Actress Mary Beth Hurt has died at the age of 79 following a battle with disease.
The actress passed away at a Jersey City, assisted living facility she had been residing at, her spouse Paul Schrader confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Molly Schrader, the daughter of Hurt and Paul Schrader, took to Instagram with a memorial for her late mother.
'Yesterday morning we lost my mom, Mary Beth, to Alzheimer’s after a decade long battle with the disease,' Molly Schrader said in an Instagram post. 'She was an actress, a wife, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a friend, and she took on all those [roles] with grace and a kind ferocity.
'Although we’re grieving there is some comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering and is reunited with her sisters in peace.'
The post was accompanied by a black and white retro photo of the pair snapped by.
Hurt had recently moved to the facility where she passed away. She had previously been residing at a separate assisted living home in Manhattan, with her spouse also living in the same building, sources told TMZ.
The actress died at a Jersey City, New Jersey in assisted living facility she had been residing in, Hurt's spouse Paul Schrader confirmed t
Among Hurt's best known roles came in The World According to Garp, in which she acted opposite the late Robin Williams
Hurt's best known roles came in The World According to Garp, Interiors and Chilly Scenes of Winter.
Mary Beth was married to late actor William Hurt from 1971 until 1982, before marrying Schrader in 1983.
She and the Oscar-nominated director shared daughter Molly, 42, and son Sam, 38.
