Mary Virginia Martin was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title character in Peter Pan (1954), and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959). Over the course of her career, she won four Tony Awards and an Emmy Award. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter StoryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 77 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMovie | Self | 69 |
| 1977 | The Love BoatSeries | — | 64 |
| 1974 | Dinah!Series | Self | 61 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series | Self | 60 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1960 | Peter PanMovie | Peter Pan | 47 |
| 1957 | Annie Get Your GunMovie | Annie Oakley | 44 |
| 1956 | Peter PanMovie | Peter Pan | 43 |
| 1955 | Peter PanMovie | Peter Pan | 42 |
| 1954 | Producers' ShowcaseSeries | Peter Pan | 41 |
| 1953 | Main Street to BroadwayMovie | Self | 40 |
| 1952 | South PacificMovie | Nellie Forbush | 39 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Billie Dawn | 38 |
| 1951 | America Applauds: An Evening for Richard RodgersMovie | — | 38 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1946 | Night and DayMovie | Mary Martin | 33 |
| 1943 | True to LifeMovie | Bonnie Porter | 30 |
| 1942 | Star Spangled RhythmMovie | Mary Martin | 29 |
| 1941 | New York TownMovie | Alexandra Curtis | 28 |
| 1941 | Birth of the BluesMovie | Betty Lou Cobb | 28 |
| 1941 | Kiss the Boys GoodbyeMovie | Cindy Lou Bethany | 28 |
| 1940 | Love Thy NeighborMovie | Mary Allen | 27 |