Martha Raye
Martha Raye
Person

Martha Raye

Actor 1916-08-27 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. 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 ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · Annabella Bonheur

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Sadie Winthrope

The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979 · Loretta

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Irene Austin

Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941 · Betty Johnson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · Self - Guest

Alice

Alice

1976 · TV

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1985 · Duchess

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

Pufnstuf

Pufnstuf

1970 · Boss Witch

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971 · Agetha

Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying

1941 · Gloria Phelps / Barbara Phelps

The Big Broadcast of 1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938 · Martha Bellows

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

Billy Rose's Jumbo

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962 · Lulu