | Mrs. Morgan | Also known asCalifornia Man |
| 1996 | Snitch | Kinnison | |
| 2003 | Baggage | Emily Wade | |
| 2006 | Novel Romance | Marty McCall | |
| 2009 | The Inner Circle | Sister Madeleine | |
| 2016 | Three Days in August | Maureen | |
| 2016 | Silver Skies | Harriet | |
| 2017 | Counting for Thunder | Tina Stalworth | |
| 2019 | The Message | Esther Barnes | |
| 2022 | Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story | Mariette |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | Laura Grayson | Episode: "Bandwagon" |
| 1963–1964 | Breaking Point | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1963–1974 | Gunsmoke | Claire Cotter, various others | 5 episodes |
| 1963 | Dr. Kildare | Ellen Hendricks | Episode: "Face of Fear" |
| 1963 | Ben Casey | Julie Carr | Episode: "For I Will Plait thy Hair with Gold" |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Hagar Menifee | Episode: "The Day of the Misfits" |
| 1963 | Channing | Evelyn Crown | Episode: "The Last Testament of Buddy Crown" |
| 1964 | The Twilight Zone | Sandra Horn | Episode: "The Long Morrow" |
| 1964 | The Virginian | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1964 | My Three Sons | Mary Kathleen Connolly | 2 episodes |
| 1965–1968 | Death Valley Days | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1965–1971 | Bonanza | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1965 | Peyton Place | Claire Morton | 32 episodes |
| 1966–1967 | The Hero | Ruth Garret | 16 episodes |
| 1966 | The Legend of Jesse James | Polly Dockery | Episode: "A Burying for Rosey" |
| 1967 | He & She | Dorothy Webb | Episode: "The Coming-Out Party" |
| 1968–1970 | Daniel Boone | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1968 | Judd, for the Defense | Erica Cosgrove | Episode: "No Law Against Murder" |
| 1968 | Cimarron Strip | Jessica Cabot | Episode: "Big Jessie" |
| 1969 | The Outsider | Mary Smith | Episode: "The Girl from Missouri" |
| 1969 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Zarabeth | S3:E23, "All Our Yesterdays" |
| 1970–1973 | The F.B.I. | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1970–1975 | Insight | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | Love, American Style | Ruth Dabb | Episode: "Love and the Fighting Couple" |
| 1970 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Maggie Lynch | Episode: "To Carry the Sun in a Golden Cup" |
| 1971 | Cade's County | Frances Pilgrim | Episode: "The Armageddon Contract" |
| 1971 | Earth II | Lisa Karger | TV movie |
| 1972 | Mannix | Nurse Cara Guild | Episode: "Death Is the Fifth Gear" |
| 1972 | Night Gallery | Prof. Diana Parker/Terry Parker | Episode: "Eye of the Haunted" |
| 1972 | Sandcastles | Sarah | TV movie |
| 1972 | The Delphi Bureau | Sarah Bowmont | Episode: "The White Plague Project" |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Sheila Conway | Episode: "Cry of the Cat" |
| 1972 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Helen Burke | Episode: "A Purge of Madness" |
| 1973–1974 | The Streets of San Francisco | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Mystery in Dracula's Castle | Marsha Booth | TV movie |
| 1973 | The Magical World of Disney | Marsha Booth | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | The F.B.I. | Doe Riley | Episode: The Double Play |
| 1973 | Genesis II | Lyra-a | TV movie |
| 1973 | The Bob Newhart Show | Marilyn Dietz | Episode: "Have You Met Miss Dietz?" |
| 1973 | Emergency! | Vera Mannering | Episode: "Zero" |
| 1973 | Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Roberta Laughlin | Episode: "Snatches of a Crazy Song" |
| 1974–1977 | Columbo | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | The Wide World of Mystery | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Friends and Lovers | Sandra | Episode: "Moran's the Man" |
| 1974 | Barnaby Jones | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | McCloud | Ann Lassiter | Episode: "Lady on the Run" |
| 1976 | Little House on the Prairie | Elizabeth Thurmond | Episode: "For My Lady" |
| 1976 | The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | Heather McDougall | TV movie |
| 1976 | The Quest | Vay | Episode: "Shanklin" |
| 1976 | Most Wanted | Lt. Ruth Massey | Episode: "The Corrupter" |
| 1977 | Police Woman | Gloria Turner | Episode: "Banker's Hours" |
| 1977 | Delvecchio | Angela Atkins | Episode: "Dying Can Be a Pleasure" |
| 1977 | The African Queen | Rose Sayer | TV movie |
| 1977 | Kingston: Confidential | Kathleen Morgan | Episode: "Shadow Game" |
| 1977 | The Last Hurrah | Clare Gardiner | TV movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | Susan | Episode: "Wagon Race" |
| 1978 | Logan's Run | Ariana | Episode: "Futurepast" |
| 1978 | The Incredible Hulk | Dr. Carolyn Fields | Episode: "Married" Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| 1979 | M*A*S*H | Dr. Inga Halvorsen | Episode: "Inga" |
| 1979 | A Rainy Day | Stephanie Carter | Short |
| 1979 | Stone | Mrs. Diane Stone | Pilot |
| 1979 | The Rockford Files | Althea Morgan | Episode: "Paradise Cove" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| 1979 | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | The Witch | Short Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program |
| 1980 | The Love Tapes | Barbara Welles | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Secret War of Jackie's Girls | Jackie | TV movie |
| 1981 | No Place to Hide | Adele Manning | TV movie |
| 1982 | Drop-Out Father | Katherine McCall | TV movie |
| 1983–1984 | Goodnight, Beantown | Jennifer Barnes | 18 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| 1983 | M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | Candy Lightner | TV movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie |
| 1983 | The Love Boat | Martha Chambers | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Silence of the Heart | Barbara Lewis | TV movie |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Rahab | Episode: "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho" |
| 1986 | One Terrific Guy | Mrs. Burton | TV movie |
| 1986 | My Two Loves | Gail Springer | TV movie |
| 1989 | Passion and Paradise | Lady Oakes | TV movie |
| 1990–1991 | WIOU | Liz McVay | 14 episodes |
| 1990 | Murder C.O.D. | Sally Kramer | TV movie |
| 1992 | A Diagnosis of Murder | Kate Hamilton | TV movie |
| 1992 | Murder on Sycamore Street | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Child of Rage | Dr. Rosemary Myers | TV movie |
| 1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Susan Lindsay | Episode: "Night of the Coyote" |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host | Dr. Sheila Carlin | TV movie |
| 1994 | Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III | Prudence | Miniseries |
| 1995–2015 | Wild About Animals | Hostess | 70 episodes |
| 1995 | Freefall: Flight 174 | Beth Pearson | TV movie |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Judge Katherine Wilkes | Episode: "Justice Delayed" |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City | Margaret Duffy | Episode: "Caroline and the Twenty-Eight-Pound Walleye" |
| 1998 | Conan the Adventurer | Queen Veeta | Episode: "Heir Apparent" |
| 1998 | To Have & to Hold | Ellen Cornell | 8 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | One Life to Live | Sister Mary Daniel | 10 episodes |
| 1999 | Kismet | Mother | Short |
| 1999 | The Brothers Flub | Voice | 16 episodes |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Brooke Canby/Janet Bryant | Episode: "O'er the Rampants We Watched" |
| 2000 | Nash Bridges | Libby | Episode: "Manhunt" |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Gloria Raskin | Episode: "Simon" |
| 2003–2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lorna Scarry | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus | Joanna | TV movie |
| 2005 | NCIS | Hanna Lowell | Episode: "SWAK" |
| 2005 | Meet the Santas | Joanna | TV movie |
| 2007 | Love Is a Four Letter Word | Audrey | TV movie |
| 2007 | Dirt | Dorothy Spiller | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Saving Grace | Emily Jane Ada | Episode: "You Are My Partner" |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Betty Kenner | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Gloria Flagstone '08 | Episode: "Wings" |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Jane O'Hara | Episode: "Hello America" |
| 2010 | Nurses Who Kill... | Paulette | Short |
| 2011 | Big Love | Major | Episode: "A Seat at the Table" |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Elise Vogelson | Episode: "Red Lacquer Nail Polish" |
| 2014–2015 | The Comeback Kids | Richie's Mom | 4 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | Fireside Chat with Esther | Various | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | The Dentros | Joan Dentro | Short |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Patricia Clark | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Homeless at 17 | Marnie | TV movie |
| 2019 | House on the Hill (akaHe's Out to Get You) | Ellen Snow | TV movie |
| 2020 | "Escaping My Stalker" | Grandmother | TV movie |
