Portrait of Mary Martin

Acting

Mary Martin

Career

Active from 1939 to 1979, with a break from 1961 to 1978, busiest in 1941 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Peter Pan
Peter Pan
GoodWatch score72/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    1956 · Won · 8th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Producers' Showcase

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mary Martin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.9, average 5.9
  • Dark Humor
    0.7, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Musical 2
  • Fantasy Adventure 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles · average score 53
Valentine
Valentine (1979)

as Gracie Schwartz

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

TV show · as Hannah Harvey

1960s

1 title · average score 70
Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

as Peter Pan

1950s

7 titles · average score 75
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1957)

as Annie Oakley

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1956)

as Peter Pan

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1956)

as Billie Dawn

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Peter Pan

Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Peter Pan

South Pacific
South Pacific (1952)

as Nellie Forbush

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Billie Dawn

1940s

9 titles · average score 60
Night and Day
Night and Day (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mary Martin

Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Marjory Stuart

True to Life
True to Life (1943)

as Bonnie Porter

Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mary Martin

Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Betty Lou Cobb

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)

as Cindy Lou Bethany

New York Town
New York Town (1941)

as Alexandra Curtis

Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cherry Lane

Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

as Mary Allen

1930s

1 title
The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)

as Louise Hall