MARY BADHAM

Mary Badham was an American actress who played parts of her unforgettable starring role in the 1966 film This Property is Condemned and Our Very Own in 2005. Mary became known in her debut appearance in the award-winning original film version of Harper Lee’s classic, 1962 original film To Kill a Mockingbird in which she played the role of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch.

Mary left her acting career to become an art restorer and a college testing coordinator. In 1975, she was married to Richard Wilt and was blessed to have two children. Though she already had work and family commitments, she still had a degree of connection on her To Kill a Mockingbird appearance and travels the world to deliver her speech about the book and its message. Badham explained that “Mockingbird came at a perfect time for our country.”