Martha Raye

Martha Raye

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...

Known For

Monsieur Verdoux

as Annabella Bonheur

Hellzapoppin'

as Betty Johnson

Cast Credits

Pippin

as Bertha

The Gossip Columnist

as Georgia O'Hanlon

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol

as The Ghost of Christmas Past

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Pufnstuf

as Boss Witch

The Phynx

as Foxy

Clown Alley

as Washerwoman Clown

Monsieur Verdoux

as Annabella Bonheur

Pin Up Girl

as Molly McKay

Four Jills in a Jeep

as Martha Raye

Hellzapoppin'

as Betty Johnson

Keep 'Em Flying

as Gloria Phelps / Barbara Phelps

Navy Blues

as Lilibelle Bolton

The Farmer's Daughter

as Patience Bingham

$1,000 a Touchdown

as Martha Madison

Never Say Die

as Mickey Hawkins

Give Me a Sailor

as Letty Larkin

Tropic Holiday

as Midge Miller

College Swing

as Mabel Grady

The Big Broadcast of 1938

as Martha Bellows

Double or Nothing

as Liza Lou Lane

Artists & Models

as Specialty

Mountain Music

as Mary Beamish

Waikiki Wedding

as Myrtle Finch

College Holiday

as Daisy Schloggenheimer