Martine Bartlett
| Martine Bartlett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 24, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2006 (aged 80) Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, stage, television actress |
| Years active | 1951–1983 |
Martine Bartlett (April 24, 1925 – April 5, 2006) was an American actress. A life member of The Actors Studio, Bartlett is best-remembered, albeit not by name, for her chilling performance as Hattie Dorsett, the seriously disturbed, abusive mother of Sally Field's title character in Sybil.
She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of George Daniel Bartlett (1894–1971) and his wife, Martine (née Fons 1895–1983), the middle child of three siblings. Her father was an attorney. She graduated from John Burroughs School and Washington University.
She was active onstage with the former St. Louis Community Playhouse, Rooftop Players and the old Empress Theater. She received her master's degree at the Graduate Drama School at Yale. Her debut on Broadway was as a townsperson in The Devil's Disciple (1950). She was part of the ensemble cast in Saint Joan (1951), starring Uta Hagen.
Her first television appearance was in an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents titled The Man Who Vanished (1956). Her other appearances include episodes on The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive, Dr. Kildare, The Virginian, Kojak, Cannon, Mission: Impossible, and Quincy, M.E. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress for her performance as Miranda in an episode of the ABC series Arrest and Trial ("Journey Into Darkness", 1963).
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