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Biography
Susan Hayward was an American actress best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1959
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1953 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1950 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1948 · nominated
Filmography35 titles
Beau Geste
1939as Isobel Rivers
1939as Isobel Rivers
I Want to Live!
1958as Barbara Graham
1958as Barbara Graham
The President's Lady
1953as Rachel Donaldson
1953as Rachel Donaldson
I Married a Witch
1942as Estelle Masterson
1942as Estelle Masterson
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
The Lusty Men
1952as Louise Merritt
1952as Louise Merritt
Canyon Passage
1946as Lucy Overmire
1946as Lucy Overmire
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954as Messalina
1954as Messalina
My Foolish Heart
1950as Eloise Winters
1950as Eloise Winters
They Won't Believe Me
1947as Verna Carlson
1947as Verna Carlson
The Honey Pot
1967as Mrs. Sheridan
1967as Mrs. Sheridan
Tulsa
1949as Cherokee Lansing
1949as Cherokee Lansing
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947as Angie Evans
1947as Angie Evans
Reap the Wild Wind
1942as Drusilla Alston
1942as Drusilla Alston
Garden of Evil
1954as Leah Fuller
1954as Leah Fuller
The Fighting Seabees
1944as Constance Chesley
1944as Constance Chesley
The Hairy Ape
1944as Mildred Douglas
1944as Mildred Douglas
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955as Lillian Roth
1955as Lillian Roth
Where Love Has Gone
1964as Valerie Hayden Miller
1964as Valerie Hayden Miller
I Thank a Fool
1962as Christine Allison
1962as Christine Allison
Jack London
1943as Charmian Kittredge
1943as Charmian Kittredge
Valley of the Dolls
1967as Helen Lawson
1967as Helen Lawson
Stolen Hours
1963as Laura Pember
1963as Laura Pember
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952as Helen Street
1952as Helen Street
David and Bathsheba
1951as Bathsheba
1951as Bathsheba
Adam Had Four Sons
1941as Hester Stoddard
1941as Hester Stoddard
Young and Willing
1943as Kate Benson
1943as Kate Benson
Hollywood Hotel
1938as Starlet at Table (uncredited)
1938as Starlet at Table (uncredited)
The Revengers
1972as Elizabeth Reilly
1972as Elizabeth Reilly
Back Street
1961as Rae Smith
1961as Rae Smith
Thunder in the Sun
1959as Gabrielle Dauphin
1959as Gabrielle Dauphin
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
2023as Self (archive footage)
2023as Self (archive footage)
Top Secret Affair
1957as Dorothy 'Dottie' Peale
1957as Dorothy 'Dottie' Peale
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Conqueror
1956as Bortai
1956as Bortai