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Martha Hyer
Actor

Martha Hyer

10 Aug 1924Born
31 May 2014Died
89Age at death
98Credits

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), Sabrina (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.

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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.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 98 credits.

  1. 1975Rooster CogburnFilm: Writer
  2. 1971The Day of the WolvesFilm: Maggie Anderson
  3. 1970McCloudSeries (1 episode)
  4. 1969CrossplotFilm: Jo Grinling
  5. 1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...Film: Lee Marshall
  6. 1968The Name of the GameSeries: Billie Ramsey (1 episode)
  7. 1967House of 1,000 DollsFilm: Rebecca
  8. 1967Another Man's WifeFilm: Ana María
  9. 1967Catch As Catch CanFilm: Luisa Chiaramonte
  10. 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1967Some May LiveFilm: Kate Meredith
  12. 1967The HappeningFilm: Monica Delmonico
  13. 1966Picture Mommy DeadFilm: Francene Shelley
  14. 1966Family AffairSeries (1 episode)
  15. 1966Cuernavaca in SpringFilm
  16. 1966The Night of the GrizzlyFilm: Angela Cole
  17. 1966The ChaseFilm: Mary Fuller
  18. 1965War Italian StyleFilm: Lt. Inge Schultze
  19. 1965The Sons of Katie ElderFilm: Mary Gordon
  20. 1965BrandedSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1964Blood on the ArrowFilm: Nancy Mailer
  22. 1964BewitchedSeries: Margaret Marshall (1 episode)
  23. 1964First Men in the MoonFilm: Kate Callender
  24. 1964Bikini BeachFilm: Vivien Clements
  25. 1964The CarpetbaggersFilm: Jennie Denton
  26. 1964Pyro... The Thing Without a FaceFilm: Laura Blanco
  27. 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries: Helen Blaine, Caroline Glenn (1 episode)
  28. 1963Burke's LawSeries: Jerri Vaughn, Penny Allen, Clarissa Montgomery, Gloria Vickers, Adrienne Shelton, Dr. Serena Standish (1 episode)
  29. 1963The Greatest Show on EarthSeries (1 episode)
  30. 1963Wives and LoversFilm: Lucinda Ford
  31. 1963The Man from the Diners' ClubFilm: Lucy
  32. 1962A Girl Named TamikoFilm: Fay Wilson
  33. 1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries (1 episode)
  34. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Alice Marsden, Judy Mullett (1 episode)
  35. 1962The VirginianSeries: Amalia Clark (1 episode)
  36. 1961The Last Time I Saw ArchieFilm: Peggy Kramer
  37. 1961The Right ApproachFilm: Anne Perry
  38. 1960Desire in the DustFilm: Melinda Marquand
  39. 1960Route 66Series (1 episode)
  40. 1960Mistress of the World - Part IIFilm: Karin Johanson
  41. 1960Mistress of the World - Part IFilm: Karin Johanson
  42. 1960Ice PalaceFilm: Dorothy Wendt Kennedy
  43. 1959The Best of EverythingFilm: Barbara Lamont
  44. 1959The DeputySeries: Joy Cartwright (1 episode)
  45. 1959The Big FishermanFilm: Herodias
  46. 1959RawhideSeries: Hannah Haley (1 episode)
  47. 1958Some Came RunningFilm: Gwen French
  48. 1958HouseboatFilm: Carolyn Gibson
  49. 1958Once Upon a Horse...Film: Miss Amity Babb
  50. 1958Paris HolidayFilm: Ann McCall
  51. 1957My Man GodfreyFilm: Cordelia Bullock
  52. 1957The Delicate DelinquentFilm: Martha Henshaw
  53. 1957Kelly and MeFilm: Lucy Castle
  54. 1957Mister CoryFilm: Abby Vollard
  55. 1957Battle HymnFilm: Mary Hess
  56. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Laurie Pritchard (1 episode)
  57. 1956Showdown at AbileneFilm: Peggy Bigelow
  58. 1956Red SundownFilm: Caroline Murphy
  59. 1955Paris Follies of 1956Film: Ruth Harmon
  60. 1955Kiss of FireFilm: Felicia
  61. 1955Francis in the NavyFilm: Betsy Donevan
  62. 1954Trouble on the TrailFilm: Kidnapped Singer
  63. 1954Cry VengeanceFilm: Peggy Harding
  64. 1954Climax!Series: Vi Johnson (1 episode)
  65. 1954Down Three Dark StreetsFilm: Connie Anderson
  66. 1954SabrinaFilm: Elizabeth Tyson
  67. 1954Battle of Rogue RiverFilm: Brett McClain
  68. 1954Lucky MeFilm: Lorraine Thayer
  69. 1954Wyoming RenegadesFilm: Nancy Warren
  70. 1954Public DefenderSeries (1 episode)
  71. 1954The Scarlet SpearFilm: Christine
  72. 1954Riders to the StarsFilm: Dr. Jane Flynn
  73. 1953So BigFilm: Paula Hempel
  74. 1953Abbott and Costello Go to MarsFilm: Janie Howe
  75. 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeries: Gloria, Jan (1 episode)
  76. 1952Yukon GoldFilm: Marie Briand
  77. 1952Geisha GirlFilm: Peggy Burns
  78. 1952Wild StallionFilm: Caroline (as an adult)
  79. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Lisa (1 episode)
  80. 1951Oriental EvilFilm: Cheryl Banning

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