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| 1 | Well, thank God I have this face and it's a believable face and that also seems to be my acting style. My karma doesn't seem to be a big screen karma; it's definitely a little screen karma. |
| 2 | I wasn't even going to do commercials. I thought they were demeaning. I used to sit in front of the television set with my little glass of whatever and say, "That poor sucker, look at what he's doing." He was making a living, that's what he's doing. I finally broke down and said to myself, "Hartley, you have a thousand bucks in the bank; you better get your tush out there and see if there's any commercial interest in you.". |
| 3 | [on acting in the Polaroid television commercials] I absolutely wasn't going to do them. I said I was tired of doing scale commercials. I had done 75 commercials by then and I had nine wardrobe changes in my car -- the Ali MacGraw look, the Candice Bergen look, the housewife look, the person who feeds the dogs dog food look, the shopper look. I was ready to change at a drop of a hat. |
| 4 | I know I am associated with television and I can't seem to break that. It seems to be my lot. You could do worse. I could be not working at all! |
| 5 | I have learned that one's deepest wounds, integrated, become one's greatest power. Helping other survivors [of suicide] is my mission. |
| 6 | I believe in the expression, "Many of us get to heaven by backing away from hell.". |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Is the first person to win an acting Emmy in a science-fiction TV show. |
| 2 | In her teens, she was coached and mentored by legendary acting teacher (and later Oscar nominee) Eva Le Gallienne. |
| 3 | Cousin of Bill Clinton adviser and White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Harold Ickes. |
| 4 | Has publicly discussed her personal struggles with bipolar disorder. |
| 5 | Has starred in three different television productions with the late Bill Bixby: The Incredible Hulk (1978) (for which she won an Emmy Award), Diagnosis Murder (1992), and the short lived television series Goodnight, Beantown (1983). |
| 6 | Received an honorary degree from Rider College (now Rider University) (1993). |
| 7 | Was the head of her high school drama department. |
| 8 | (2001-2006) Was spokesperson (with her son) for the See Clearly Method (a VHS/DVD tutorial by Vision Improvement Technologies purported to naturally correct impaired vision through an eye exercise program, for which sales were ultimately halted by a court, finding that it had been marketed dishonestly). |
| 9 | Former actress-turned-nun Dolores Hart is Mariette's spiritual advisor, and by happenstance gave Mariette the inspired title of her one-woman show, "If You Get to Bethlehem, You've Gone Too Far". It seems those are the driving directions Sister Dolores gives when describing how to get to her convent in Woodbury, Connecticut. |
| 10 | She was a founder and longtime national spokesperson for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which she continues to be involved with as an honorary member of the board of directors (through 2013), and works assertively with many organizations that deal with mental illness. Her father, uncle and cousin all committed suicide. |
| 11 | Her celebrity was increased significantly due to a notable, much praised, and much parodied very large series of television commercials and print ads for Polaroid cameras and film, with James Garner, running from 1977-1984. She and Garner were so naturally convincing as husband and wife that Mariette had a variety of T-shirts made, proclaiming, "I am not James Garner's wife!" or "I am not Jim Rockford's wife!" or "I am not James Garner's son!" (worn by her teenage son at that time). More than 300 commercials were produced. |
| 12 | In 2006, she performed her one-woman show "If You Get to Bethlehem, You've Gone Too Far", which is based on her 1990 bestselling biography "Breaking the Silence". Mariette enacts eleven characters from her memories as a child living in a home beset by acute depression and alcoholism. |
| 13 | Is the granddaughter of trailblazing psychologist John Broadus Watson. |
| 14 | Won an Emmy Award for her role in the memorable television movie The Incredible Hulk: Married (1978) which co-starred the late Bill Bixby. Hartley and Bixby worked together on the pilot episode for Diagnosis Murder (1993) and the television series Goodnight, Beantown (1983). |
| 15 | Is the grandniece of FDR's famous Secretary of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes. |
| 16 | She was not allowed to show her belly button in the original Star Trek (1966) series episode, Star Trek: All Our Yesterdays (1969), due to censors. But Gene Roddenberry got even: he had her show TWO belly buttons in the television movie Genesis II (1973). |
| 17 | Attended and graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Return of Count Yorga | 1971 | | Cynthia Nelson |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1970 | TV Series | Maggie Lynch |
| Barquero | 1970 | | Anna |
| Daniel Boone | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Sister Cecilia / Millie Boyd |
| Love, American Style | 1970 | TV Series | Ruth Dabb (segment "Love and the Fighting Couple") |
| Marooned | 1969 | | Betty Lloyd |
| Star Trek | 1969 | TV Series | Zarabeth |
| The Outsider | 1969 | TV Series | Mary Smith |
| The Vendors | 1969 | | Hooker |
