Elizabeth Hartman with Mrs. Brisby.
Mary Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American actress, best known for her Academy Award-nominated screen debut in A Patch of Blue and for voicing Mrs. Brisby in The Secret of NIMH.
During her career, she worked with such talents as Sidney Poitier, Geraldine Page, Clint Eastwood, and many others.
She committed suicide in 1987 by leaping from the window of her fifth floor apartment.
Her film and television roles include:
- A Patch of Blue (1965) as Selena D'Arcy
- The Group (1966) as Criss
- You're a Big Boy Now (1966) as Barbara Darling
- The Fixer (1968) as Zinaida
- The Beguiled (1971) as Edwina Dabney
- Night Gallery (1 episode, 1971) as Judith Timm
- Walking Tall (1973) as Pauline Pusser
- Love, American Style (1 episode, 1973) as Wilma Moore (uncredited)
- Full Moon High (1981) as Miss Montgomery
- The Secret of NIMH (1982) as Mrs. Brisby (voice)
