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name: "Margaret Hayes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/margaret-hayes"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 December 1913"
died: "26 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:01:52.910153+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Margaret Hayes

Actor. Born 5 December 1913 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Died 26 January 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 December 1913, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- **Died:** 26 January 1977
- **Also known as:** Maggie Hayes, Florette Regina Ottenheimer

## Biography

Margaret Hayes (born Florette Regina Ottenheimer) was an American film, stage and television actress. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she began her career as a model under the name Dana Dale before making her Broadway debut in 1940. She signed with Paramount Pictures the following year and appeared in supporting roles in several films.

She is credited as Secretary in *Sullivan's Travels* (1941). Other film roles include Eloise Matthews in *The Glass Key* (1942) and Lois Judby Hammond in *Blackboard Jungle* (1955). Hayes also worked in television, with guest appearances in series such as *Perry Mason*, *Bonanza* and *Rawhide*. She was married three times, including to actor Leif Erickson and producer Herbert B. Swope Jr.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sullivan's Travels* (1941), Fi1m 88, as Secretary — [page](https://film.one/film/sullivans-travels.md)

## Also known for

- *Saboteur* (1942), Henry's Wife in Movie (uncredited)
- *Bonanza* (1959), Lady Linda Chadwick
- *Blackboard Jungle* (1955), Lois Judby Hammond
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Sybil Granger, Vivian Bell, Joyce Gilbert, Leslie Rankin
- *The Glass Key* (1942), Eloise Matthews
- *Violent Saturday* (1955), Mrs. Emily Fairchild
- *Flipper* (1964)
- *Rawhide* (1959), Mrs. North

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