- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1908
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 13, 1985
Marion Martin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marion Martin (born Marion Suplee, June 7, 1909 – August 13, 1985) was an American movie and stage actress. Martin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became an actress after her family fortune was lost in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and appeared in the Broadway productions Lombardi Ltd. and Sweet Adeline. She made her film debut in She's My Lillie, I'm Her Willie and subsequently played minor roles, often as showgirls. Several of her early roles were in musicals and she achieved some success as a singer. By the end of the decade she had played leading female roles in several "B" pictures, playing one of her most notable roles in James Whale's Sinners in Paradise (1938). Despite her success she was often cast in minor roles in more widely seen films such as His Girl Friday (1940). The majorit…
Filmography
movieOklahoma Annie
1952 · LaBelle La Tour
movieJourney Into Light
1951 · Diana (as Marian Martin)
movieMerry Mavericks
1951 · Gladys
movieDakota Lil
1950 · Blonde Singer
movieKey to the City
1950 · Emmy
movieOh, You Beautiful Doll
1949 · Bar Blonde
movieCome to the Stable
1949 · Rossi's Manicurist (uncredited)
movieThunder in the Pines
1948 · Pearl (as Marian Martin)
movieShould Husbands Marry?
1947 · Loud Friend's Girlfriend
movieLighthouse
1947 · JoJo, the Blonde
movieThat Brennan Girl
1946 · Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
movieNobody Lives Forever
1946 · Lou, Blonde (uncredited)
movieAngel on My Shoulder
1946 · Rosie Morgan Bentley
movieBlack Angel
1946 · Millie
movieQueen of Burlesque
1946 · Lola Cassell
movieDeadline for Murder
1946 · Laura Gibson
movieSuspense
1946 · Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited)
movieCinderella Jones
1946 · Burlesque Queen
movieGirls of the Big House
1945 · Dixie
movieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Miss Milbane
movieOn Stage Everybody
1945 · Bubbles (uncredited)
movieGangs of the Waterfront
1945 · Rita (as Marian Martin)
moviePenthouse Rhythm
1945 · Irma King
movieThe Phantom Speaks
1945 · Betty Hanzel
movieEadie Was a Lady
1945 · Rose Allure
movieThe Great Mike
1944 · Kitty Tremaine
movieMystery of the Riverboat
1944 · Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
movieThe Merry Monahans
1944 · Soubrette
movieGildersleeve's Ghost
1944 · Terry Vance
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieSweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944 · Ghost of Josephine
movieThe Woman of the Town
1943 · Daisy Davenport
movieLady of Burlesque
1943 · Alice Angel
movieThey Got Me Covered
1943 · Gloria
movieThe McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942 · Myrtle
movieMexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942 · Diana De Corro
movieThe Big Street
1942 · Mimi Venus
movieTales of Manhattan
1942 · Squirrel
moviePowder Town
1942 · Sue, Blonde Piano Player
movieMexican Spitfire at Sea
1942 · Fifi Russell
Wedded Blitz
1942 · Mrs. Errol
movieFly By Night
1942 · Nurse
movieWeekend for Three
1941 · Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
movieThe Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941 · Fifi
movieLady Scarface
1941 · Ruby / Mary Jordan
movieNew Wine
1941 · Mitzi
movieCracked Nuts
1941 · Flashy Blonde in Corridor
Love at First Fright
1941 · Liza Hatrack
movieThe Big Store
1941 · Peggy Arden
movieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941 · Gertie
movieBlonde Inspiration
1941 · Wanda
movieTall, Dark and Handsome
1941 · Dawn
movieEllery Queen, Master Detective
1940 · Cornelia
movieBlondes and Blunders
1940 · Blondie, Jewel Thief
movieBoom Town
1940 · Whitey
movieUntamed
1940 · 2nd Girl in Limousine (uncredited)
movieHis Girl Friday
1940 · Evangeline (uncredited)
movieInvisible Stripes
1939 · Blonde (uncredited)
movieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1939 · Mlle. de la Valliere
movieInvitation to Happiness
1939 · Lola Snow
movieSergeant Madden
1939 · Charlotte LePage
moviePirates of the Skies
1939
His Exciting Night
1938 · Gypsy McCoy
movieThe Storm
1938 · Jane
movieYouth Takes a Fling
1938 · Girl on Beach
movieSinners in Paradise
1938 · Iris Compton
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938 · Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride
The Miss They Missed
1938
Boy, Oh Boy
1936 · Miss Glory Hutchinson
Richard Himber and His Orchestra
1935 · Singer
The Magic of Music
1935 · Blonde guest
movieMoon Over Manhattan
1935
She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie
1934 · Miss Brooks
movieCrime Without Passion
1934 · Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
movieMr. W's Little Game
1934 · The Blonde