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Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

28 movies on Netflix

Biography

Susan Hayward was an American actress best remembered for playing women drawn from real life. Born in Brooklyn in 1917, she modeled before heading to Hollywood in 1937 to read for Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. She missed that part but won a studio contract, and after several years of small supporting roles broke through as Isobel in Beau Geste (1939). Her first Academy Award nomination, one of five she received for Best Actress, came for an alcoholic singer in Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947). Nominations followed for My Foolish Heart (1949), With a Song in My Heart (1952) and I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), which brought her the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Her portrayal of Barbara Graham, a death row inmate, in I Want to Live! (1958) won her the Academy Award, and later she appeared in Valley of the Dolls (1967) and The Revengers (1972). She died in 1975.

57years old at death

  • Born Brooklyn
  • Died Hollywood
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Edythe Marrenner (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
33 years1939 to 1972

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Hayward took over the part of Helen Lawson from Judy Garland in the 1967 movie version of Valley of the Dolls, which got awful reviews yet still earned money at the box office.

  2. Beyond film

    Hayward sang her own vocals undubbed in I'll Cry Tomorrow, and her singing appears on the soundtrack, though she disliked her own voice.

  3. A role that slipped away

    In 1937 Hayward went to Hollywood to try out for Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. She did not get the part, but David Selznick used her for other actors' screen tests, and Warner Bros. gave her a contract.

Susan Hayward movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. I Want to Live!1958 Biography, Crime, Dramaas Barbara Graham

    IMDb rating 7.58.4K votes

  2. The Snows of Kilimanjaro1952 Adventure, Drama, Romanceas Helen

    IMDb rating 6.16.6K votes

  3. I Married a Witch1942as Estelle Masterson

    IMDb rating 7.111K votes

  4. The Lusty Men1952as Louise Merritt

    IMDb rating 7.34.2K votes

  5. House of Strangers1949as Irene Bennett

    IMDb rating 7.34.7K votes

  6. Demetrius and the Gladiators1954as Messalina

    IMDb rating 6.64.7K votes

  7. I'll Cry Tomorrow1955as Lillian Roth

    IMDb rating 7.22.8K votes

  8. Garden of Evil1954as Leah Fuller

    IMDb rating 6.64.4K votes

Most often with

Daniel Mann directed three of these films, Mark Robson two and Henry King two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Wayne, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with John WayneFred Aldrich, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Fred AldrichErnest Borgnine, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ernest BorgnineGary Cooper, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gary CooperGregory Peck, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gregory PeckRay Milland, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ray MillandDaniel MannDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Daniel MannMark RobsonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mark RobsonHenry KingDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Henry King

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Awards

Two awards and honors, one of them major.

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Susan Hayward's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1959Best ActressI Want to Live!Won
Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

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