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Susan Hayward is a Actor American born on 30 june 1917 at New York City (USA)

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward participated to 64 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 7 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Actress

Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
, 1h40
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Sports films, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Children's films
Actors Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, William Horace Marshall, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Anne Bancroft
Roles Messalina
Rating65% 3.298613.298613.298613.298613.29861
The film begins with a clip from the previous film, showing its central characters Marcellus and Diana going to be martyred for their Christian beliefs on the order of Emperor Caligula. Before being executed, Diana hands the robe to Marcellus' servant Marcipor (David Leonard), telling him that it is "for the Big Fisherman," meaning Peter, who was a fisherman before being called as an apostle.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
, 1h54
Directed by Henry King, Roy Ward Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about writers, Political films, Children's films
Actors Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward, Hildegard Knef, Leo G. Carroll, Marcel Dalio
Roles Helen Street
Rating60% 3.048643.048643.048643.048643.04864
The film begins with the opening words of Hemingway's story: "Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai 'Ngje Ngi,' the House of God. Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude."
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
, 1h57
Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Melodrama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about television
Actors Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Margo, Jo Van Fleet, Don Taylor
Roles Lillian Roth
Rating71% 3.5929953.5929953.5929953.5929953.592995
Eight-year-old Lillian Roth (Carole Ann Campbell) is constantly pushed by her domineering stage mom, Katie (Jo Van Fleet), to audition and act even though she is merely a child. One day, Katie finally secures an opportunity in Chicago, which leads to Lillian, now older (Susan Hayward), to having a successful musical career. Even though 20 years have passed, Katie is still managing Lillian as well as running her life and career choices.
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
, 2h
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Theodore Bikel, Virginia Vincent, Wesley Lau, Philip Coolidge
Roles Barbara Graham
Rating74% 3.744623.744623.744623.744623.74462
The film tells the story of the life and execution of Barbara Graham (Hayward) a prostitute and convicted perjurer. Graham is the product of a broken home, and works luring men into fixed card games.
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
, 2h3
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward, Charles Bickford
Roles Drusilla Alston
Rating65% 3.298113.298113.298113.298113.29811
Au milieu du XIX siècle, seuls les grands voiliers ont la possibilité, avant l'arrivée du chemin de fer, d'assurer la liaison entre le Nord-Est des États-Unis et la vallée du Mississippi. Mais il faut tenir compte des récifs de Floride, où s'échouent les navires. Pilleurs d'épaves et sauveteurs s'affrontent...
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
, 1h57
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott
Roles Jane Froman
Rating66% 3.3450753.3450753.3450753.3450753.345075
Ms. Jane Froman (Susan Hayward) is a humble staff singer at a Cincinnati radio stations, but in no time rises to the uppermost rungs of network radio fame. Jane gratefully marries her agent Don Ross (David Wayne), but soon both realize they're not truly in love.