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Martha Raye

Acting · Born August 27, 1916 · Butte, Montana, USA

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.

Movies with Martha Raye

• The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) — Loretta
• Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — Annabella Bonheur
• Showbiz Goes to War (1982) — (archive footage)
• Navy Blues (1941) — Lilibelle Bolton
• Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) — Lulu
• Double or Nothing (1937) — Liza Lou Lane
• Hellzapoppin' (1941) — Betty Johnson
• Keep 'Em Flying (1941) — Gloria Phelps / Barbara Phelps
• Waikiki Wedding (1937) — Myrtle Finch
• Show-Business at War (1943) — Self
• The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) — Self (archive footage)
• The Phynx (1970) — Foxy

TV shows with Martha Raye

• Alice (1976)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self - Guest
• The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self
• McMillan & Wife (1971) — Agetha
• The Bugaloos (1970) — Benita Bizarre