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
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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
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. 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
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''
Quarantined''. Hassett later guest-starred on ''
Emergency!
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'', ''
The Six Million Dollar Man
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'' 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
Lawrence Peerce (born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature ''Goodbye, Columbus (film), Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), the early rock and roll concert film ''The Big T.N.T. Show'' (1965), ''On ...
, who chose her for the lead from several hundred hopefuls. She received some positive reviews from critics; she won a
Golden Globe
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in 1976 for
New Star of the Year and was nominated for the
. ''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
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'', directed by her then-husband Larry Peerce. In 1979, she starred in the film adaptation of
Sylvia Plath
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'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
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'', ''
Murder, She Wrote
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'' and ''
The Hitchhiker''.
Filmography
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
American film actresses
American television actresses
Actresses from Los Angeles
New Star of the Year (Actress) Golden Globe winners
21st-century American women