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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 24, 1910
Died
March 25, 1983
Place of Birth
Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA
Martha Sleeper
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martha Sleeper (June 24, 1910 – March 25, 1983) was a film actress of the 1920s–1930s and, later, a Broadway stage actress. She studied dancing for five years with Russian ballet master, Louis H. Chalif, at his New York dancing studio. Her first public exhibitions were at Carnegie Hall at his class exhibitions. Sleeper's film career began in 1923 and continued until 1945. Her first screen appearance, at the age of 13, was in The Mailman (1923), an independent production. After appearing in several kiddie comedies at the Christie studio she was signed by the Hal Roach studio for the Our Gang" series but she quickly outgrew that role. From 1925-27 she appeared in comedies playing opposite the studio's most popular male stars. She left the Roach studio in late 1927 and moved to the FBO studio where she starred in six silent features during 1928–29. With the coming of sound she was signed by MGM and placed in their training program. From 1930 to 1936 she played supporting roles in many melodramas her role typically that of a well-bred somewhat snobbish society woman who ends up losing her man to the film's leading lady. Frustrated by the types of roles she was being offered, Martha began playing onstage in and about Los Angeles, at one point drawing raves as Eliza Doolittle in a performance of Pygmalion in 1932. After appearing in some low budget melodramas for the poverty row Monogram studio Martha and her husband, actor Hardie Albright, left Hollywood for New York in 1936 where Martha began a long run in both on- and off-Broadway plays. In 1945, as a favor to director Leo McCarey, Martha played the role of Patsy's mother in The Bells of St. Mary's. It was her last screen role.
Known For
5.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
6.8
Mary Gallagher
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
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0.0
Nancy Fairbrother
Four Days Wonder
1936
4.0
Constance Hyde
Rhythm on the Range
1936
10.0
Elsie Summerstone
Two Sinners
1935
6.2
Julia Vivian
The Scoundrel
1935
5.0
Marcia Harper
Great God Gold
1935
0.0
Ril Lambeth
West of the Pecos
1934
0.0
Ellen Hall
Tomorrow's Youth
1934
5.8
Show Girl (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
1934
Credits
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
5.5
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Mary Gallagher
1945
6.8
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Four Days Wonder
as Nancy Fairbrother
1936
0.0
Rhythm on the Range
as Constance Hyde
1936
4.0
Two Sinners
as Elsie Summerstone
1935
10.0
The Scoundrel
as Julia Vivian
1935
6.2
Great God Gold
as Marcia Harper
1935
5.0
West of the Pecos
as Ril Lambeth
1934
0.0
Tomorrow's Youth
as Ellen Hall
1934
0.0
Hollywood Party
as Show Girl (uncredited)
1934
5.8
Spitfire
as Eleanor Stafford
1934
5.1
Broken Dreams
as Martha Morley
1933
6.0
Bombshell
as Lola's Hair Stylist (uncredited)
1933
6.5
Penthouse
as Sue Leonard
1933
6.7
Midnight Mary
as Barbara
1933
6.8
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Chorus Girl Who Hears 'My Country Tis of Thee' (Uncredited)
1933
3.4
Rasputin and the Empress
as Party Girl (uncredited)
1932
5.1
Huddle
as Barbara
1932
6.6
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Lucille
1931
5.8
A Tailor-Made Man
as Corrine
1931
0.0
Girls Demand Excitement
as Harriet Mundy
1931
0.0
Ten Cents a Dance
as Nancy Clark
1931
6.8
War Nurse
as Helen
1930
4.6
Madam Satan
as Fish Girl
1930
5.6
Our Blushing Brides
as Evelyn Woodforth
1930
5.4
The Air Legion
as Sally
1929
0.0
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Taxi 13
as Flora Mactavish
1928
0.0
Danger Street
as Kitty
1928
0.0
The Little Yellow House
as Emmy Milburn
1928
0.0
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Martha Skittle
1928
5.9
Pass the Gravy
as Daughter
1928
6.4
Flaming Fathers
as Daughter
1927
5.2
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Fighting Fathers
as Max's Daughter
1927
0.0
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Love 'em and Feed 'em
as Martha, a stenographer
1927
6.0
Fluttering Hearts
as Daughter
1927
5.3
Jewish Prudence
as Rachel Gimplewart
1927
6.6
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Fiancée
1927
6.0
Bromo and Juliet
as Bit Role (uncredited)
1926
5.6
Crazy Like a Fox
as The bride
1926
6.2
Along Came Auntie
as Marie, the Maid
1926
6.1
Thundering Fleas
as Bride
1926
5.6
Long Fliv the King
as Princess Helga of Thermosa
1926
5.6
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
6.0
Say It with Babies
as Hector's Wife
1926
5.0
Mum's the Word
as The Nervous Little Girl
1926
5.7
Madame Mystery
1926
5.6
What's the World Coming To?
as The Butler
1926
4.0
A Punch in the Nose
1926
0.0
Should Sailors Marry?
as Smyrna, Verbena's Daughter
1925
5.4
Better Movies
as Teenaged 'Vamp'
1925
5.8
Innocent Husbands
as Girl at Party (uncredited)
1925
6.2
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Sherlock Sleuth
as Hotel Telephone Operator
1925
0.0
Sure-Mike!
as Vermuda
1925
0.0
Big Red Riding Hood
as Book store clerk
1925
5.0
Bad Boy
as Jimmie's Girl Friend
1925
6.7
Plain and Fancy Girls
as Fiance
1925
0.0
The Rat's Knuckles
as Flirty McFickle
1925
6.8
There Goes the Bride
as Imogene-the Bride
1925
0.0
Laughing Ladies
1925
0.0
The Royal Razz
1924
0.0
Too Many Mammas
as The Apache Dancer
1924
3.8
Outdoor Pajamas
as Girl with Runaway Pony
1924
5.0
Sweet Daddy
as Daughter
1924
0.0
Seeing Nellie Home
1924
5.0
A Ten-Minute Egg
as Mrs. Dugan
1924
5.0
All Wet
as Boarding house maid (uncredited)
1924
5.2