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Martha Sleeper
Acting

Martha Sleeper
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1910-06-24,Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Bells of St. Mary's

6.8

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945-12-27

6.7

Penthouse
1933-09-08

6.2

The Scoundrel
1935-04-30

Sherlock Sleuth

0

Sherlock Sleuth
1925-07-12

0

Sweet Daddy
1924-08-17

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

6

The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927-04-24

5.4

Spitfire
1934-03-08

Along Came Auntie

6.2

Along Came Auntie
1926-07-25

A Punch in the Nose

0

A Punch in the Nose
1926-01-03

0

The Royal Razz
1924-12-21

Jewish Prudence

6.4

Jewish Prudence
1927-05-27

5.8

Better Movies
1925-11-01

Fluttering Hearts

5

Fluttering Hearts
1927-06-19

6.8

Midnight Mary
1933-06-30

6.4

Pass the Gravy
1928-01-07

Tomorrow's Youth

0

Tomorrow's Youth
1934-10-14

Long Fliv the King

5.6

Long Fliv the King
1926-06-13

Crazy Like a Fox

6.2

Crazy Like a Fox
1926-08-26

Say It with Babies

5

Say It with Babies
1926-05-16

6

Broken Dreams
1933-10-19

9

Great God Gold
1935-04-14

Too Many Mammas

4.4

Too Many Mammas
1924-10-12

Should Tall Men Marry?

5.917

Should Tall Men Marry?
1928-01-15

6.6

Huddle
1932-05-14

Confessions of a Co-Ed

5.8

Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931-07-11

Innocent Husbands

6.2

Innocent Husbands
1925-08-01

5.1

War Nurse
1930-11-22

0

Sure-Mike!
1925-05-23

West of the Pecos

0

West of the Pecos
1934-12-27

There Goes the Bride

0

There Goes the Bride
1925-01-01

Thundering Fleas

5.6

Thundering Fleas
1926-07-18

Ten Cents a Dance

6.8

Ten Cents a Dance
1931-01-30

Days of Thrills and Laughter

5.5

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961-03-21

6.5

Bombshell
1933-10-13

0

Taxi 13
1928-11-18

What's the World Coming To?

4.5

What's the World Coming To?
1926-01-16

Four Days Wonder

0

Four Days Wonder
1936-12-03

The Rat's Knuckles

6.8

The Rat's Knuckles
1925-01-03

A Ten-Minute Egg

5

A Ten-Minute Egg
1924-07-19

Flaming Fathers

5.2

Flaming Fathers
1927-12-17

Seeing Nellie Home

5

Seeing Nellie Home
1924-07-26

Outdoor Pajamas

5

Outdoor Pajamas
1924-09-13

Love 'em and Feed 'em

6

Love 'em and Feed 'em
1927-11-12

Hollywood Party

5.8

Hollywood Party
1934-05-24

Girls Demand Excitement

0

Girls Demand Excitement
1931-02-08

5.6

Madame Mystery
1926-03-12

6.7

Bad Boy
1925-04-11

Rhythm on the Range

4

Rhythm on the Range
1936-07-01

5.8

Madam Satan
1930-09-20

Bromo and Juliet

5.6

Bromo and Juliet
1926-09-19

Big Red Riding Hood

5

Big Red Riding Hood
1925-04-26

5.7

Mum's the Word
1926-05-09

A Tailor-Made Man

0

A Tailor-Made Man
1931-03-28

Rasputin and the Empress

5.2

Rasputin and the Empress
1932-12-23

0

Danger Street
1928-08-26

Our Blushing Brides

5.9

Our Blushing Brides
1930-07-19

The Secret of Madame Blanche

4

The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933-02-03

Should Sailors Marry?

5.4

Should Sailors Marry?
1925-11-08

10

Two Sinners
1935-09-12

Plain and Fancy Girls

0

Plain and Fancy Girls
1925-03-01

Laughing Ladies

0

Laughing Ladies
1925-01-01

5.2

All Wet
1924-01-01

The Little Yellow House

0

The Little Yellow House
1928-04-18