Marshall's first film appearances were in the 20th Century Fox films Gentleman's Agreement and Daisy Kenyon in 1947 (although they were both uncredited). She went on to play roles (many minor) in over 25 more films until 1967.
Marshall had a small but significant role in his I Was a Male War Bride (1949). She was featured prominently in three Martin and Lewis comedy films, The Stooge, Sailor Beware and That's My Boy, with stars Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Among her television appearances, she guest starred twice on Perry Mason in 1959. She played murderer Irene Bedford in "The Case of the Shattered Dream," and title character Ginny Hobart in "The Case of the Spurious Sister".
Personal life
She married three times, her first husband being the cameraman Allen Davey. Her second husband (from 1952 until 1959) was director Stanley Donen, with whom she had two sons, Peter (born December 20, 1953) and Joshua (born August 10, 1955).
In 1963, she married actor Robert Wagner, with whom she had one child, television presenter Katie Wagner, before they divorced in 1970.
Filmography
Actress
1975
Six Days of Justice (TV Series) as
Magistrate
- Belonging (1975) - Magistrate
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Myrna Lathum
- Glass Riddle (1968) - Myrna Lathum
1967
Gunn as
Daisy Jane (as M.T. Marshall)
1960
Via Margutta as
Grace O'Connor
1960
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) as
Ronnie Portman
- Thunder in the Night (1960) - Ronnie Portman
1959
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Ginny Hobart / Irene Bedford
- The Case of the Spurious Sister (1959) - Ginny Hobart
- The Case of the Shattered Dream (1959) - Irene Bedford
1959
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Margaret O'Bannion
- Maggie O'Bannion (1959) - Margaret O'Bannion
1958
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Belle
- Third Son (1958) - Belle
1958
I Want to Live! as
Rita (uncredited)
1958
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Joanna Lund
- The Chinese Hangman (1958) - Joanna Lund
1952
Sailor Beware as
Hilda Jones
1951
The Stooge as
Genevieve 'Frecklehead' Tait
1951
That's My Boy as
Terry Howard
1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale as
Terry (uncredited)
1951
Call Me Mister as
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
1951
Halls of Montezuma as
Nurse (uncredited)
1950
My Blue Heaven as
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1950
Stella as
Mary
1950
Love That Brute as
Dawn O'Day (uncredited)
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk as
Annie (uncredited)
1950
Wabash Avenue as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1949
Dancing in the Dark as
Myrna (uncredited)
1949
I Was a Male War Bride as
Lt. Kitty Lawrence
1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1948
Unfaithfully Yours as
Maisie - Second Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1948
Road House as
Millie (uncredited)
1948
The Snake Pit as
Young Girl (uncredited)
1948
Apartment for Peggy as
Ruth
1948
The Luck of the Irish as
Secretary (uncredited)
1948
The Street with No Name as
Singer (uncredited)
1948
Sitting Pretty as
Secretary (uncredited)
1948
You Were Meant for Me as
Girl in Soda Shop (uncredited)
1947
Daisy Kenyon as
Law Office Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1947
Gentleman's Agreement as
Guest (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1963
Marilyn (Documentary) (performer: "Oh, What A Forward Young Man!")
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk (performer: "Oh, What a Forward Young Man You Are" - uncredited)
1948
The Street with No Name (performer: "Beg Your Pardon" - uncredited)
Self
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Actress
- Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Dorothy Dandridge, Danny Arnold, Bob & Eddie Mayo, Donald MacBride, Marion Marshall, Jimmy Wallington, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra (1951) - Self - Actress
Archive Footage
2020
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary) as
