Martha Hyer
- Birthday
- Aug 10, 1924
Bio: The daughter of a Texas judge, Martha Hyer majored in speech and drama at Northwestern University. Her work at the Pasadena Playhouse led to a 1946 contract with RKO. Free from her contract in 1951, Hyer free-lanced in films made both in the U.S. and abroad. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of a prim small schoolteacher in Some Came Running… More Bio: The daughter of a Texas judge, Martha Hyer majored in speech and drama at Northwestern University. Her work at the Pasadena Playhouse led to a 1946 contract with RKO. Free from her contract in 1951, Hyer free-lanced in films made both in the U.S. and abroad. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of a prim small schoolteacher in Some Came Running (1958), but has also played "hot to trot" roles in films like Pyro (1966) and spoiled-little-rich-girl types in films such as The Happening (1967). The widow of producer Hal B. Wallis, Martha Hyer has set forth her life story in the 1990 autobiography Finding My Way. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Martha Hyer Pictures
Martha Hyer Videos
The Sons Of Katie Elder
Catch As Catch Can
My Man Godfrey
Ice Palace
Some Came Running
Filmography
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Day of the Wolves (1973)
- Actor
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Catch As Catch Can (1970)
- Actor
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Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
- Lee
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Crossplot (1969)
- Jo Grinling
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Catch As Catch Can (Lo Scatenato)(The Unchained)(Tutti frutti) (1968)
- Luisa Chiaramonte
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