Martha Hyer
Born
August 10, 1924
Died
May 31, 2014 (89 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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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The Day of the Wolves
Maggie Anderson
1971
McCloud
(1 episode)
1970
Crossplot
Jo Grinling
1969
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Lee Marshall
1969
The Name of the Game
Billie Ramsey · (1 episode)
1968
Another Man's Wife
Ana María
1967
House of 1,000 Dolls
Rebecca
1967
Catch As Catch Can
Luisa Chiaramonte
1967
Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
1967
The Happening
Monica Delmonico
1967
Some May Live
Kate Meredith
1967
Picture Mommy Dead
Francene Shelley
1966
Family Affair
(1 episode)
1966
Cuernavaca in Spring
1966
The Night of the Grizzly
Angela Cole
1966
The Chase
Mary Fuller
1966
War Italian Style
Lt. Inge Schultze
1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
Mary Gordon
1965
Branded
(1 episode)
1965
Blood on the Arrow
Nancy Mailer
1964
Bewitched
Margaret Marshall · (1 episode)
1964
Bikini Beach
Vivien Clements
1964
First Men in the Moon
Kate Callender
1964
The Carpetbaggers
Jennie Denton
1964
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Laura Blanco
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Helen Blaine · (1 episode)
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Caroline Glenn · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Jerri Vaughn · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Penny Allen · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Clarissa Montgomery · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Gloria Vickers · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Adrienne Shelton · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Dr. Serena Standish · (1 episode)
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1 episode)
1963
Wives and Lovers
Lucinda Ford
1963
The Man from the Diners' Club
Lucy
1963
A Girl Named Tamiko
Fay Wilson
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
(1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alice Marsden · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Judy Mullett · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Amalia Clark · (1 episode)
1962
The Last Time I Saw Archie
Peggy Kramer
1961
The Right Approach
Anne Perry
1961
Desire in the Dust
Melinda Marquand
1960
Route 66
(1 episode)
1960
Mistress of the World - Part II
Karin Johanson
1960
Mistress of the World - Part I
Karin Johanson
1960
Ice Palace
Dorothy Wendt Kennedy
1960
The Best of Everything
Barbara Lamont
1959
The Big Fisherman
Herodias
1959
Rawhide
Hannah Haley · (1 episode)
1959
Some Came Running
Gwen French
1958
Houseboat
Carolyn Gibson
1958
Once Upon a Horse...
Miss Amity Babb
1958
Paris Holiday
Ann McCall
1958
My Man Godfrey
Cordelia Bullock
1957
The Delicate Delinquent
Martha Henshaw
1957
Kelly and Me
Lucy Castle
1957
Mister Cory
Abby Vollard
1957
Battle Hymn
Mary Hess
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Laurie Pritchard · (1 episode)
1956
Showdown at Abilene
Peggy Bigelow
1956
Red Sundown
Caroline Murphy
1956
Paris Follies of 1956
Ruth Harmon
1955
Kiss of Fire
Felicia
1955
Francis in the Navy
Betsy Donevan
1955
Trouble on the Trail
Kidnapped Singer
1954
Cry Vengeance
Peggy Harding
1954
Climax!
Vi Johnson · (1 episode)
1954
Sabrina
Elizabeth Tyson
1954
Down Three Dark Streets
Connie Anderson
1954
Battle of Rogue River
Brett McClain
1954
Lucky Me
Lorraine Thayer
1954
Wyoming Renegades
Nancy Warren
1954
Public Defender
(1 episode)
1954
The Scarlet Spear
Christine
1954
Riders to the Stars
Dr. Jane Flynn
1954
So Big
Paula Hempel
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Janie Howe
1953
Four Star Playhouse
Gloria · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Jan · (1 episode)
1952
Yukon Gold
Marie Briand
1952
Geisha Girl
Peggy Burns
1952
Wild Stallion
Caroline (as an adult)
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lisa · (1 episode)
1951
Oriental Evil
Cheryl Banning
1951
Racket Squad
(1 episode)
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1 episode)
1951
The Kangaroo Kid
Mary Corbett
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lois · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Jean · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Ivy · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Julie · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Trudy · (1 episode)
1950
Frisco Tornado
Jean Martin
1950
The Lawless
Caroline Tyler
1950
Salt Lake Raiders
Helen Thornton
1950
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Ruth Dorn
1950
Roughshod
Marcia
1949
The Clay Pigeon
Miss Harwick
1949
Rustlers
Ruth Abbott
1949
Gun Smugglers
Judy Davis
1948
The Velvet Touch
Helen Adams
1948
The Judge Steps Out
Catherine Bailey Struthers III
1947
The Woman on the Beach
Mrs. Barton (uncredited)
1947
Thunder Mountain
Ellie Jorth
1947
Born to Kill
Maid (uncredited)
1947
The Locket
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
1946