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Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

1900-01-30

Buenos Aires, Argentina

ACTING

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martita Edith Hunt (30 January 1900 – 13 June 1969) was an Argentine-born British theatre and film actress. She had a dominant stage presence and played a wide range of powerful characters. She is best remembered for her performance as Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations.

Best known for:

Great Expectations

Sabotage

The Brides of Dracula

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Becket

Anastasia

Bonjour Tristesse

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Anna Karenina

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Man in Grey

The Spies

The Wicked Lady

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Admirable Crichton

So Evil My Love

Thriller

The Fan

Route 66

Song Without End

First a Girl

Me and the Colonel

Studio One

Good Morning, Boys!

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Filmography:

Service for Ladies (1932)
APPEREAD AS:
Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)
Love on Wheels (1932)
APPEREAD AS:
Piano Demonstrator
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
APPEREAD AS:
Agnes Lightfoot
I Was a Spy (1933)
APPEREAD AS:
Aunt Lucille
Man of the Moment (1935)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady at Roulette Table
First a Girl (1935)
APPEREAD AS:
Madame Seraphina
King of the Damned (1935)
APPEREAD AS:
Woman on Plane
Sabotage (1936)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)

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When Knights Were Bold (1936)
APPEREAD AS:
Aunt Esther
The Beloved Vagabond (1936)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady with lorgnettes
Tudor Rose (1936)
APPEREAD AS:
Jane's Mother
Good Morning, Boys! (1937)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady Bogshott
The Mill on the Floss (1937)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Glegg
Farewell Again (1937)
APPEREAD AS:
Adela Swayle
Paradise for Two (1937)
APPEREAD AS:
Mme. Bernard
Strange Boarders (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Miss Pitter

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Prison Without Bars (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Mme. Appel
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
6.1
APPEREAD AS:
British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
Trouble Brewing (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Mme Berdi
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Duchess of Beaumont
Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Commandant
A Girl Must Live (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Mme. Dupont, assistant
Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Edith
The Middle Watch (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady Elizabeth Hewett
At the Villa Rose (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Helen Vaquier
Miss Knowall (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Miss Hardcastle
Quiet Wedding (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Mme. Mirelle
Freedom Radio (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Frau Lehmann the Concierge
East of Piccadilly (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Ma
They Flew Alone (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Miss Bland
The Lady from Lisbon (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Susan Wellington-Smythe
The Great Mr Handel (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Chorister
The Seventh Survivor (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Lindley
Talk About Jacqueline (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Colonel's Wife
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Daphne Faber
The Man in Grey (1943)
4.6
APPEREAD AS:
Miss Patchett
Welcome, Mr Washington (1944)
APPEREAD AS:
Miss Finch
The Wicked Lady (1945)
APPEREAD AS:
Cousin Agatha
Great Expectations (1946)
6
APPEREAD AS:
Miss Havisham
Studio One (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Porter
Anna Karenina (1948)
4.6
APPEREAD AS:
Princess Betty Tversky
So Evil My Love (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Courtney (SR)
My Sister and I (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Camelot
The Fan (1949)
APPEREAD AS:
Duchess of Berwick
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
4.7
APPEREAD AS:
Queen Eleanor
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
Mabel Grace
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady Dodd
It Started in Paradise (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
Mme. Alice
Treasure Hunt (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
Aunt Anna Rose
Melba (1953)
APPEREAD AS:
Mme. Marchesi
King's Rhapsody (1955)
APPEREAD AS:
Queen Mother
Anastasia (1956)
5.5
APPEREAD AS:
Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Willis
The March Hare (1956)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady Anne
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady Brocklehurst
The Spies (1957)
APPEREAD AS:
Connie Harper
Dangerous Exile (1957)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady Lydia Fell
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
5.3
APPEREAD AS:
Philippe's Mother
Me and the Colonel (1958)
APPEREAD AS:
Mother Superior
Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
APPEREAD AS:
Lisa Bradwell
Thriller (1960)
APPEREAD AS:
Celia Sommerville
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Baroness Meinster
Sunday-Night Play (1960)
APPEREAD AS:
Madame Kuprin, Madama Kuprin
Song Without End (1960)
APPEREAD AS:
Grand Duchess
Bottoms Up! (1960)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady Gore-Willoughby
Mr. Topaze (1961)
APPEREAD AS:
Baroness
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
APPEREAD AS:
Anna Richter
Festival (1963)
APPEREAD AS:
Madame Desmermortes
Becket (1964)
5.9
APPEREAD AS:
Empress Matilda
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
4.1
APPEREAD AS:
Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
5.9
APPEREAD AS:
Ada Ford
The Best House in London (1969)
APPEREAD AS:
Headmistress