Mary Murphy
Biography
Mary Murphy was an American film and television actress active from the 1950s into the 1970s. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised partly in Ohio, she was wrapping packages at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills when Paramount Pictures signed her in 1951. She first gained attention in The Wild One (1953) as a good-hearted girl intrigued by Marlon Brando. She then appeared opposite Tony Curtis in Beachhead (1954) and with Dale Robertson in Sitting Bull (1954), and played Fredric March's daughter in The Desperate Hours (1955). She appeared with Ray Milland in the Western A Man Alone (1955) and had another of her best roles in Joseph Losey's The Intimate Stranger (1956). After seven years away from film, she returned in Junior Bonner (1972) with Steve McQueen. On television she co-starred in the 1961 CBS series The Investigators and appeared in a 1962 Perry Mason episode and dozens of other series.
80years old at death
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 22 years1952 to 1974
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Big break
In 1951, while she was a package wrapper at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, Paramount Pictures signed Murphy to appear in films.
Big break
Murphy came to notice in 1953 for her role as a good-hearted girl drawn to Marlon Brando in The Wild One.
A first
Murphy did not appear on the big screen for seven years. She returned to film work in 1972, acting with Steve McQueen in Junior Bonner.
Mary Murphy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
William Wyler directed two of these films. Ray Teal appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Walter Baldwin's page
Thomas Browne Henry's page
All films by William Wyler
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