Martine Bartlett (April 24, 1925 â€" 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 middle child of three siblings born to George Daniel Bartlett
(1894â€"1971) and his wife Martine (née Fons 1895â€"1983). George
Bartlett was an attorney. Martine graduated from the John Burroughs
School and Washington University in St. Louis.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 series
Arrest and Trial ("Journey Into Darkness", 1963).
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 middle child of three siblings born to George Daniel Bartlett
(1894â€"1971) and his wife Martine (née Fons 1895â€"1983). George
Bartlett was an attorney. Martine graduated from the John Burroughs
School and Washington University in St. Louis.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 series
Arrest and Trial ("Journey Into Darkness", 1963).
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