Martha Raye
Born in Butte, Montana, USA — Aug 27 1916• Died Oct 19 1994
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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 A Nite in the Nite Club. In 1936, she was signed for comic…
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Martha Raye's Credits
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Murder, She Wrote
Sadie Winthrope
The Love Boat
Irene Austin
Alice
Burke's Law
Beulah Brothers
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
McMillan & Wife
Agetha
The Hollywood Palace
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
The Big Party
Self
The Bugaloos
Benita Bizarre
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
Alice in Wonderland
Duchess
The Judy Garland Show
Self
The Concorde... Airport '79
Loretta
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Monsieur Verdoux
Annabella Bonheur
Waikiki Wedding
Myrtle Finch
Keep 'Em Flying
Gloria Phelps / Barbara Phelps
The Phynx
Foxy
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
Pin Up Girl
Molly McKay
Airports
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Artists & Models
Specialty
College Holiday
Daisy Schloggenheimer
Hellzapoppin'
Betty Johnson
Mountain Music
Mary Beamish
Pufnstuf
Boss Witch
Navy Blues
Lilibelle Bolton
College Swing
Mabel Grady
The Boys from Syracuse
Luce
Never Say Die
Mickey Hawkins
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Lulu
The Gossip Columnist
Georgia O'Hanlon
Rhythm on the Range
Emma
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Martha Bellows
Double or Nothing
Liza Lou Lane
Pippin
Bertha
$1,000 a Touchdown
Martha Madison
Tropic Holiday
Midge Miller
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Patsy
Give Me a Sailor
Letty Larkin
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Clown Alley
Washerwoman Clown
Hideaway Girl
Helen Flint
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Farmer's Daughter
Patience Bingham
Four Jills in a Jeep
Martha Raye
Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux
Self (archive footage)
No Substitute for Victory
Herself
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)