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