Martha Raye
Acting
Born August 27, 1916 · Butte, Montana, USA
Biography
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 Club. In 1936, she was signed for comic roles by Paramount Pictures, and made he…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Murder, She Wrote
The Bob Hope Show
The Red Skelton Show
Alice
What's My Line?
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Burke's Law
The Steve Allen Show
The Oscars
The Colgate Comedy Hour
This Is Your Life
McMillan & Wife
The Hollywood Palace
The Barbara McNair Show
The Judy Garland Show
Alice in Wonderland
The Bugaloos
The Concorde... Airport '79
The Big Party
Waikiki Wedding
Monsieur Verdoux
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Star Struck
Airports
Hideaway Girl
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood
The Phynx
The All-Star Christmas Show
Double or Nothing
Showbiz Goes to War
Hellzapoppin'
Show-Business at War
Sid & Judy
Clown Alley
The Big Broadcast of 1938