Born in Birmingham, AL. With no prior acting experience Badham won the role of Gregory Peck's tomboy daughter, Scout, in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) over 2,000 other applicants and won praise and a supporting actress Oscar® nomination for her naturalistic, unaffected performance. Badham only appeared in two other films, THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED and LET'S KILL UNCLE (both 1966) and on TV episodes of "Dr. Kildare" and "Twilight Zone" before retiring from the screen and moving to a Virginia farm. She came out of retirement for a cameo in Cameron Watson's 2005 feature OUR VERY OWN. At present Badham is an art restorer and a college testing coordinator. Married to a school teacher, and the mother of two, she also travels around the world recalling her experiences making TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD while expounding on the book's messages of tolerance and compassion. Her brother is director John Badham (b. 1939).  Nominated for Supporting Actress 1962: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1 nomination