Mary Martin
Birthday
1913/12/01
Day of death
1990/11/03 (76 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Weatherford, Texas, USA
Also know as
Mary Virginia Martin
Biography
Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress, singer, and Broadway star. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman. Martin began her radio career in 1939 as the vocalist on a short-lived revival of The Tuesday Night Party on CBS. In 1940, she w...Read more
Acting
(1953) Main Street to Broadway
as Self
(1960) Peter Pan
as Peter Pan
(1941) Birth of the Blues
as Betty Lou Cobb
(1941) New York Town
as Alexandra Curtis
(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm
as Mary Martin
(1940) Rhythm on the River
as Cherry Lane
(1943) Happy Go Lucky
as Marjory Stuart
(1940) Love Thy Neighbor
as Mary Allen
(1939) The Great Victor Herbert
as Louise Hall
(1941) Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Cindy Lou Bethany
(1943) True to Life
as Bonnie Porter
(1952) South Pacific
as Nellie Forbush
(1990) You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) Fashion Horizons
as ---
(1955) Peter Pan
as Peter Pan
(1998) A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
(2010) Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
as Self
(1962) The Bing Crosby Show
as Herself
(1953) The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
as Herself
(1957) Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley
(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(1946) Night and Day
as Mary Martin
(1979) Valentine
as Gracie Schwartz
(1956) Peter Pan
as Peter Pan
(1982) Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1977) The Love Boat
as ---
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Billie Dawn
(1954) Producers' Showcase
as Peter Pan
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Host / Nominee/ Performer
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1971) Great Performances
as Self