Martha Hyer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 10, 1924
- Died
- May 31, 2014 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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. 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Day of the Wolves
Movie · as Maggie Anderson
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Movie · as Lee Marshall
Crossplot
Movie · as Jo Grinling
The Name of the Game
TV · as Billie Ramsey · 1 ep
The Happening
Movie · as Monica Delmonico
Another Man's Wife
Movie · as Ana María
House of 1,000 Dolls
Movie · as Rebecca
Catch As Catch Can
Movie · as Luisa Chiaramonte
Some May Live
Movie · as Kate Meredith
Judd, for the Defense
TV · 1 ep
The Night of the Grizzly
Movie · as Angela Cole
The Chase
Movie · as Mary Fuller
Picture Mommy Dead
Movie · as Francene Shelley
Cuernavaca in Spring
Movie
Family Affair
TV · 1 ep
The Sons of Katie Elder
Movie · as Mary Gordon
War Italian Style
Movie · as Lt. Inge Schultze
Branded
TV · 1 ep
First Men in the Moon
Movie · as Kate Callender
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Movie · as Laura Blanco
The Carpetbaggers
Movie · as Jennie Denton
Bikini Beach
Movie · as Vivien Clements
Blood on the Arrow
Movie · as Nancy Mailer
Bewitched
TV · as Margaret Marshall · 1 ep
The Man from the Diners' Club
Movie · as Lucy
Wives and Lovers
Movie · as Lucinda Ford
Burke's Law
TV · as Jerri Vaughn, Penny Allen, Clarissa Montgomery, Gloria Vickers, Adrienne Shelton, Dr. Serena Standish · 1 ep
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Helen Blaine, Caroline Glenn · 1 ep
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV · 1 ep
A Girl Named Tamiko
Movie · as Fay Wilson
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Amalia Clark · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Alice Marsden, Judy Mullett · 1 ep
The Last Time I Saw Archie
Movie · as Peggy Kramer
The Right Approach
Movie · as Anne Perry
Ice Palace
Movie · as Dorothy Wendt Kennedy
Mistress of the World - Part I
Movie · as Karin Johanson
Desire in the Dust
Movie · as Melinda Marquand
Mistress of the World - Part II
Movie · as Karin Johanson
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Best of Everything
Movie · as Barbara Lamont
The Big Fisherman
Movie · as Herodias
Rawhide
TV · as Hannah Haley · 1 ep
The Deputy
TV · as Joy Cartwright · 1 ep
Houseboat
Movie · as Carolyn Gibson
Paris Holiday
Movie · as Ann McCall
Some Came Running
Movie · as Gwen French
Once Upon a Horse...
Movie · as Miss Amity Babb
The Delicate Delinquent
Movie · as Martha Henshaw
Battle Hymn
Movie · as Mary Hess
Mister Cory
Movie · as Abby Vollard
Kelly and Me
Movie · as Lucy Castle
My Man Godfrey
Movie · as Cordelia Bullock
Showdown at Abilene
Movie · as Peggy Bigelow
Red Sundown
Movie · as Caroline Murphy
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Laurie Pritchard · 1 ep
Francis in the Navy
Movie · as Betsy Donevan
Kiss of Fire
Movie · as Felicia
Paris Follies of 1956
Movie · as Ruth Harmon
Sabrina
Movie · as Elizabeth Tyson
Lucky Me
Movie · as Lorraine Thayer
Cry Vengeance
Movie · as Peggy Harding
Down Three Dark Streets
Movie · as Connie Anderson
Riders to the Stars
Movie · as Dr. Jane Flynn
Wyoming Renegades
Movie · as Nancy Warren
Battle of Rogue River
Movie · as Brett McClain
The Scarlet Spear
Movie · as Christine
Trouble on the Trail
Movie · as Kidnapped Singer
Climax!
TV · as Vi Johnson · 1 ep
Public Defender
TV · 1 ep
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Movie · as Janie Howe
So Big
Movie · as Paula Hempel
Wild Stallion
Movie · as Caroline (as an adult)
Geisha Girl
Movie · as Peggy Burns
Yukon Gold
Movie · as Marie Briand
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Gloria, Jan · 1 ep
Oriental Evil
Movie · as Cheryl Banning
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Lisa · 1 ep
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 1 ep
Racket Squad
TV · 1 ep
The Kangaroo Kid
Movie · as Mary Corbett
The Lawless
Movie · as Caroline Tyler
Frisco Tornado
Movie · as Jean Martin
Salt Lake Raiders
Movie · as Helen Thornton
Outcast of Black Mesa
Movie · as Ruth Dorn
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Lois, Ivy, Jean, Julie, Trudy · 1 ep
The Clay Pigeon
Movie · as Miss Harwick
Roughshod
Movie · as Marcia
Rustlers
Movie · as Ruth Abbott
The Velvet Touch
Movie · as Helen Adams
Gun Smugglers
Movie · as Judy Davis
The Woman on the Beach
Movie · as Mrs. Barton (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
Movie · as Ellie Jorth
The Judge Steps Out
Movie · as Catherine Bailey Struthers III
Born to Kill
Movie · as Maid (uncredited)
The Locket
Movie · as Bridesmaid (uncredited)