Martha Raye
Birthday
1916/08/27
Day of death
1994/10/19 (78 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Butte, Montana, USA
Also know as
The Big Mouth, The Female Bob Hope, Margaret Teresa Yvonne “Margy” Reed, Margaret Teresa Yvonne Reed, Margy Reed
Biography
Martha Raye (born Margy Reed), nicknamed The Big Mouth, was an American comic actress and singer who performed in movies, and later on television. She also acted in plays, including Broadway. She was honored in 1969 at the Academy Awards as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer efforts and services to the troops. In the early 1930s, Raye was a band vocalist with the Paul Ash and Boris Morros orchestras. She made her first film appearance in 1934 in a band short titled...Read more
Acting
(1947) Monsieur Verdoux
as Annabella Bonheur
(2003) Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux'
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) Billy Rose's Jumbo
as Lulu
(1938) The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Martha Bellows
(1981) Pippin
as Bertha
(1944) Pin Up Girl
as Molly McKay
(1970) The Phynx
as Foxy
(1966) Clown Alley
as Washerwoman Clown
(1941) Hellzapoppin'
as Betty Johnson
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1936) Rhythm on the Range
as Emma
(1937) Waikiki Wedding
as Myrtle Finch
(1937) Double or Nothing
as Liza Lou Lane
(1944) Four Jills in a Jeep
as Martha Raye
(2005) The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
(1939) Never Say Die
as Mickey Hawkins
(1938) College Swing
as Mabel Grady
(1938) Give Me a Sailor
as Letty Larkin
(1970) No Substitute for Victory
as Herself
(1941) Navy Blues
as Lilibelle Bolton
(1936) The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Patsy
(1938) Tropic Holiday
as Midge Miller
(1936) College Holiday
as Daisy Schloggenheimer
(1979) The Concorde... Airport '79
as Loretta
(1939) $1,000 a Touchdown
as Martha Madison
(1940) The Farmer's Daughter
as Patience Bingham
(1979) Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
as The Ghost of Christmas Past
(1937) Artists & Models
as Specialty
(1941) Keep 'Em Flying
as Gloria Phelps / Barbara Phelps
(1940) The Boys from Syracuse
as Luce
(1970) Pufnstuf
as Boss Witch
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(1980) The Gossip Columnist
as Georgia O'Hanlon
(1936) Hideaway Girl
as Helen Flint
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(1977) 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
as ---
(2019) Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
(1937) Mountain Music
as Mary Beamish
(1976) Alice
as ---
(1963) Burke's Law
as Beulah Brothers
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1970) The Bugaloos
as Benita Bizarre
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Sketch Actor / Singer
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self
(1969) The Barbara McNair Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1985) Alice in Wonderland
as Duchess
(1971) McMillan & Wife
as Agetha
(1963) The Judy Garland Show
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1959) The Big Party
as Self
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
(1977) The Love Boat
as Irene Austin
(1977) The Love Boat
as Zelda
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1971) McMillan & Wife
as Agatha
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Sadie Winthrope