Martha Hyer
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.
Filmography
The Day of the Wolves
as Maggie Anderson
The Day of the Wolves
as Maggie Anderson
Crossplot
as Jo Grinling
Crossplot
as Jo Grinling
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
as Lee Marshall
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
as Lee Marshall
House of 1,000 Dolls
as Rebecca
House of 1,000 Dolls
as Rebecca
Another Man's Wife
as Ana María
Another Man's Wife
as Ana María
Catch As Catch Can
as Luisa Chiaramonte
Catch As Catch Can
as Luisa Chiaramonte
Some May Live
as Kate Meredith
Some May Live
as Kate Meredith
The Happening
as Monica Delmonico
The Happening
as Monica Delmonico
Picture Mommy Dead
as Francene Shelley
Picture Mommy Dead
as Francene Shelley
Cuernavaca in Spring
Cuernavaca in Spring
The Night of the Grizzly
as Angela Cole
The Night of the Grizzly
as Angela Cole
The Chase
as Mary Fuller
The Chase
as Mary Fuller
War Italian Style
as Lt. Inge Schultze
War Italian Style
as Lt. Inge Schultze
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Mary Gordon
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Mary Gordon
Blood on the Arrow
as Nancy Mailer
Blood on the Arrow
as Nancy Mailer
First Men in the Moon
as Kate Callender
First Men in the Moon
as Kate Callender
Bikini Beach
as Vivien Clements
Bikini Beach
as Vivien Clements
The Carpetbaggers
as Jennie Denton
The Carpetbaggers
as Jennie Denton
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
as Laura Blanco
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
as Laura Blanco
Wives and Lovers
as Lucinda Ford
Wives and Lovers
as Lucinda Ford
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Lucy
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Lucy
A Girl Named Tamiko
as Fay Wilson
A Girl Named Tamiko
as Fay Wilson
The Last Time I Saw Archie
as Peggy Kramer
The Last Time I Saw Archie
as Peggy Kramer
The Right Approach
as Anne Perry
The Right Approach
as Anne Perry
Desire in the Dust
as Melinda Marquand
Desire in the Dust
as Melinda Marquand
Mistress of the World - Part II
as Karin Johanson
Mistress of the World - Part II
as Karin Johanson
Mistress of the World - Part I
as Karin Johanson
Mistress of the World - Part I
as Karin Johanson
Ice Palace
as Dorothy Wendt Kennedy
Ice Palace
as Dorothy Wendt Kennedy
The Best of Everything
as Barbara Lamont
The Best of Everything
as Barbara Lamont
The Big Fisherman
as Herodias
The Big Fisherman
as Herodias
Some Came Running
as Gwen French
Some Came Running
as Gwen French
Houseboat
as Carolyn Gibson
Houseboat
as Carolyn Gibson
Once Upon a Horse...
as Miss Amity Babb
Once Upon a Horse...
as Miss Amity Babb
Paris Holiday
as Ann McCall
Paris Holiday
as Ann McCall
My Man Godfrey
as Cordelia Bullock
My Man Godfrey
as Cordelia Bullock
The Delicate Delinquent
as Martha Henshaw
The Delicate Delinquent
as Martha Henshaw
Kelly and Me
as Lucy Castle
Kelly and Me
as Lucy Castle
Mister Cory
as Abby Vollard
Mister Cory
as Abby Vollard
Battle Hymn
as Mary Hess
Battle Hymn
as Mary Hess
Showdown at Abilene
as Peggy Bigelow
Showdown at Abilene
as Peggy Bigelow
Red Sundown
as Caroline Murphy
Red Sundown
as Caroline Murphy
Paris Follies of 1956
as Ruth Harmon
Paris Follies of 1956
as Ruth Harmon
Kiss of Fire
as Felicia
Kiss of Fire
as Felicia
Francis in the Navy
as Betsy Donevan
Francis in the Navy
as Betsy Donevan
Trouble on the Trail
as Kidnapped Singer
Trouble on the Trail
as Kidnapped Singer
Cry Vengeance
as Peggy Harding
Cry Vengeance
as Peggy Harding
Down Three Dark Streets
as Connie Anderson
Down Three Dark Streets
as Connie Anderson
Sabrina
as Elizabeth Tyson
Sabrina
as Elizabeth Tyson
Battle of Rogue River
as Brett McClain
Battle of Rogue River
as Brett McClain
Lucky Me
as Lorraine Thayer
Lucky Me
as Lorraine Thayer
Wyoming Renegades
as Nancy Warren
Wyoming Renegades
as Nancy Warren
The Scarlet Spear
as Christine
The Scarlet Spear
as Christine
Riders to the Stars
as Dr. Jane Flynn
Riders to the Stars
as Dr. Jane Flynn
So Big
as Paula Hempel
So Big
as Paula Hempel
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Janie Howe
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Janie Howe
Yukon Gold
as Marie Briand
Yukon Gold
as Marie Briand
Geisha Girl
as Peggy Burns
Geisha Girl
as Peggy Burns
Wild Stallion
as Caroline (as an adult)
Wild Stallion
as Caroline (as an adult)
Oriental Evil
as Cheryl Banning
Oriental Evil
as Cheryl Banning
The Kangaroo Kid
as Mary Corbett
The Kangaroo Kid
as Mary Corbett
Frisco Tornado
as Jean Martin
Frisco Tornado
as Jean Martin
The Lawless
as Caroline Tyler
The Lawless
as Caroline Tyler
Salt Lake Raiders
as Helen Thornton
Salt Lake Raiders
as Helen Thornton
Outcasts of Black Mesa
as Ruth Dorn
Outcasts of Black Mesa
as Ruth Dorn
Roughshod
as Marcia
Roughshod
as Marcia
The Clay Pigeon
as Miss Harwick
The Clay Pigeon
as Miss Harwick
Rustlers
as Ruth Abbott
Rustlers
as Ruth Abbott
Gun Smugglers
as Judy Davis
Gun Smugglers
as Judy Davis
The Velvet Touch
as Helen Adams
The Velvet Touch
as Helen Adams
The Judge Steps Out
as Catherine Bailey Struthers III
The Judge Steps Out
as Catherine Bailey Struthers III
The Woman on the Beach
as Mrs. Barton (uncredited)
The Woman on the Beach
as Mrs. Barton (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
as Ellie Jorth
Thunder Mountain
as Ellie Jorth
Born to Kill
as Maid (uncredited)
Born to Kill
as Maid (uncredited)
The Locket
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
The Locket
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)