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Marilyn Hassett (born December 17, 1947) is an American actress. 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).




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. 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.
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. The film was not well received. 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






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Awards and nominations






References






External links


Marilyn Hassett at IMDb
Marilyn Hassett at AllMovie

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Aktris Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama
• The Bell Jar
• John F. Kennedy
• Marilyn Hassett
• The Bell Jar (film)
• The Other Side of the Mountain
• The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2
• Hassett
• Shadow of the Hawk
• Jill Kinmont Boothe
• Larry Peerce
• Messenger of Death
• Two-Minute Warning