--- name: "Martha Hyer" canonical: "https://film.one/person/martha-hyer" fi1m_id: "martha-hyer" imdb_id: "nm0405054" tmdb_id: 16759 wikidata_id: "Q271877" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 August 1924" died: "31 May 2014" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T08:36:56.657588+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." --- # Martha Hyer ## Identity Martha Hyer - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/martha-hyer - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** martha-hyer - **IMDb ID:** nm0405054 - **TMDB ID:** 16759 - **Wikidata ID:** Q271877 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Hyer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271877, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0405054/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16759 Actor. Born 10 August 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Died 31 May 2014. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 August 1924, Fort Worth, Texas, USA - **Died:** 31 May 2014 - **Also known as:** مارتا هایر - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Hyer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271877, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0405054/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16759 ## Biography Martha Hyer (10 August 1924 – 31 May 2014) was an American actress. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, she studied at Northwestern University before moving to California, where she made her screen debut in an uncredited role in *The Locket* (1946). She appeared in numerous films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Hyer received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gwen French opposite Frank Sinatra in *Some Came Running* (1958), directed by Vincente Minnelli. Other notable film roles include Elizabeth Tyson in *Sabrina* (1954), Carolyn Gibson in *Houseboat* (1958) and Mary Gordon in *The Sons of Katie Elder* (1965). She was married to producer Hal B. Wallis from 1966 until his death in 1986. Her autobiography, *Finding My Way: A Hollywood Memoir*, was published in 1990. She died in Santa Fe, New Mexico. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, hollywoodreporter.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Some Came Running* (1958), Fi1m 76, as Gwen French — [page](https://film.one/film/some-came-running.md) ## Complete filmography (98) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Rooster Cogburn* (1975), Writer - *The Day of the Wolves* (1971), as Maggie Anderson - *McCloud* (1970), series, Actor - *Crossplot* (1969), as Jo Grinling - *Once You Kiss a Stranger...* (1969), as Lee Marshall - *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Billie Ramsey - *House of 1,000 Dolls* (1967), as Rebecca - *Another Man's Wife* (1967), as Ana María - *Catch As Catch Can* (1967), as Luisa Chiaramonte - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Some May Live* (1967), as Kate Meredith - *The Happening* (1967), as Monica Delmonico - *Picture Mommy Dead* (1966), as Francene Shelley - *Family Affair* (1966), series, Actor - *Cuernavaca in Spring* (1966), Actor - *The Night of the Grizzly* (1966), as Angela Cole - *The Chase* (1966), as Mary Fuller - *War Italian Style* (1965), as Lt. Inge Schultze - *The Sons of Katie Elder* (1965), as Mary Gordon - *Branded* (1965), series, Actor - *Blood on the Arrow* (1964), as Nancy Mailer - *Bewitched* (1964), series, as Margaret Marshall - *First Men in the Moon* (1964), as Kate Callender - *Bikini Beach* (1964), as Vivien Clements - *The Carpetbaggers* (1964), as Jennie Denton - *Pyro... The Thing Without a Face* (1964), as Laura Blanco - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Helen Blaine, Caroline Glenn - *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Jerri Vaughn, Penny Allen, Clarissa Montgomery, Gloria Vickers, Adrienne Shelton, Dr. Serena Standish - *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1963), series, Actor - *Wives and Lovers* (1963), as Lucinda Ford - *The Man from the Diners' Club* (1963), as Lucy - *A Girl Named Tamiko* (1962), as Fay Wilson - *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, Actor - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Alice Marsden, Judy Mullett - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Amalia Clark - *The Last Time I Saw Archie* (1961), as Peggy Kramer - *The Right Approach* (1961), as Anne Perry - *Desire in the Dust* (1960), as Melinda Marquand - *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor - *Mistress of the World - Part II* (1960), as Karin Johanson - *Mistress of the World - Part I* (1960), as Karin Johanson - *Ice Palace* (1960), as Dorothy Wendt Kennedy - *The Best of Everything* (1959), as Barbara Lamont - *The Deputy* (1959), series, as Joy Cartwright - *The Big Fisherman* (1959), as Herodias - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Hannah Haley - *Some Came Running* (1958), as Gwen French — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/some-came-running.md) - *Houseboat* (1958), as Carolyn Gibson - *Once Upon a Horse...* (1958), as Miss Amity Babb - *Paris Holiday* (1958), as Ann McCall - *My Man Godfrey* (1957), as Cordelia Bullock - *The Delicate Delinquent* (1957), as Martha Henshaw - *Kelly and Me* (1957), as Lucy Castle - *Mister Cory* (1957), as Abby Vollard - *Battle Hymn* (1957), as Mary Hess - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Laurie Pritchard - *Showdown at Abilene* (1956), as Peggy Bigelow - *Red Sundown* (1956), as Caroline Murphy - *Paris Follies of 1956* (1955), as Ruth Harmon - *Kiss of Fire* (1955), as Felicia - *Francis in the Navy* (1955), as Betsy Donevan - *Trouble on the Trail* (1954), as Kidnapped Singer - *Cry Vengeance* (1954), as Peggy Harding - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Vi Johnson - *Down Three Dark Streets* (1954), as Connie Anderson - *Sabrina* (1954), as Elizabeth Tyson - *Battle of Rogue River* (1954), as Brett McClain - *Lucky Me* (1954), as Lorraine Thayer - *Wyoming Renegades* (1954), as Nancy Warren - *Public Defender* (1954), series, Actor - *The Scarlet Spear* (1954), as Christine - *Riders to the Stars* (1954), as Dr. Jane Flynn - *So Big* (1953), as Paula Hempel - *Abbott and Costello Go to Mars* (1953), as Janie Howe - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Gloria, Jan - *Yukon Gold* (1952), as Marie Briand - *Geisha Girl* (1952), as Peggy Burns - *Wild Stallion* (1952), as Caroline (as an adult) - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Lisa - *Oriental Evil* (1951), as Cheryl Banning - *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor - *The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok* (1951), series, Actor - *The Kangaroo Kid* (1950), as Mary Corbett - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Lois, Ivy, Jean, Julie, Trudy - *Frisco Tornado* (1950), as Jean Martin - *The Lawless* (1950), as Caroline Tyler - *Salt Lake Raiders* (1950), as Helen Thornton - *Outcasts of Black Mesa* (1950), as Ruth Dorn - *Roughshod* (1949), as Marcia - *The Clay Pigeon* (1949), as Miss Harwick - *Rustlers* (1949), as Ruth Abbott - *Gun Smugglers* (1948), as Judy Davis - *The Velvet Touch* (1948), as Helen Adams - *The Judge Steps Out* (1947), as Catherine Bailey Struthers III - *The Woman on the Beach* (1947), as Mrs. Barton (uncredited) - *Thunder Mountain* (1947), as Ellie Jorth - *Born to Kill* (1947), as Maid (uncredited) - *The Locket* (1946), as Bridesmaid (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Martha Hyer](https://film.one/media/person/3876279/gallery-90955d4fd8d7.jpg) Martha Hyer — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Martha_Hyer_Sabrina.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Publicity photo of the stars of Some Came Running—from left to right: Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, and Frank Sinatra—at the film's world premiere at the Hollywood ](https://film.one/media/person/3876279/gallery-a1152ddaaeb3.jpg) Publicity photo of the stars of Some Came Running—from left to right: Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, and Frank Sinatra—at the film's world premiere at the Hollywood — Publisher uncredited and unknown; the photograph was presumably distributed by the film's distributor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Photographer uncredited and unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Some_Came_Running_film_premiere_%281958-12-18%29_-_Martha_Hyer_%28cropped_to_square%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1959: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Some Came Running* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/martha-hyer