Mary Badham - wikipedia Mary Badham Mary Badham Mary Badham speaking at Birmingham - Southern College in 2012 ( 1952 - 10 - 07 ) October 7, 1952 ( age 65 ) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1962 -- 1966 Spouse ( s ) Richard Wilt ( 1975 - present ) Children Mary Badham ( born October 7, 1952 ) is an American actress, known for her portrayal of Jean Louise `` Scout '' Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At the time, Badham ( aged 10 ) was the youngest actress ever nominated in this category. Contents 1 Career 2 Current life 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Career Mary Badham had no film acting experience before being cast in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Oscar in her category went to another child actress, Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker. During filming, Badham became particularly close to actor Gregory Peck, who played Scout 's father, Atticus Finch ; she kept in touch with him, always calling him ' Atticus ', until his death in 2003. Badham also played Sport Sharewood in `` The Bewitchin ' Pool '', the final episode of the original Twilight Zone series. Due to technical issues, her voice in outdoor scenes was dubbed in post production by adult voice actress June Foray. She also appeared in the films This Property Is Condemned and Let 's Kill Uncle before retiring from the acting profession. In 2005, at the urging of actor / writer / director Cameron Watson, Badham came out of retirement to play an offbeat cameo opposite Keith Carradine for his film Our Very Own. Watson stated he would not accept any other actress for the part. He had managed to contact her in Monroeville, Alabama, where she had been invited to attend a stage version of To Kill a Mockingbird. Current life Badham is the younger sister of director John Badham. As of 2014, Badham was an art restorer and a college testing coordinator. She is married to Richard W. Wilt, dean of Library and Educational Support Services at Lehigh Carbon Community College, and the mother of two children. She has traveled around the world recalling her experiences making To Kill a Mockingbird, while expounding the book 's messages of tolerance and compassion. In 2012, she attended a screening with President Barack Obama at the White House to mark the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird. In 2015, Badham defended Harper Lee 's new novel, Go Set a Watchman, and its portrayal of an older, more bigoted, Atticus Finch. Filmography Year Title Director Role Notes Ref. 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird Robert Mulligan Jean Louise `` Scout '' Finch 1963 Dr. Kildare Elliot Silverstein Cora Sue Henty 1964 The Twilight Zone Joseph M. Newman Sport Sharewood The Bewitchin ' Pool ( 1964 ) 1966 This Property Is Condemned Sydney Pollack Willie Starr 1966 Let 's Kill Uncle William Castle Chrissie 1998 Fearful Symmetry Charles Kiselyak Herself Documentary on To Kill a Mockingbird 2005 Our Very Own Cameron Watson Mrs. Nutbush 2015 Earl Hamner Storyteller Ray Castro Jr Herself Documentary See also List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees - Best Supporting Actress, Youngest Nominees References ^ Jump up to : Badham, Mary. `` How playing Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird changed my life ''. theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 13 July 2015. Jump up ^ Chilton, Martin. `` Robert Duvall hails return of Harper Lee ''. telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 13 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : Mary Badham Official Website - `` 50th Anniversary '' Accessed 2015 - 07 - 16 Jump up ^ `` Mary Badham Q&A '', Female First, Febr. 17, 2012. Accessed 2015 - 07 - 16 Jump up ^ IMDb - Mary Badham Biography Accessed 2015 - 07 - 13 Jump up ^ Bruinius, Harry. `` With ' Go Set a Watchman, ' Atticus Finch shows complexities of racism in America ( + video ) ''. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 30 January 2016. Jump up ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/opinion/sunday/our-racial-moment-of-truth.html Jump up ^ Galo, Sarah. `` An Evening with the Real Scout Finch ''. The New Republic. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ Kimble, Lindsay. `` Mary Badham, ' Scout ' in 1962 's To Kill a Mockingbird, Reads Excerpts from Harper Lee 's New Novel in N.Y.C ''. people.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Jump up ^ BWW news desk. `` TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 's ' Scout ' Mary Badham Visits the White Theatre This Weekend ''. broadwayworld.com. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Jump up ^ Teussell, Robert. `` Spend New Year 's Eve in ' The Twilight Zone ' ''. kansascity.com. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Jump up ^ Kazek, Kelly. `` Former Alabama child actors : Where are they now ? ''. al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Jump up ^ Kazek, Kelly. `` Former Alabama child actors : Where are they now ? ''. al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Further reading Goldrup, Tom and Jim ( 2002 ). Growing Up on the Set : Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Film and Television. McFarland & Co. p. 30 - 37. ISBN 1476613702. Dye, David ( 1988 ). Child and Youth Actors : Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914 - 1985. Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., p. 7. External links Mary Badham on IMDb Mary Badham at AllMovie VIAF : 32206554 LCCN : n86138324 ISNI : 0000 0000 2663 7078 GND : 132322641 SUDOC : 166820172 BNF : cb141519924 ( data ) BNE : XX1673222 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Badham&oldid=803066067 '' Categories : 1952 births Living people Actresses from Birmingham, Alabama American child actresses American film actresses Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2014 All articles containing potentially dated statements Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Català Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano עברית Latina Polski Русский Tagalog اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 30 September 2017, at 07 : 00. 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Question: who plays scout in to kill a mockingbird
Answer: Mary Badham