Martha Sleeper
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1910-06-24
- Died
- 1983-03-25
- Place of birth
- Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA
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
Movies (70)
Broken Dreams
1933
as Martha Morley
Thundering Fleas
1926
as Bride
Midnight Mary
1933
as Barbara
War Nurse
1930
as Helen
Madam Satan
1930
as Fish Girl
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as Lucille
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as Evelyn Woodforth
Bombshell
1933
as Lola's Hair Stylist (uncredited)
Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Daughter
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Party Girl (uncredited)
Penthouse
1933
as Sue Leonard
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Mary Gallagher
Huddle
1932
as Barbara
Sweet Daddy
1924
as Daughter
Hollywood Party
1934
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Spitfire
1934
as Eleanor Stafford
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Chorus Girl Who Hears 'My Country Tis of Thee' (Uncredited)
Ten Cents a Dance
1931
as Nancy Clark
The Scoundrel
1935
as Julia Vivian
Sure-Mike!
1925
as Vermuda
Along Came Auntie
1926
as Marie, the Maid
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Youth
1934
as Ellen Hall
Girls Demand Excitement
1931
as Harriet Mundy
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Constance Hyde
Innocent Husbands
1925
as Girl at Party (uncredited)
What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Butler
Seeing Nellie Home
1924
All Wet
1924
as Boarding house maid (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet
1926
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Four Days Wonder
1936
as Nancy Fairbrother
Laughing Ladies
1925
West of the Pecos
1934
as Ril Lambeth
Danger Street
1928
as Kitty
Jewish Prudence
1927
as Rachel Gimplewart
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
Madame Mystery
1926
Outdoor Pajamas
1924
as Girl with Runaway Pony
Sherlock Sleuth
1925
as Hotel Telephone Operator
Bad Boy
1925
as Jimmie's Girl Friend
The Rat's Knuckles
1925
as Flirty McFickle
The Racing Kid
1924
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as The bride
Mum's the Word
1926
as The Nervous Little Girl
Big Red Riding Hood
1925
as Book store clerk
Two Sinners
1935
as Elsie Summerstone
Better Movies
1925
as Teenaged 'Vamp'
Pass the Gravy
1928
as Daughter
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924
as Mrs. Dugan
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925
as Fiance
Should Sailors Marry?
1925
as Smyrna, Verbena's Daughter
Flaming Fathers
1927
as Daughter
Long Fliv the King
1926
as Princess Helga of Thermosa
A Tailor-Made Man
1931
as Corrine
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
as Martha Skittle
Taxi 13
1928
as Flora Mactavish
Great God Gold
1935
as Marcia Harper
There Goes the Bride
1925
as Imogene-the Bride
Fighting Fathers
1927
as Max's Daughter
The Little Yellow House
1928
as Emmy Milburn
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Say It with Babies
1926
as Hector's Wife
The Air Legion
1929
as Sally
Too Many Mammas
1924
as The Apache Dancer
The Voice of the Storm
1929
as Ruth
The Royal Razz
1924
Love 'em and Feed 'em
1927
as Martha, a stenographer
The Mailman
1923
as Betty
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927
as The Fiancée
Skinner's Big Idea
1928
as Dorothy
About Martha Sleeper
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 c… With 70 credits spanning from 1923 to 1961, Martha Sleeper has appeared in 70 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Broken Dreams (1933) — as Martha Morley
- Thundering Fleas (1926) — as Bride
- Midnight Mary (1933) — as Barbara
- War Nurse (1930) — as Helen
- Madam Satan (1930) — as Fish Girl
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