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Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress. She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946. She had roles in So Big (1953), Sabrina (1954), The Delicate Delinquent in 1956 (Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin), and, Houseboat (1958). During these years she was considered (by some) the best solution to the departed Grace Kelly. In the 1960s, Hyer would play in films like Ice Palace (1960), Desire in the Dust (1960), The Carpetbaggers (1964),... MORE

Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress. She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946. She had roles in So Big (1953), Sabrina (1954), The Delicate Delinquent in 1956 (Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin), and, Houseboat (1958). During these years she was considered (by some) the best solution to the departed Grace Kelly. In the 1960s, Hyer would play in films like Ice Palace (1960), Desire in the Dust (1960), The Carpetbaggers (1964), First Men in the Moon (1964), Blood on the Arrow (1964) and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Night of the Grizzly (1966), among many others. She co-starred with Keenan Wynn in Bikini Beach (1964), one of the Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. On television, Hyer played the part of "Hannah Haley" in the episode "Incident West of Lano" on the Western series Rawhide. Her most significant role came as the love interest of Frank Sinatra in Some Came Running for director Vincente Minnelli in 1958, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting LESS