| Death Valley Days | 1965-1968 | TV Series | Tiger Lil / Miss Millett / Cynthia Fallon / ... |
| Cimarron Strip | 1968 | TV Series | Jessica Cabot |
| Judd for the Defense | 1968 | TV Series | Erica Cosgrove |
| He & She | 1967 | TV Series | Dorothy Webb |
| The Hero | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Ruth Garret |
| The Legend of Jesse James | 1966 | TV Series | Polly Dockery |
| Peyton Place | 1965 | TV Series | Claire Morton |
| My Three Sons | 1964 | TV Series | Mary Kathleen Connolly |
| The Virginian | 1964 | TV Series | Kate Andrews / Maria Peterson |
| Marnie | 1964 | | Susan Clabon |
| Breaking Point | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Lee Brandt / Betty Lorimer |
| The Twilight Zone | 1964 | TV Series | Sandra Horn |
| Channing | 1963 | TV Series | Evelyn Crown |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | 1963 | TV Series | Hagar Menifee |
| Drums of Africa | 1963 | | Ruth Knight |
| Ben Casey | 1963 | TV Series | Julie Carr |
| Dr. Kildare | 1963 | TV Series | Ellen Hendricks |
| Stoney Burke | 1962 | TV Series | Laura Grayson |
| Ride the High Country | 1962 | | Elsa Knudsen |
| One Week in Hollywood | | announced | Dawn |
| Three Days in August | 2016 | | Maureen |
| Fireside Chat with Esther | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Lady Antonia / Miriam / Marie Antoinette / ... |
| Silver Skies | 2016 | | Harriet |
| Counting for Thunder | 2015 | | Tina Stalworth |
| The Dentros | 2015 | Short | Joan Dentro |
| The Comeback Kids | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Richie's Mom |
| The Mentalist | 2013 | TV Series | Elise Vogelson |
| Big Love | 2011 | TV Series | Major |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2003-2011 | TV Series | Lorna Scarry |
| Nurses Who Kill... | 2010 | Short | Paulette |
| The Inner Circle | 2009 | | Sister Madeleine |
| The Cleaner | 2009 | TV Series | Jane O'Hara |
| Cold Case | 2008 | TV Series | Gloria Flagstone '08 |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2008 | TV Series | Betty Kenner |
| Saving Grace | 2008 | TV Series | Emily Jane Ada |
| Dirt | 2007 | TV Series | Dorothy Spiller |
| Love Is a Four Letter Word | 2007 | TV Movie | Audrey |
| Novel Romance | 2006 | | Marty McCall |
| Meet the Santas | 2005 | TV Movie | Joanna |
| NCIS | 2005 | TV Series | Hanna Lowell |
| Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus | 2004 | TV Movie | Joanna |
| Baggage | 2003/I | | Emily Wade |
| One Life to Live | 2001 | TV Series | Sister Mary Daniel |
| Kate Brasher | 2001 | TV Series | Gloria Raskin |
| Healthy Solutions with Mariette Hartley | 2001 | TV Series | Show Host |
| Nash Bridges | 2000 | TV Series | Libby |
| Twice in a Lifetime | 1999 | TV Series | Brooke Canby / Janet Bryant |
| Kismet | 1999/II | Short | Mother |
| To Have & to Hold | 1998 | TV Series | Ellen Cornell |
| Conan | 1998 | TV Series | Queen Veeta |
| Snitch | 1996 | | Kinnison |
| Caroline in the City | 1996 | TV Series | Margaret Duffy |
| Courthouse | 1995 | TV Series | Judge Katherine Wilkes |
| Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 | 1995 | TV Movie | Beth Pearson |
| Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III | 1994 | TV Mini-Series | Prudence |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host | 1993 | TV Movie | Dr. Sheila Carlin |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1992 | TV Series | Susan Lindsay |
| Child of Rage | 1992 | TV Movie | Dr. Rosemary Myers |
| Encino Man | 1992 | | Mrs. Morgan |
| The House on Sycamore Street | 1992 | TV Movie | Kate Hamilton |
| Diagnosis Murder | 1992 | TV Movie | Kate Hamilton |
| WIOU | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Liz McVay |
| Murder C.O.D. | 1990 | TV Movie | Sally Kramer |
| Passion and Paradise | 1989 | TV Movie | Lady Oakes |
| 1969 | 1988 | | Jessie |
| My Two Loves | 1986 | TV Movie | Gail Springer |
| One Terrific Guy | 1986 | TV Movie | Mrs. Burton |
| Joshua and the Battle of Jericho | 1986 | Video short voice | |
| Silence of the Heart | 1984 | TV Movie | Barbara Lewis |
| Goodnight, Beantown | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Jennifer Barnes |
| The Love Boat | 1983 | TV Series | Martha Chambers |
| M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | 1983 | TV Movie | Candy Lightner |
| Drop-Out Father | 1982 | TV Movie | Katherine McCall |
| O'Hara's Wife | 1982 | | Harry' OHara |
| Improper Channels | 1981 | | Diana Martley |
| No Place to Hide | 1981 | TV Movie | Adele Manning |
| The Secret War of Jackie's Girls | 1980 | TV Movie | Jackie |
| The Love Tapes | 1980 | TV Movie | Barbara Welles |
| Stone | 1979 | TV Movie | Dianne Stone |
| The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | 1979 | TV Short | The Witch |
| The Rockford Files | 1979 | TV Series | Althea Morgan |
| Stone | 1979 | TV Series | Mrs. Diane Stone |
| M*A*S*H | 1979 | TV Series | Dr. Inga Halvorsen |
| A Rainy Day | 1978 | Short | Stephanie Carter |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1978 | TV Series | Dr. Carolyn Fields |
| Logan's Run | 1978 | TV Series | Ariana |
| Columbo | 1974-1977 | TV Series | Veronica / Eileen McRae |
| The Last Hurrah | 1977 | TV Movie | Clare Gardiner |
| Kingston: Confidential | 1977 | TV Series | Kathleen Morgan |
| The African Queen | 1977 | TV Movie | Rose Sayer |
| Delvecchio | 1977 | TV Series | Angela Atkins |
| Police Woman | 1977 | TV Series | Gloria Turner |
