Marilyn Hassett

Last updated
Marilyn Hassett
Born
Marilyn Hassett

(1947-12-17) December 17, 1947 (age 76) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active19692008
Spouse Larry Peerce (divorced)

Marilyn Hassett (born December 17, 1947) is an American actress. [1] She is best known for playing the role of Jill Kinmont in the romance drama film The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) for which she received Golden Globe Awards and its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978). Hassett also starred in films Shadow of the Hawk (1976) and The Bell Jar (1979).

Contents

Life and career

Hassett was born in Los Angeles, California. She first appeared in a bit role in the 1969 drama film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and the following year co-starred in the ABC Movie of the Week Quarantined . Hassett later guest-starred on Emergency! , The Six Million Dollar Man and Movin' On .

In 1975, Hassett starred as ski racing champion Jill Kinmont in the drama film The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), which was directed by Larry Peerce, who chose her for the lead from several hundred hopefuls. She received some positive reviews from critics; she won a Golden Globe in 1976 for New Star of the Year and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. [2] The Other Side of the Mountain was one of the more successful box-office releases for Universal Pictures in years and helped the company survive a difficult period. In 1978, the studio released its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 . [1]

Hassett starred alongside Jan-Michael Vincent in the 1976 cult classic film Shadow of the Hawk , and the same year, she appeared in Two-Minute Warning , directed by her then-husband Larry Peerce. In 1979, she starred in the film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar , also directed by Peerce. [3] The film was not well received. [4] The following years, Hassett appeared in a number of smaller-scale movies and guest-starred on television series, including Hotel , Murder, She Wrote and The Hitchhiker .

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Danceruncredited
1975 The Other Side of the Mountain Jill Kinmont Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
1976 Shadow of the Hawk Maureen
1976 Two-Minute Warning Lucy
1978 The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II Jill Kinmont
1979 The Bell Jar Esther Greenwood
1984 Massive Retaliation Lois Fredericks
1986 The Eleventh Commandment Edie
1987 Body Count Joanne Knight
1988 Messenger of Death Josephine Fabrizio
1989Rock-a-Die BabyMom
1991Twenty Dollar StarLou Ann
1992Inside Out IIICindysegment "The Houseguest"
1992Exiled in AmericaBeverly
2008Bad HighMary Millershort

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valerie Perrine</span> American actress (born 1943)

Valerie Ritchie Perrine is an American actress. For her role as Honey Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film appearances include Superman (1978), The Electric Horseman (1979), and Superman II (1980).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kate Jackson</span> American actress (born 1948)

Lucy Kate Jackson is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series Charlie's Angels (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the series Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987). Her film roles include Making Love (1982) and Loverboy (1989). She is a three-time Emmy Award nominee and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Archer</span> American actress (born 1947)

Anne Archer is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut The Honkers (1972). She had supporting roles in Cancel My Reservation (1972), The All-American Boy (1973), and Trackdown (1976), and appeared in Good Guys Wear Black (1978), Paradise Alley (1978) and Hero at Large (1980).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angie Dickinson</span> American actress (born 1931)

Angie Dickinson is an American retired actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before gaining her breakthrough role in Gun the Man Down (1956) with James Arness and the Western film Rio Bravo (1959) with John Wayne and Dean Martin, for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katharine Ross</span> American actress and author (born 1940)

Katharine Juliet Ross is an American actress on film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susan Flannery</span> American actress

Susan Flannery is an American actress and director. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1965 Western film Guns of Diablo and later appeared in some television series. From 1966 to 1975, Flannery starred as Laura Horton on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives for which she received her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Jill Kinmont Boothe was a notable American alpine ski racer. Her life story was turned into two major Hollywood movies The Other Side of the Mountain and its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lindy Booth</span> Canadian actress

Lindy Booth is a Canadian actress. She played Riley Grant on the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson, Claudia on Relic Hunter, and A.J. Butterfield on the NBC series The Philanthropist. She then played Cassandra Cillian on the TNT series The Librarians (2014–2018).

