Martha Sleeper

Personal Info

Birthday

June 24, 1910

Day of Death

1983-03-25

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA

Martha Sleeper

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.

Known For

The Bells of St. Mary's

Hollywood Party

Rasputin and the Empress

Penthouse

Bombshell

Our Blushing Brides

Ten Cents a Dance

Great God Gold

Filmography

1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Mary Gallagher
1936
Four Days Wonder
as Nancy Fairbrother
Rhythm on the Range
as Constance Hyde
1935
Two Sinners
as Elsie Summerstone
The Scoundrel
as Julia Vivian
Great God Gold
as Marcia Harper
1934
West of the Pecos
as Ril Lambeth
Tomorrow's Youth
as Ellen Hall
Hollywood Party
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Spitfire
as Eleanor Stafford
1933
Broken Dreams
as Martha Morley
Bombshell
as Lola's Hair Stylist (uncredited)
Penthouse
as Sue Leonard
Midnight Mary
as Barbara
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Chorus Girl Who Hears 'My Country Tis of Thee' (Uncredited)
1932
Rasputin and the Empress
as Party Girl (uncredited)
Huddle
as Barbara
1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Lucille
A Tailor-Made Man
as Corrine
Girls Demand Excitement
as Harriet Mundy
Ten Cents a Dance
as Nancy Clark
1930
War Nurse
as Helen
Madam Satan
as Fish Girl
Our Blushing Brides
as Evelyn Woodforth
1928
Taxi 13
as Flora Mactavish
Danger Street
as Kitty
The Little Yellow House
as Emmy Milburn
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Martha Skittle
Pass the Gravy
as Daughter
1927
Flaming Fathers
as Daughter
Fighting Fathers
as Max's Daughter
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as Martha, a stenographer
Fluttering Hearts
as Daughter
Jewish Prudence
as Rachel Gimplewart
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Fiancée
1926
Bromo and Juliet
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Crazy Like a Fox
as The bride
Along Came Auntie
as Marie, the Maid
Thundering Fleas
as Bride
Long Fliv the King
as Princess Helga of Thermosa
Say It with Babies
as Hector's Wife
Mum's the Word
as The Nervous Little Girl
What's the World Coming To?
as The Butler
1925
Should Sailors Marry?
as Smyrna, Verbena's Daughter
Better Movies
as Teenaged 'Vamp'
Innocent Husbands
as Girl at Party (uncredited)
Sherlock Sleuth
as Hotel Telephone Operator
Sure-Mike!
as Vermuda
Big Red Riding Hood
as Book store clerk
Bad Boy
as Jimmie's Girl Friend
Plain and Fancy Girls
as Fiance
The Rat's Knuckles
as Flirty McFickle
There Goes the Bride
as Imogene-the Bride
1924
Too Many Mammas
as The Apache Dancer
Outdoor Pajamas
as Girl with Runaway Pony
Sweet Daddy
as Daughter
A Ten-Minute Egg
as Mrs. Dugan
All Wet
as Boarding house maid (uncredited)