Portrait of Martha Raye

Acting

Martha Raye

Career

Active from 1936 to 2026, with a break from 2000 to 2025, busiest in 1936 and 1938 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martha Raye Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Meta-Narrative 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Musical 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Escapist 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic Entertainment 2
  • Showbiz 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
A Christmas Child
A Christmas Child

as Regina Wlison-Washington/Ghost Of Christmas Past

The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood
The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood

as Sabrina Williow

Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3)
Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3)

as ( Self )

Ruby Gale & The Diamond Thief
Ruby Gale & The Diamond Thief

as Martha Carpenter

2020s

2 titles
Amara:The Statue
Amara:The Statue (2026)

as Martha

Star Struck
Star Struck (2026)

TV show · as Susan Mendella

1990s

1 title
The 13th Year
The 13th Year (1999)

as ( Self )

1980s

5 titles · average score 73
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Duchess

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sadie Winthrope

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

Pippin
Pippin (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bertha

The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist (1980)

as Georgia O'Hanlon

1970s

9 titles · average score 53
The Concorde... Airport '79
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
GoodWatch score 33

as Loretta

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)

as The Ghost of Christmas Past

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Zelda / Irene Austin

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Carrie Sharples

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Agetha / Agatha

Pufnstuf
Pufnstuf (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

as Boss Witch

The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Benita Bizarre

The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Foxy

1960s

3 titles · average score 63
Clown Alley
Clown Alley (1966)

as Washerwoman Clown

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Beulah Brothers

Billy Rose's Jumbo
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lulu

1950s

1 title · average score 77
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

1940s

8 titles · average score 64
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
GoodWatch score 88

as Annabella Bonheur

Pin Up Girl
Pin Up Girl (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

as Molly McKay

Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Martha Raye

Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Betty Johnson

Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gloria Phelps / Barbara Phelps

Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lilibelle Bolton

The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

as Luce

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)

as Patience Bingham

1930s

14 titles · average score 58
Never Say Die
Never Say Die (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mickey Hawkins

$1,000 a Touchdown
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)

as Martha Madison

The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Martha Bellows

Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Letty Larkin

College Swing
College Swing (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mabel Grady

Waikiki Wedding
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Myrtle Finch

Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Liza Lou Lane

Mountain Music
Mountain Music (1937)

as Mary Beamish

Hideaway Girl
Hideaway Girl (1936)

as Helen Flint

Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Emma

The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

as Patsy

College Holiday
College Holiday (1936)
GoodWatch score 38

as Daisy Schloggenheimer