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Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll

5 movies on Netflix

Biography

Martha O'Driscoll was an American film actress whose screen career ran from 1937 to 1947. She was born in Tulsa and trained in singing and dancing before choreographer Hermes Pan saw her in a Phoenix theater production and encouraged a move to Hollywood. Her first role came in the musical Collegiate. Small dancing parts followed, and a Universal talent scout spotted her in The Great Ziegfeld, leading to a contract. After minor roles, RKO gave her starring parts, including Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner. Paramount first cast her in The Lady Eve (1941), and she later appeared in Reap the Wild Wind (1942). She appeared in The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939), The Fallen Sparrow (1943), and House of Dracula (1945). She toured with the USO during the early 1940s, made her last film, Carnegie Hall, in 1947, and retired that year.

76years old at death

Born March 4, 1922Tulsa
Died November 3, 1998Ocala
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Martha Appleton

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 6 years1939 to 1945

Every film, newest first

1945House of DraculaIMDb rating 5.7
1943The Fallen SparrowIMDb rating 6.6
1942Reap the Wild WindIMDb rating 6.6
1941The Lady EveIMDb rating 7.7
1939The Secret of Dr. KildareIMDb rating 6.4

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Big break
O'Driscoll was noticed by a Universal talent scout during The Great Ziegfeld, which led to a screen test and then a studio contract.
A first
RKO handed O'Driscoll her first two starring parts. She was the love interest of cowboy Tim Holt in Wagon Train (1940) and notably took the role of Daisy Mae in the first film adaptation of Al Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner (1940).
Beyond film
During the early 1940s, O'Driscoll went on tour alongside Errol Flynn and the USO, putting on performances for troops across the world.

Martha O'Driscoll movies on Netflix

House of Dracula1945IMDb rating 5.7as Miliza Morelle
The Fallen Sparrow1943IMDb rating 6.6as Whitney 'The Imp' Parker
Reap the Wild Wind1942IMDb rating 6.6as Ivy Devereaux
The Lady Eve1941IMDb rating 7.7as Martha
The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939IMDb rating 6.4as Mrs. Roberts

Worked with

Martha O'Driscoll shares two films with Lionel Atwill, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Lionel Atwill

Janet Beecher

Bess Flowers

John Carradine

Henry FondaPreston SturgesDirector, 1 film Erle C. KentonDirector, 1 film

Cecil B. DeMilleDirector, 1 film

Films together

Lionel Atwill2 films together, 1939 to 1945
Lionel Atwill's page
- House of Dracula1945IMDb rating 5.7O'Driscoll as Miliza MorelleAtwill as Police Inspector Holtz
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939IMDb rating 6.4O'Driscoll as Mrs. RobertsAtwill as Paul Messenger
Janet Beecher2 films together, 1941 to 1942
Janet Beecher's page
- Reap the Wild Wind1942IMDb rating 6.6O'Driscoll as Ivy DevereauxBeecher as Mrs. Mottram
- The Lady Eve1941IMDb rating 7.7O'Driscoll as MarthaBeecher as Mrs. Pike
Bess Flowers1 film together, 1941
Bess Flowers's page
- The Lady Eve1941IMDb rating 7.7O'Driscoll as MarthaFlowers as Party Guest
John Carradine1 film together, 1945
John Carradine's page
- House of Dracula1945IMDb rating 5.7O'Driscoll as Miliza MorelleCarradine as Count Dracula
John Wayne1 film together, 1942
John Wayne's page
- Reap the Wild Wind1942IMDb rating 6.6O'Driscoll as Ivy DevereauxWayne as Captain Jack Stuart
Henry Fonda1 film together, 1941
Henry Fonda's page
- The Lady Eve1941IMDb rating 7.7O'Driscoll as MarthaFonda as Charles
Preston SturgesDirector, 1 film, 1941
All films by Preston Sturges
- The Lady Eve1941IMDb rating 7.7O'Driscoll as Martha
Erle C. KentonDirector, 1 film, 1945
All films by Erle C. Kenton
- House of Dracula1945IMDb rating 5.7O'Driscoll as Miliza Morelle
Cecil B. DeMilleDirector, 1 film, 1942
All films by Cecil B. DeMille
- Reap the Wild Wind1942IMDb rating 6.6O'Driscoll as Ivy Devereaux

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