Susan Hayward
Acting
Born June 30, 1917 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress. After working as a fashion model in New York, Hayward travelled to Hollywood in 1937 when open auditions were held for the leading role in Gone With the Wind (1939). Although she was not selected, she secured a film contract, and played several small supporting roles over the next few years. By the late 1940s the quality of her film roles had improved, and she achieved recognition for her dramatic abilities with the first of five Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her performance as an alcoholic in Smash-Up, t…
Known For · 40 titles
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
MGM Parade
Valley of the Dolls
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Demetrius and the Gladiators
House of Strangers
The Fighting Seabees
I Married a Witch
Tap Roots
Sis Hopkins
Rawhide
Woman Obsessed
David and Bathsheba
The Conqueror
Garden of Evil
They Won't Believe Me
I Want to Live!
Canyon Passage
Back Street
Reap the Wild Wind
Top Secret Affair
The Honey Pot
Soldier of Fortune
Where Love Has Gone
I'll Cry Tomorrow
The Revengers
Untamed
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
The Forest Rangers
The Lusty Men
Adam Had Four Sons
Beau Geste
Star Spangled Rhythm
Tulsa
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Young and Willing
The President's Lady
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind