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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly May 11, 2015 7:32 AM UTC  Dustin Hoffman shaves while Elizabeth Wilson stands behind him in a scene from the film The Graduate in 1967 Dustin Hoffman shaves while Elizabeth Wilson stands behind him in a scene from the film The Graduate in 1967Embassy Pictures—Getty Images by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly May 11, 2015 7:32 AM UTC Elizabeth Wilson, who played Dustin Hoffman’s mother in _The Graduate_ and won a Tony Award in 1972, has died at 94\. Wilson’s friend, Elizabeth Morton, [confirmed her death to the _New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/arts/television/elizabeth-wilson-a-character-actress-of-stage-screen-and-tv-dies-at-94.html). Wilson’s first role was an uncredited appearance in Alfred Hitchcock’s _Notorious_. She would later receive a proper credit for Hitchcock as Helen Carter in the 1963 thriller _The Birds_. In an interview with _The Hartford Courant_last year, [Wilson recalled how a bird actually flew into her back on her first day on set](http://www.courant.com/entertainment/behind-the-curtain/hc-my-interview-with-character-actress-elizabeth-wilson-dead-at-94-20150510-story.html#page=1). “When I told Mr. Hitchcock, he said, ‘I am not at all surprised,’” she said. Four years later, she would co-star in _The Graduate_, the first of four films she would make with director Mike Nichols. (The late director also cast her in his 1973 Broadway revival of _Uncle Vanya_, [as Deadline.com noted](http://deadline.com/2015/05/elizabeth-wilson-film-tv-broadway-actress-dies-1201424183/).) Other notable movie roles included _9 to 5_, _The Addams Family_ and _Quiz Show._ Her last onscreen appearance came in 2012’s _Hyde Park on Hudson_, where she played the mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Wilson won her Tony Award for _Stick and Bones_, an anti-war drama written by David Rabe. For more on Wilson’s life, [head to the _New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/arts/television/elizabeth-wilson-a-character-actress-of-stage-screen-and-tv-dies-at-94.html). [_This article originally appeared on EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/10/elizabeth-wilson-dead) ### Dustin Hoffman: Early Photos of an Actor on the Rise  Dustin Hoffman, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman with his stepdaughter Karina, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman with his stepdaughter Karina, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman with his stepdaughter Karina, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman signs autographs outside the theater where he starred in the play (which he also directed), Jimmy Shine, New York City, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman in his dressing room for the play (which he also directed), Jimmy Shine, New York City, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman in his trailer during the filming of the movie, John and Mary, in which he starred with Mia Farrow, New York City, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman with his wife Anne and daughter Karina, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman and family, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman and family, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Worn out from shooting bedroom scenes with Mia \[Farrow\], Dustin naps before the next take. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman and wife, Anne, and their dog Ratso, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman with his dog Ratso, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman on the way to the theater with his dog, Ratso, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow on set of the film, John and Mary, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman plays tennis during filming of the movie, John and Mary, New York, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman asleep on the set of the 1969 movie, John and Mary. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman chases after his dog Ratso in New York's Riverside Park, 1969. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dustin Hoffman during filming of the 1969 movie, John and Mary. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. On a rare day away from work, Dustin Hoffman browsed in Greenwich Village shops with Anne and later kissed her in a taxi (above), New York, 1969. 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