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Martha Hyer

Acting 89 (deceased) years old Fort Worth, Texas, USA ★ 1.0
Born: August 10, 1924
Died: May 31, 2014

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.

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Known For

War Italian Style
War Italian Style Lt. Inge Schultze 1965
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain Ellie Jorth 1947
Ice Palace
Ice Palace Dorothy Wendt Kennedy 1960
House of 1,000 Dolls
House of 1,000 Dolls Rebecca 1967
First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon Kate Callender 1964

Jimmy's Seen (1)

New Jack City
New Jack City Hannah Haley 1991

Filmography

Acting Credits (108)

The Day of the Wolves
The Day of the Wolves Maggie Anderson 1971
McCloud
McCloud 1970
Crossplot
Crossplot Jo Grinling 1969
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Once You Kiss a Stranger... Lee Marshall 1969
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game Billie Ramsey 1968
Another Man's Wife
Another Man's Wife Ana María 1967
House of 1,000 Dolls
House of 1,000 Dolls Rebecca 1967
Catch As Catch Can
Catch As Catch Can Luisa Chiaramonte 1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense 1967
The Happening
The Happening Monica Delmonico 1967
Some May Live
Some May Live Kate Meredith 1967
Picture Mommy Dead
Picture Mommy Dead Francene Shelley 1966
Family Affair
Family Affair 1966
Cuernavaca in Spring
Cuernavaca in Spring 1966
The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly Angela Cole 1966
The Chase
The Chase Mary Fuller 1966
War Italian Style
War Italian Style Lt. Inge Schultze 1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder Mary Gordon 1965
Branded
Branded 1965
Blood on the Arrow
Blood on the Arrow Nancy Mailer 1964
Bewitched
Bewitched Margaret Marshall 1964
First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon Kate Callender 1964
Bikini Beach
Bikini Beach Vivien Clements 1964
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers Jennie Denton 1964
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face Laura Blanco 1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Helen Blaine 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Caroline Glenn 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Jerri Vaughn 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Penny Allen 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Clarissa Montgomery 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Gloria Vickers 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Adrienne Shelton 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Dr. Serena Standish 1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth 1963
Wives and Lovers
Wives and Lovers Lucinda Ford 1963
The Man from the Diners' Club
The Man from the Diners' Club Lucy 1963
A Girl Named Tamiko
A Girl Named Tamiko Fay Wilson 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Alice Marsden 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Judy Mullett 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Amalia Clark 1962
The Last Time I Saw Archie
The Last Time I Saw Archie Peggy Kramer 1961
The Right Approach
The Right Approach Anne Perry 1961
Desire in the Dust
Desire in the Dust Melinda Marquand 1960
Route 66
Route 66 1960
Mistress of the World - Part II
Mistress of the World - Part II Karin Johanson 1960
Mistress of the World - Part I
Mistress of the World - Part I Karin Johanson 1960
Ice Palace
Ice Palace Dorothy Wendt Kennedy 1960
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything Barbara Lamont 1959
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman Herodias 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Hannah Haley 1959
Some Came Running
Some Came Running Gwen French 1958
Houseboat
Houseboat Carolyn Gibson 1958
Once Upon a Horse...
Once Upon a Horse... Miss Amity Babb 1958
Paris Holiday
Paris Holiday Ann McCall 1958
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey Cordelia Bullock 1957
The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent Martha Henshaw 1957
Kelly and Me
Kelly and Me Lucy Castle 1957
Mister Cory
Mister Cory Abby Vollard 1957
Battle Hymn
Battle Hymn Mary Hess 1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Laurie Pritchard 1956
Showdown at Abilene
Showdown at Abilene Peggy Bigelow 1956
Red Sundown
Red Sundown Caroline Murphy 1956
Paris Follies of 1956
Paris Follies of 1956 Ruth Harmon 1955
Kiss of Fire
Kiss of Fire Felicia 1955
Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy Betsy Donevan 1955
Trouble on the Trail
Trouble on the Trail Kidnapped Singer 1954
Cry Vengeance
Cry Vengeance Peggy Harding 1954
Climax!
Climax! Vi Johnson 1954
Down Three Dark Streets
Down Three Dark Streets Connie Anderson 1954
Sabrina
Sabrina Elizabeth Tyson 1954
Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River Brett McClain 1954
Lucky Me
Lucky Me Lorraine Thayer 1954
Wyoming Renegades
Wyoming Renegades Nancy Warren 1954
Public Defender
Public Defender 1954
The Scarlet Spear
The Scarlet Spear Christine 1954
Riders to the Stars
Riders to the Stars Dr. Jane Flynn 1954
So Big
So Big Paula Hempel 1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars Janie Howe 1953
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Gloria 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Jan 1952
Yukon Gold
Yukon Gold Marie Briand 1952
Geisha Girl
Geisha Girl Peggy Burns 1952
Wild Stallion
Wild Stallion Caroline (as an adult) 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Lisa 1951
Oriental Evil
Oriental Evil Cheryl Banning 1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951
The Kangaroo Kid
The Kangaroo Kid Mary Corbett 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Lois 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Ivy 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Jean 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Julie 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Trudy 1950
Frisco Tornado
Frisco Tornado Jean Martin 1950
The Lawless
The Lawless Caroline Tyler 1950
Salt Lake Raiders
Salt Lake Raiders Helen Thornton 1950
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Outcasts of Black Mesa Ruth Dorn 1950
Roughshod
Roughshod Marcia 1949
The Clay Pigeon
The Clay Pigeon Miss Harwick 1949
Rustlers
Rustlers Ruth Abbott 1949
Gun Smugglers
Gun Smugglers Judy Davis 1948
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch Helen Adams 1948
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out Catherine Bailey Struthers III 1947
The Woman on the Beach
The Woman on the Beach Mrs. Barton (uncredited) 1947
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain Ellie Jorth 1947
Born to Kill
Born to Kill Maid (uncredited) 1947
The Locket
The Locket Bridesmaid (uncredited) 1946

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