Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1917-06-30
Day of Death
1975-03-14
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Susan Hayward
Biography
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.
Filmography (73)
Filme Algarve
2025
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
2024Storm in My Heart
2018
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
2006The Divine Ms. Susann
2006
The Dish on Dolls
2006Bride of Trailer Camp
2001
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
The Revengers
1972
Heat of Anger
1972
Valley of the Dolls
1967
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
1967
