Cast
Martha Scott
1912 – 2003
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1956–1959
- Schools and movements
- Classical HollywoodEarly and Pioneering Cinema
Directors worked with
Biography
Martha Ellen Scott was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959). Martha played the mother of Charlton Heston's character in both films. She originated the role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder's Our Town on Broadway in 1938, and later recreated the role in the 1940 film version, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Awards and honours
National / local
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
2 films on this site
- The Ten Commandments 1956 · Cecil B. DeMille · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
- Ben-Hur 1959 · William Wyler · IMDb 8.1 · Cast