Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy (January 26, 1931 – May 4, 2011) was an American film actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She was born in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles. Shortly out of high school she was signed to appear in films for Paramount Pictures in the late 1940s. Murphy first gained attention in 1953, when she played a good-hearted girl who tries to reform Marlon Brando in The Wild One....

Known For

The Wild One

as Kathie Bleeker

The Desperate Hours

as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Cast Credits

Born Innocent

as Miss Murphy

Katherine

as Miss Collins

Footsteps

as Martha Hagger

Junior Bonner

as Ruth Bonner

Harlow

as Sally Doane

40 Pounds of Trouble

as Liz McCluskey

Live Fast, Die Young

as Kim Winters / Narrator

Escapement

as Ruth Vance

The Intimate Stranger

as Evelyn Stewart

A Man Alone

as Nadine Corrigan

The Desperate Hours

as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Hell's Island

as Janet Martin

Sitting Bull

as Kathy Howell

The Mad Magician

as Karen Lee

Make Haste to Live

as Randy Benson

Beachhead

as Nina Bouchard

The Wild One

as Kathie Bleeker

Carrie

as Jessica Hurstwood

The Turning Point

as Secretary (uncredited)

The Atomic City

as Young Woman Buying Stamps

Sailor Beware

as Girl (uncredited)

Westward the Women

as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)