Dennis Barton Dugan is an American film director, actor, and comedian. He is known for directing the films Problem Child, Brain Donors, Beverly Hills Ninja and National Security, and his partnership with comedic actor Adam Sandler, for whom he directed the films Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, The Benchwarmers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Just Go with It, Jack and Jill and Grown Ups 2. Dugan is a four-time Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director nominee, winning once.

<i>Goodbye, Columbus</i> (film) 1969 film by Larry Peerce

Goodbye, Columbus is a 1969 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw, directed by Larry Peerce and based on the 1959 novella of the same name by Philip Roth. The screenplay, by Arnold Schulman, won the Writers Guild of America Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barry Newman</span> American actor (1930–2023)

Barry Foster Newman was an American actor of stage, screen and television known for his portrayal of Kowalski in Vanishing Point, and for his title role in the 1970s television series Petrocelli. He was nominated for Golden Globe and Emmy awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ike Eisenmann</span> American actor

Ike Eisenmann is a former American actor, producer, and sound effects specialist who has been active in the entertainment industry since childhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belinda Montgomery</span> Canadian-American actress

Belinda Montgomery is a Canadian-American actress. She initially attracted notice for playing Cinderella in the 1969 television film Hey, Cinderella! She appeared in films including The Todd Killings (1971), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) and its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978), Stone Cold Dead (1979), and Silent Madness (1984). She starred as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill in the science-fiction series Man from Atlantis (1977–78), and as Katherine Howser, Doogie's mother, in the medical comedy-drama series, Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993).

<i>After Dark</i> (magazine)

After Dark was an entertainment magazine that covered theatre, cinema, stage plays, ballet, performance art, and various artists, including singers, actors and actresses, and dancers, among others. First published in May 1968, the magazine succeeded Ballroom Dance Magazine.

<i>The Other Side of the Mountain</i> 1975 American biographical film

The Other Side of the Mountain is a 1975 American drama romance film based on the true story of ski racing champion Jill Kinmont. The film was titled A Window to the Sky in the United Kingdom.

Dwight Hooker was an American photographer and architect. He was best known as a photographer for Playboy magazine and has been described as one of the masters of "the sensual and the erotic", along with photographers Helmut Newton and J. Frederick Smith. One of his photographs became the basis of Lenna, the standard test image for image processing algorithms and related scientific publications.

Lawrence "Larry" Peerce is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature Goodbye, Columbus (1969), the early rock and roll concert film The Big T.N.T. Show (1965), One Potato, Two Potato (1964), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) and Two-Minute Warning (1976).

<i>The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2</i> 1978 American biographical film

The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 is a 1978 film directed by Larry Peerce. It stars Marilyn Hassett and Timothy Bottoms. It is a sequel to The Other Side of the Mountain.

<i>The Bell Jar</i> (film) 1979 film by Larry Peerce

The Bell Jar is a 1979 American drama film based on Sylvia Plath's 1963 book The Bell Jar. It was directed by Larry Peerce and stars Marilyn Hassett and Julie Harris. The story follows a young woman's summer in New York working for a women's magazine, her return home to New England and her psychological breakdown within the context of the difficulties of the 1950s, including the Rosenbergs' execution, the disturbing aspects of pop culture, and the distraction of predatory college boys.

<i>Shadow of the Hawk</i> 1976 film directed by George McCowan

Shadow of the Hawk is a 1976 horror film directed by George McCowan and written by Norman Thaddeus Vane and Herbert Wright. The film stars Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan George, Pia Shandel, Marianne Jones and Jacques Hubert.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marilyn Hassett biography". Allmovie . Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  2. "Other Side of the Mountain, The". Golden Globes.
  3. "The Cult Movies of Director Larry Peerce and The Bell Jar (1979) Part Two". May 21, 2021.
  4. "The Bell Jar" via www.rottentomatoes.com.