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Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Acting

Born: June 30, 1917Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress. After working as a fashion model in New York, Hayward travelled to Hollywood in 1937 when open auditions were held for the leading role in Gone With the Wind (1939). Although she was not selected, she secured a film contract, and played several small supporting roles over the next few years. By the late 1940s the quality of her film roles had improved, and she achieved recognition for her dramatic abilities with the first of five Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her performance as an alcoholic in Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947). Her career continued successfully through the 1950s and she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of death row inmate Barbara Graham in I Want to Live! (1958). By this time, Hayward was married and living in Georgia and her film appearances became infrequent, although she continued acting in film and television until 1972. She died in 1975 following a long battle with brain cancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Hayward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Filme Algarve

Filme Algarve

Lucy Overmire (archive footage)

2025
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Self (archive footage)

2024

Storm in My Heart

Self (archive footage)

2018
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Self (archive)

2009
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

Helen Lawson (archive footage)

2006
The Dish on Dolls

The Dish on Dolls

Helen Lawson (archive footage)

2006

The Divine Ms. Susann

Self (archive footage)

2006

Bride of Trailer Camp

(archive footage)

2001
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Dr. Maggie Cole

1972
The Revengers

The Revengers

Elizabeth Reilly

1972
Heat of Anger

Heat of Anger

Jessie Fitzgerald

1972
Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

Helen Lawson

1967
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

Herself

1967
The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

Mrs. Sheridan

1967
Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification

(archive footage)

1965
Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone

Valerie Hayden Miller

1964
Stolen Hours

Stolen Hours

Laura Pember

1963
I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool

Christine Allison

1962
Back Street

Back Street

Rae Smith

1961
Ada

Ada

Ada Gillis

1961
The Marriage-Go-Round

The Marriage-Go-Round

Content Delville

1961
Woman Obsessed

Woman Obsessed

Mary Sharron

1959
Thunder in the Sun

Thunder in the Sun

Gabrielle Dauphin

1959
I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

Barbara Graham

1958
Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

Dorothy 'Dottie' Peale

1957
The Conqueror

The Conqueror

Bortai

1956
I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Lillian Roth

1955
Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

Mrs. Jane Hoyt

1955
Untamed

Untamed

Katie O'Neill

1955
Garden of Evil

Garden of Evil

Leah Fuller

1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Messalina

1954
White Witch Doctor

White Witch Doctor

Ellen Burton

1953
The President's Lady

The President's Lady

Rachel Donaldson

1953
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

Louise Merritt

1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Helen Street

1952
With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart

Jane Froman

1952
David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

Bathsheba

1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

Harriet Boyd

1951
Rawhide

Rawhide

Vinnie Holt

1951
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

Mary Elizabeth Eden Thompson

1951
My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart

Eloise Winters

1950
House of Strangers

House of Strangers

Irene Bennett

1949
Tulsa

Tulsa

Cherokee Lansing

1949
The Saxon Charm

The Saxon Charm

Janet Busch

1948
Tap Roots

Tap Roots

Morna Dabney

1948
The Lost Moment

The Lost Moment

Tina Bordereau

1947
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

Verna Carlson

1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Angie Evans

1947
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

Lucy Overmire

1946
Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

June Goffe

1946
And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow

Janice Blair

1944
The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

Mildred Douglas

1944
Skirmish on the Home Front

Skirmish on the Home Front

Molly Miller

1944
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

Constance Chesley

1944
Jack London

Jack London

Charmian Kittredge

1943
Hit Parade of 1943

Hit Parade of 1943

Jill Wright

1943
Young and Willing

Young and Willing

Kate Benson

1943
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

Estelle Masterson

1942
The Forest Rangers

The Forest Rangers

Tana 'Butch' Mason

1942
A Letter From Bataan

A Letter From Bataan

Mrs. Mary Lewis

1942
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

Drusilla Alston

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

Genevieve in Priorities Skit

1942
Among the Living

Among the Living

Millie Pickens

1941
Sis Hopkins

Sis Hopkins

Carol Hopkins

1941
Adam Had Four Sons

Adam Had Four Sons

Hester Stoddard

1941
$1,000 a Touchdown

$1,000 a Touchdown

Betty McGlen

1939
Our Leading Citizen

Our Leading Citizen

Judith Schofield

1939
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Isobel Rivers

1939
Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

Amateur Actress (uncredited)

1938
Girls on Probation

Girls on Probation

Gloria Adams

1938
The Sisters

The Sisters

Telephone operator

1938
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

Starlet at Table (uncredited)

1938