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Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 10, 1924
Died May 31, 2014 (89)
Birthplace Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Martha Hyer (August 10, 1924, Fort Worth, Texas - May 31, 2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an American actress. She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946. She had roles in So Big (1953), Sa ... brina (1954), The Delicate Delinquent in 1956 (Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin), Houseboat (1958), Ice Palace (1960), Desire in the Dust (1960), The Carpetbaggers (1964), First Men in the Moon (1964), Blood on the Arrow (1964) and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Night of the Grizzly (1966), among many others. She costarred with Keenan Wynn in Bikini Beach (1964), one of the Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. On television, Hyer played the part of "Hannah Haley" in the episode "Incident West of Lano" on the Western series Rawhide. Her most significant role came as the love interest of Frank Sinatra in Some Came Running for director Vincente Minnelli in 1958, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hyer was one of the actresses considered for the Janet Leigh role of the doomed Marion Crane in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho. Her last film was Day of the Wolves in 1973. Hyer married producer Hal B. Wallis in 1966, and the couple remained together until his death in 1986. She died on May 31, 2014, at the age of 89 from natural causes, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she had lived for many years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martha Hyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Day of the Wolves

The Day of the Wolves

1971

as Maggie Anderson

Crossplot

Crossplot

1969

as Jo Grinling

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

1969

as Lee Marshall

Another Man's Wife

Another Man's Wife

1967

as Ana María

House of 1,000 Dolls

House of 1,000 Dolls

1967

as Rebecca

Some May Live

Some May Live

1967

as Kate Meredith

The Happening

The Happening

1967

as Monica Delmonico

Picture Mommy Dead

Picture Mommy Dead

1966

as Francene Shelley

The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly

1966

as Angela Cole

The Chase

The Chase

1966

as Mary Fuller

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Mary Gordon

Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

1964

as Laura Blanco

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

as Kate Callender

Blood on the Arrow

Blood on the Arrow

1964

as Nancy Mailer

Bikini Beach

Bikini Beach

1964

as Vivien Clements

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964

as Jennie Denton

Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

1963

as Lucinda Ford

A Girl Named Tamiko

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962

as Fay Wilson

The Last Time I Saw Archie

The Last Time I Saw Archie

1961

as Peggy Kramer

The Right Approach

The Right Approach

1961

as Anne Perry

Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust

1960

as Melinda Marquand

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960

as Dorothy Wendt Kennedy

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

as Herodias

The Best of Everything

The Best of Everything

1959

as Barbara Lamont

Houseboat

Houseboat

1958

as Carolyn Gibson

Once Upon a Horse...

Once Upon a Horse...

1958

as Miss Amity Babb

Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

1958

as Ann McCall

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

1958

as Gwen French

Mister Cory

Mister Cory

1957

as Abby Vollard

The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

1957

as Martha Henshaw

Kelly and Me

Kelly and Me

1957

as Lucy Castle

Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn

1957

as Mary Hess

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957

as Cordelia Bullock

Showdown at Abilene

Showdown at Abilene

1956

as Peggy Bigelow

Red Sundown

Red Sundown

1956

as Caroline Murphy

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955

as Betsy Donevan

Kiss of Fire

Kiss of Fire

1955

as Felicia

Paris Follies of 1956

Paris Follies of 1956

1955

as Ruth Harmon

The Scarlet Spear

The Scarlet Spear

1954

as Christine

Cry Vengeance

Cry Vengeance

1954

as Peggy Harding

Battle of Rogue River

Battle of Rogue River

1954

as Brett McClain

Wyoming Renegades

Wyoming Renegades

1954

as Nancy Warren

Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets

1954

as Connie Anderson

Trouble on the Trail

Trouble on the Trail

1954

as Kidnapped Singer

Riders to the Stars

Riders to the Stars

1954

as Dr. Jane Flynn

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

1954

as Lorraine Thayer

Sabrina

Sabrina

1954

as Elizabeth Tyson

So Big

So Big

1953

as Paula Hempel

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953

as Janie Howe

Geisha Girl

Geisha Girl

1952

as Peggy Burns

Wild Stallion

Wild Stallion

1952

as Caroline (as an adult)

Yukon Gold

Yukon Gold

1952

as Marie Briand

Oriental Evil

Oriental Evil

1951

as Cheryl Banning

The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

1950

as Mary Corbett

Outcasts of Black Mesa

Outcasts of Black Mesa

1950

as Ruth Dorn

Frisco Tornado

Frisco Tornado

1950

as Jean Martin

Salt Lake Raiders

Salt Lake Raiders

1950

as Helen Thornton

The Lawless

The Lawless

1950

as Caroline Tyler

Rustlers

Rustlers

1949

as Ruth Abbott

Roughshod

Roughshod

1949

as Marcia

The Clay Pigeon

The Clay Pigeon

1949

as Miss Harwick

Gun Smugglers

Gun Smugglers

1948

as Judy Davis

The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

1948

as Helen Adams

Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1947

as Ellie Jorth

The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

1947

as Catherine Bailey Struthers III

The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach

1947

as Mrs. Barton (uncredited)

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947

as Maid (uncredited)

The Locket

The Locket

1946

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

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Television Credits

Burke's Law

as Jerri Vaughn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Helen Blaine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Bewitched

as Margaret Marshall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1964

Rawhide

as Hannah Haley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Lux Video Theatre

as Lois

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Lisa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Vi Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Laurie Pritchard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Lux Video Theatre

as Jean

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Ivy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Julie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Trudy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Burke's Law

as Penny Allen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Burke's Law

as Clarissa Montgomery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Burke's Law

as Gloria Vickers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Burke's Law

as Adrienne Shelton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Burke's Law

as Dr. Serena Standish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Four Star Playhouse

as Gloria

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Jan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Caroline Glenn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

The Name of the Game

as Billie Ramsey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Virginian

as Amalia Clark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Alice Marsden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Judy Mullett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Family Affair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Beverly Hillbillies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1962

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

Branded

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

Racket Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1951

Public Defender

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 11, 1954

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