For over six decades, legendary American actress Mariette Hartley has maintained an undulating niche in the film industry’s drama genre. Hartley started out as an actress in her teens and has since appeared in over 150 stage/film works and hundreds of commercials. In 1979, she became the first actress to win an Emmy Award for a science fiction TV show. That was for her role as Caroline Fields in a 1978 episode of The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982).
Mariette Hartley’s Biography – How Old is She?
She was born Mary Loretta Hartley on June 21,1940 in New York City, United States. She hated the names Mary and Loretta and coined the two to get Mariette. Her parents, Mary Watson and Paul Hartley, were sales managers and accountants, respectively. Her maternal grandfather, JB Watson, was the psychologist who espoused the theory of behaviorism – a Mariette responsible for the mental dysfunction that runs in her family. She has a younger brother named Paul who became a writer and philosopher.
Mariette grew up in Weston and attended Staples High School in Westport, both in Connecticut. After completing her preparatory training in 1957, she later received admission to the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1965. Hartley received an honors degree from Rider University in 1993.
What is Mariette Hartley known for?
Mariette Hartley is known for her acting career, which she began as a teenager, at the age of thirteen to be precise. She began acting as a member of the White Barn Theater in Connecticut, Norwalk. She was also a member and leader of Staples Players, her high school drama group. Mariette also worked for the American Shakespeare Festival.
At the age of eighteen, Hartley landed her first film role (albeit uncredited) in the 1958 western film From Hell to Texas . She then moved to Los Angeles, where she joined the UCLA Theater Group. She later made her film debut in the 1962 western film, Riding Through the Highlands .
Mariette Hartley has since appeared in numerous films, television series and other forms of screen work. In recent years, she has had a recurring role on Fox’s 9-1-1 . Among other prominent works in which she has appeared are Drums from Africa (1963), Marnie (1964), Peyton Place (1965), Good Night, Beantown (1963-84) and Wild About Animals (1995-2015).Of all her screen work, Mariette Hartley is the most James Garner starred alongside the American actor in Polaroid Cameras’ award-winning television commercials and print advertisements from 1977-1984.
Mariette and James bonded so naturally in the series of ads to the point that many began to take her for his wife. To debunk the claims, Mariette began wearing a T-shirt that read “I’m not Ms. Garner.” She also made t-shirts for her son and husband, which included letters to refute the claims. Garner’s real-life wife also made one for herself that read “I’m Mrs. Garner.”
In addition to acting, Mariette Hartley is also a humanitarian. She works primarily as a bipolar disorder and suicide activist. Hartley struggled with bipolar disorder for significant periods of her life. After also losing some members of her family (including her father, uncles, and cousins) to suicide, Mariette founded the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in 1987. AFSP is a private health organization that also provides suicide prevention support to those affected by suicide. Hartley also serves as the organization’s spokesperson.
In 1990 she published her autobiography, Breaking the Silence, which she co-authored with American writer/editor Anne Commire.
How much is her net worth?
Mariette Hartley was able to make a name for herselfwealthy through her long acting career. As of 2019, her net worth is estimated at $6 million. In addition to acting, Mariette has appeared in numerous television and print commercials which have added to her worth over the years.
Aside from showbiz, Hartley worked with a number of other companies. From 2001 to 2006, she was a brand ambassador for the See Clearly Method, a for-profit eye exercise program. She has also worked for GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company that makes drugs for bipolar disorder.
At GlaxoSmithKline, she worked as an attorney, helping to educate people about the proper diagnosis and treatment of mental illness with a focus on bipolar. The talented actress must have also made considerable sums of money from the above jobs and increasing its value to what it is at the moment
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