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Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1960
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1956
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1955
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1950
- Kennedy Center Honors
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1967 · nominated
