Mary Martin

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Peter Pan Peter Pan

(1960)

General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein Herself / Hostess / Nellie Forbush (segment 'South Pacific')

(1954)

Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music Herself, host

(1985)

Mary Martin: Hello, Dolly! Round the World Herself / Dolly Levi / Narrator

(1966)

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Actress (20 credits)

1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series)
Zora Hardcastle

- Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle and McCormick (1985) ... Zora Hardcastle

1983 The Love Boat (TV Series)
Hannah Harvey

- So Help Me Hannah/The Maid Cleans Up/C.P.R, I.O.U. (1983) ... Hannah Harvey

1979 Valentine (TV Movie)
Gracie Schwartz

1960 Peter Pan (TV Special)
Peter Pan

1957 Annie Get Your Gun (TV Movie)
Annie Oakley

1956 Born Yesterday (TV Movie)
Billie Dawn

1955-1956 Producers' Showcase (TV Series)
Peter Pan / Sabina

- Peter Pan (1956) ... Peter Pan

- The Skin of Our Teeth (1955) ... Sabina

- Peter Pan (1955) ... Peter Pan

1955 Peter Pan (TV Movie)
Peter Pan

1953 Main Street to Broadway
Mary Martin

1946 Night and Day
Mary Martin

1943 True to Life
Bonnie Porter

1943 Happy Go Lucky
Marjory Stuart

1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Mary Martin- 'Hit the Road to Dreamland' Number

1941 Birth of the Blues
Betty Lou Cobb

1941 New York Town
Alexandra Curtis

1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Cindy Lou Bethany

1940 Love Thy Neighbor
Mary Allen

1940 Rhythm on the River
Cherry Lane

1939 The Great Victor Herbert
Louise Hall

1938 Battle of Broadway
Linda Lee (singing voice, uncredited)

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Soundtrack (20 credits)

2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "The Waiter, the Porter and the Upstairs Maid")

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (Video documentary) (performer: "That's for Me", "Only Forever" - uncredited)

1994 Only You (performer: "Some Enchanted Evening")

1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (performer: "This House")

1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Never Never Land")

1983 The Love Boat (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- So Help Me Hannah/The Maid Cleans Up/C.P.R, I.O.U. (1983) ... (performer: "It's De-Lovely")

1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Nobody's Perfect")

1960 Peter Pan (TV Special) (performer: "I Gotta Crow", "Never-Never Land", "I'm Flying", "Wendy", "I Won't Grow Up", "O My Mysterious Lady", "Ugg-a-Wugg", "Distant Melody", "I Gotta Crow" (reprise), "Finale: Never-Never Land")

1955 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Together with Music (1955) ... (performer: "Together with Music", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "I Get a Kick out of You", "Les filles de Cadix (The Maids of Cadiz)", "Ninety Minutes Is a Long, Long Time", "Dites-moi", "The Cockeyed Optimist", "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair", "A Wonderful Guy", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", "London Pride", "Get Out Those Old Records", "They Didn't Believe Me", "'S Wonderful", "Time on My Hands", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "Anything Goes", "Dancing in the Dark", "Ballerina", "I Won't Dance", "Papa, Won't You Dance with Me?" - uncredited)

1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV Movie) (performer: "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair", "Wedding Proposal Scene", "It Might as Well Be Spring", "A Wonderful Guy")

1953 Main Street to Broadway (performer: "There's Music in You")

1946 Night and Day (performer: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (1938) - uncredited)

1943 True to Life (performer: "Mister Pollyanna")

1943 Happy Go Lucky (performer: "Happy Go Lucky", "Let's Get Lost", "Ta-ra-ra Boom-der-é" (uncredited))

1942 Star Spangled Rhythm (performer: "Hit the Road to Dreamland")

1941 Birth of the Blues (performer: "Waiting at the Church" (uncredited), "Cuddle Up a Little Closer" (uncredited), "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" (uncredited), "The Waiter, and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid")

1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye (performer: "I'll Never Let a Day Pass By", "Kiss the Boys Goodbye", "Find Yourself a Melody", "My Start", "Ma Curly Headed Babby" (uncredited))

1940 Love Thy Neighbor (performer: "My Heart Belongs To Daddy")

1940 Rhythm on the River (performer: "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore", "Ain't It a Shame About Mame", "Only Forever", "That's for Me" - uncredited)

1938 The Shopworn Angel ("Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!" (1915), uncredited) / (performer: "Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!" (1915) - uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1938 The Shopworn Angel (singing double: Margaret Sullavan - uncredited)

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Self (48 credits)

