--- name: "Martha Sleeper" canonical: "https://film.one/person/martha-sleeper" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 June 1910" died: "25 March 1983" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T01:22:13.971836+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 Sleeper Actor. Born 24 June 1910 in Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA. Died 25 March 1983. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 June 1910, Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA - **Died:** 25 March 1983 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Sleeper, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295171, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805701/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80650 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Bells of St. Mary's*](https://film.one/film/the-bells-of-st-marys.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Martha Sleeper (24 June 1910 – 25 March 1983) was an American film and stage actress. Her screen career began in 1923 with the independent film *The Mailman* and continued until 1945. She appeared in Hal Roach comedies in the mid-1920s, including shorts opposite Charley Chase, and was named a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1927. After signing with MGM, she played supporting roles in 1930s melodramas, often as a society woman. Sleeper's final screen role was as Mary Gallagher in *The Bells of St. Mary's* (1945). She had begun stage work in Los Angeles in the early 1930s and moved to New York in 1936, appearing in Broadway productions including *The Rugged Path* (1945). She later designed costume jewellery and ran a boutique in Puerto Rico. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Bells of St. Mary's* (1945), Fi1m 64, as Mary Gallagher — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bells-of-st-marys.md) ## Complete filmography (70) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sex and the College Girl* (1964), Costume Supervisor - *The Bells of St. Mary's* (1945), as Mary Gallagher — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bells-of-st-marys.md) - *Four Days Wonder* (1936), as Nancy Fairbrother - *Rhythm on the Range* (1936), as Constance Hyde - *Two Sinners* (1935), as Elsie Summerstone - *The Scoundrel* (1935), as Julia Vivian - *Great God Gold* (1935), as Marcia Harper - *West of the Pecos* (1934), as Ril Lambeth - *Tomorrow's Youth* (1934), as Ellen Hall - *Hollywood Party* (1934), as Show Girl (uncredited) - *Spitfire* (1934), as Eleanor Stafford - *Broken Dreams* (1933), as Martha Morley - *Bombshell* (1933), as Lola's Hair Stylist (uncredited) - *Penthouse* (1933), as Sue Leonard - *Midnight Mary* (1933), as Barbara - *The Secret of Madame Blanche* (1933), as Chorus Girl Who Hears 'My Country Tis of Thee' (Uncredited) - *Rasputin and the Empress* (1932), as Party Girl (uncredited) - *Huddle* (1932), as Barbara - *Confessions of a Co-Ed* (1931), as Lucille - *A Tailor-Made Man* (1931), as Corrine - *Girls Demand Excitement* (1931), as Harriet Mundy - *Ten Cents a Dance* (1931), as Nancy Clark - *War Nurse* (1930), as Helen - *Madam Satan* (1930), as Fish Girl - *Our Blushing Brides* (1930), as Evelyn Woodforth - *The Voice of the Storm* (1929), as Ruth - *The Air Legion* (1929), as Sally - *Taxi 13* (1928), as Flora Mactavish - *Danger Street* (1928), as Kitty - *Skinner's Big Idea* (1928), as Dorothy - *The Little Yellow House* (1928), as Emmy Milburn - *Should Tall Men Marry?* (1928), as Martha Skittle - *Pass the Gravy* (1928), as Daughter - *Flaming Fathers* (1927), as Daughter - *Fighting Fathers* (1927), as Max's Daughter - *Love 'em and Feed 'em* (1927), as Martha, a stenographer - *Fluttering Hearts* (1927), as Daughter - *Jewish Prudence* (1927), as Rachel Gimplewart - *The Honorable Mr. Buggs* (1927), as The Fiancée - *Bromo and Juliet* (1926), as Bit Role (uncredited) - *Crazy Like a Fox* (1926), as The bride - *Along Came Auntie* (1926), as Marie, the Maid - *Thundering Fleas* (1926), as Bride - *Long Fliv the King* (1926), as Princess Helga of Thermosa - *Don Key (Son of Burro)* (1926), Actor - *Say It with Babies* (1926), as Hector's Wife - *Mum's the Word* (1926), as The Nervous Little Girl - *Madame Mystery* (1926), Actor - *What's the World Coming To?* (1926), as The Butler - *A Punch in the Nose* (1926), Actor - *Should Sailors Marry?* (1925), as Smyrna, Verbena's Daughter - *Better Movies* (1925), as Teenaged 'Vamp' - *Innocent Husbands* (1925), as Girl at Party (uncredited) - *Sherlock Sleuth* (1925), as Hotel Telephone Operator - *Sure-Mike!* (1925), as Vermuda - *Big Red Riding Hood* (1925), as Book store clerk - *Bad Boy* (1925), as Jimmie's Girl Friend - *Plain and Fancy Girls* (1925), as Fiance - *The Rat's Knuckles* (1925), as Flirty McFickle - *There Goes the Bride* (1925), as Imogene-the Bride - *Laughing Ladies* (1925), Actor - *The Royal Razz* (1924), Actor - *Too Many Mammas* (1924), as The Apache Dancer - *Outdoor Pajamas* (1924), as Girl with Runaway Pony - *Sweet Daddy* (1924), as Daughter - *Seeing Nellie Home* (1924), Actor - *A Ten-Minute Egg* (1924), as Mrs. Dugan - *The Racing Kid* (1924), as Martha - *All Wet* (1924), as Boarding house maid (uncredited) - *The Mailman* (1923), as Betty ## Gallery - ![Martha Sleeper](https://film.one/media/person/1234880/gallery-f9e69aca586c.jpg) Martha Sleeper — Screenland Pub. Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Martha_Sleeper_Screenland928.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![A still from the film " Fighting Fathers". (1927)](https://film.one/media/person/1234880/gallery-26fa6243f087.jpg) A still from the film " Fighting Fathers". (1927) — Fred Guiol, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Fighting_Fathers04.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![A still from the film " Fighting Fathers". (1927)](https://film.one/media/person/1234880/gallery-b82ba9761274.jpg) A still from the film " Fighting Fathers". (1927) — Fred Guiol, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Fighting_Fathers01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Martha Sleeper](https://film.one/media/person/1234880/gallery-59a014be9df3.jpg) Martha Sleeper — Image via TMDB - ![Martha Sleeper](https://film.one/media/person/1234880/gallery-37330dc548b3.jpg) Martha Sleeper — Image via TMDB --- © 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-sleeper