| The Oregon Trail | 1977 | TV Series | Susan |
| Most Wanted | 1976 | TV Series | Lt. Ruth Massey |
| The Quest | 1976 | TV Series | Vay |
| The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | 1976 | TV Movie | Heather McDougall |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1976 | TV Series | Elizabeth Thurmond |
| Insight | 1970-1975 | TV Series | Elise / Lynn |
| McCloud | 1975 | TV Series | Ann Lassiter |
| Barnaby Jones | 1974 | TV Series | Carolyn Lacey / Vanessa Stevenson / Kohlmeyer |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Bonnie Harris / Officer Andrea 'Drea' McCormick |
| Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | 1974 | TV Series | Sandra |
| The Wide World of Mystery | 1974 | TV Series | Sharon Reischauer / Kaleta Wilson |
| Gunsmoke | 1963-1974 | TV Series | Ellie Talley / Fiona Gideon / Kate Hume / ... |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1973 | TV Series | Roberta Laughlin |
| Emergency! | 1973 | TV Series | Vera Mannering |
| The Bob Newhart Show | 1973 | TV Series | Marilyn Dietz |
| Genesis II | 1973 | TV Movie | Lyra-a |
| The F.B.I. | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Doe Riley / Jessica Bowling |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1973 | TV Series | Marsha Booth |
| Mystery in Dracula's Castle | 1973 | TV Movie | Marsha Booth |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1972 | TV Series | Helen Burke |
| Circle of Fear | 1972 | TV Series | Sheila Conway |
| The Delphi Bureau | 1972 | TV Series | Sarah Bowmont |
| Sandcastles | 1972 | TV Movie | Sarah |
| The Magnificent Seven Ride! | 1972 | | Arrila |
| Skyjacked | 1972 | | Harriet Stevens |
| The Sixth Sense | 1972 | TV Series | Prof. Diana Parker / Terry Parker |
| Mannix | 1972 | TV Series | Nurse Cara Guild |
| Bonanza | 1965-1971 | TV Series | Miss Lola Fairmont / Jennifer Carlis / Mamyope / ... |
| Earth II | 1971 | TV Movie | Lisa Karger |
| Cade's County | 1971 | TV Series | Frances Pilgrim |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Wild About Animals | 1995-2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Hostess |
| Private Screenings | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| 17th Annual PRISM Showcase | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 16th Annual Prism Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| Good Food, Good Deeds | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Profiles of Hope | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Teens & Sex in Europe: A Story of Rights, Respect & Responsibility | 2007 | Documentary short | Narrator |
| Niagara Falls | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| SoapTalk | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| 44th Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration | 2003 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Larry King Live | 1989-2003 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Biography | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 9th Annual Genesis Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| A Baby's World | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Vicki! | 1993 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| What About Me? I'm Only 3! | 1992 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 13th Annual CableACE Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Fifth Annual Genesis Awards | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Hour Magazine | 1982-1988 | TV Series | Herself |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1986-1988 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
| Great Performances | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Morning Program | 1987 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1974-1985 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The 20th Annual Your Choice for the Film Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself - Hostess |
| Strong Kids, Safe Kids | 1984 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Co- Presenter: Favourite Male Performer in New Television Series and Co-Presenter: Favourite Female Performer in New Television Series |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The John Davidson Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Hostess |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977-1980 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Hostess / Herself - Actress |
| The Big Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess |
| The 6th People's Choice Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Hostess |
| Circus of the Stars #4 | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Ringmaster |
| Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Today | 1952 | TV Series | Herself - Substitute Co-Host (1980) |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Goodnight, Beantown (1983) |
| 1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983) |
| 1982 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by a Foreign Actress | Improper Channels (1981) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Program | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Rockford Files (1974) |
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special | The Last Hurrah (1977) |
| 1963 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Ride the High Country (1962) |
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