1991 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) ... Herself

1989 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Herself - Honoree

1988 In Performance at the White House: A Salute to Broadway, Showstoppers (TV Movie)
Herself

1988 America's Tribute to Bob Hope (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1988 A Salute to Broadway: Showstoppers (TV Movie)
Herself

1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Performer

1986 Josh, the Logan Legend (Documentary)
Herself

1986 The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (TV Special)
Herself

1981-1986 Great Performances (TV Series)
Herself

- Irving Berlin's America (1986) ... Herself

- A Lincoln Center Special: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance (1981) ... Herself

1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Performer & Presenter: Special Award to Yul Brynner

1985 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (TV Movie documentary)
Herself, host

1984 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- Alice Faye (1984) ... Herself

1984 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (TV Special documentary)
Herself

1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV Special)
Herself

1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV Movie)
Herself

1981 All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point (TV Special)
Herself

1980 Standing Room Only (TV Series)
Herself

- Showstoppers (1980) ... Herself

1979 Over Easy (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode dated 13 July 1979 (1979) ... Herself

1978 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode dated 5 December 1978 (1978) ... Herself

1978 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Movie)
Herself

1978 Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1978 TV: The Fabulous Fifties (TV Movie)
Herself - Hostess of Drama Segment

1976-1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Actress

- Episode #16.76 (1978) ... Herself - Co-Host

- Episode #14.170 (1976) ... Herself - Actress

1977 Just a Nimmo (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #3.6 (1977) ... Herself

1976 Dinah! (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #2.193 (1976) ... Herself

1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Hersel: Introduce Montage to American Theatre Wing

1975 At Long Last Cole (TV Movie)
Herself

1972 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Herself

- Mary Martin (1972) ... Herself

1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Host & Nominee: Best Actress in a Musical

1966 Mary Martin at Eastertime (TV Movie)
Herself

1966 Mary Martin: Hello, Dolly! Round the World (TV Movie documentary)
Herself / Dolly Levi / Narrator

1964 The Jack Paar Program (TV Series)
Herself - Guest

- Episode #3.1 (1964) ... Herself - Guest

1961 The 15th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Presenter

1960 The 14th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Winner: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

1959 Sunday Showcase (TV Series)
Herself

- A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) ... Herself

1959 Magic with Mary Martin (TV Movie)
Herself / Cinderella / Peter Pan

1959 Music with Mary Martin (TV Movie)
Herself - Host

1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #11.30 (1958) ... Herself

1958 The 12th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Presenter

1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #2.18 (1958) ... Herself

1955 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series)
Herself

- Together with Music (1955) ... Herself

1954 Person to Person (TV Series documentary)
Herself - Actress

- Episode #1.31 (1954) ... Herself - Actress

1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV Movie)
Herself / Hostess / Nellie Forbush (segment 'South Pacific')

1953 The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (TV Movie)
Herself

1941 Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (Documentary short)
Herself

1941 Meet the Stars #4: Variety Reel #2 (Documentary short)
Herself

1940 Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (Documentary short)
Herself

1940 Fashion Horizons (Documentary short)
Herself, Co-Starred in Paramount's "Love Thy Neighbor"

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Archive footage (9 credits)

1990-2014 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Herself / Peter Pan in 'Peter Pan'

- Bing Crosby Rediscovered (2014) ... Herself

- Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) ... Peter Pan in 'Peter Pan'

- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) ... Herself

2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV Movie documentary)
Nellie Forbush

2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

2006 The Best of the Royal Variety (TV Series)
Herself

- The Legends (2006) ... Herself

2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Dolly Levi (in 'Hello, Dolly!') / Nellie Forbush (in 'South Pacific')

- Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) ... Dolly Levi (in 'Hello, Dolly!')

- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) ... Nellie Forbush (in 'South Pacific')

1998-2003 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Herself - Subject / Herself

- Mary Martin: Magic in the Air (2003) ... Herself - Subject

- The Von Trapp Family: Harmony and Discord (1998) ... Herself

1998 A Bing Crosby Christmas (Video documentary)
Herself

1998 The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Herself

1994 Only You
Herself (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: App4eared in "Jennie" on Broadway. See more »

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5 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 11 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)

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I was seventeen years old, a married woman without real responsibilities, miserable about my mixed-up emotions, afraid there was something awfully wrong with me because I didn't enjoy being a wife. Worst of all, I didn't have enough to do. See more »

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The 1956 West German film "The Trapp Family" - about the von Trapp family, and its 1958 sequel "Die Trapp-Familie in America" became the most successful films in West Germany during the post-war years. The two films popularity extended throughout Europe and South America. In 1956, Paramount Pictures purchased the United States film rights, intending to produce an English language version with ... See more »

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