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Martha Sleeper
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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 ap…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Martha Sleeper's Filmography
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Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Mary Gallagher
Four Days Wonder
as Nancy Fairbrother
Rhythm on the Range
as Constance Hyde
Two Sinners
as Elsie Summerstone
The Scoundrel
as Julia Vivian
Great God Gold
as Marcia Harper
West of the Pecos
as Ril Lambeth
Tomorrow's Youth
as Ellen Hall
Hollywood Party
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Spitfire
as Eleanor Stafford
Broken Dreams
as Martha Morley
Bombshell
as Lola's Hair Stylist (uncredited)
Penthouse
as Sue Leonard
Midnight Mary
as Barbara
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Chorus Girl Who Hears 'My Country Tis of Thee' (Uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Party Girl (uncredited)
Huddle
as Barbara
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Lucille
A Tailor-Made Man
as Corrine
Girls Demand Excitement
as Harriet Mundy
Ten Cents a Dance
as Nancy Clark
War Nurse
as Helen
Madam Satan
as Fish Girl
Our Blushing Brides
as Evelyn Woodforth
The Voice of the Storm
as Ruth
The Air Legion
as Sally
No Poster
Taxi 13
as Flora Mactavish
Danger Street
as Kitty
Skinner's Big Idea
as Dorothy
The Little Yellow House
as Emmy Milburn
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Martha Skittle
Pass the Gravy
as Daughter
Flaming Fathers
as Daughter
No Poster
Fighting Fathers
as Max's Daughter
No Poster
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as Martha, a stenographer
Fluttering Hearts
as Daughter
Jewish Prudence
as Rachel Gimplewart
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Fiancée
Bromo and Juliet
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Crazy Like a Fox
as The bride
Along Came Auntie
as Marie, the Maid
Thundering Fleas
as Bride
Long Fliv the King
as Princess Helga of Thermosa
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Say It with Babies
as Hector's Wife
Mum's the Word
as The Nervous Little Girl
Madame Mystery
What's the World Coming To?
as The Butler
A Punch in the Nose
Should Sailors Marry?
as Smyrna, Verbena's Daughter
Better Movies
as Teenaged 'Vamp'
Innocent Husbands
as Girl at Party (uncredited)
No Poster
Sherlock Sleuth
as Hotel Telephone Operator
Sure-Mike!
as Vermuda
Big Red Riding Hood
as Book store clerk
Bad Boy
as Jimmie's Girl Friend
Plain and Fancy Girls
as Fiance
The Rat's Knuckles
as Flirty McFickle
There Goes the Bride
as Imogene-the Bride
Laughing Ladies
The Royal Razz
Too Many Mammas
as The Apache Dancer
Outdoor Pajamas
as Girl with Runaway Pony
Sweet Daddy
as Daughter
Seeing Nellie Home
A Ten-Minute Egg
as Mrs. Dugan
No Poster
The Racing Kid
as Martha
All Wet
as Boarding house maid (uncredited)
The Mailman
as Betty