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…
Movies & TV Shows
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Sabrina (1954) — Elizabeth Tyson
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Bewitched (1964) — Margaret Marshall
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The Chase (1966) — Mary Fuller
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The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — Mary Gordon
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Houseboat (1958) — Carolyn Gibson
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First Men in the Moon (1964) — Kate Callender
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Some Came Running (1958) — Gwen French
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
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Born to Kill (1947) — Maid (uncredited)
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Alice Marsden
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Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) — Janie Howe
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The Woman on the Beach (1947) — Mrs. Barton (uncredited)
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McCloud (1970)
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Rawhide (1959) — Hannah Haley
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The Locket (1946) — Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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The Best of Everything (1959) — Barbara Lamont
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Family Affair (1966)
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The Carpetbaggers (1964) — Jennie Denton
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The Delicate Delinquent (1957) — Martha Henshaw
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The Virginian (1962) — Amalia Clark
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The Velvet Touch (1948) — Helen Adams
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The Night of the Grizzly (1966) — Angela Cole
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Red Sundown (1956) — Caroline Murphy
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Bikini Beach (1964) — Vivien Clements
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Crossplot (1969) — Jo Grinling
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Down Three Dark Streets (1954) — Connie Anderson
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Battle Hymn (1957) — Mary Hess
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My Man Godfrey (1957) — Cordelia Bullock
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Francis in the Navy (1955) — Betsy Donevan
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The Clay Pigeon (1949) — Miss Harwick
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House of 1,000 Dolls (1967) — Rebecca
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Route 66 (1960)
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Branded (1965)
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Cry Vengeance (1954) — Peggy Harding
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Riders to the Stars (1954) — Dr. Jane Flynn
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The Lawless (1950) — Caroline Tyler
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War Italian Style (1965) — Lt. Inge Schultze
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Picture Mommy Dead (1966) — Francene Shelley
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So Big (1953) — Paula Hempel
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The Name of the Game (1968) — Billie Ramsey