Martita Hunt

Known for

Acting

Born

January 30, 1900

Birthplace

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died

June 13, 1969 (aged 69)

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 work

Great Expectations

1946

Sabotage

1936

The Brides of Dracula

1960

Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965

Becket

1964

Anastasia

1956

Bonjour Tristesse

1958

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

Anna Karenina

1948

Filmography

1969
The Best House in London
as Headmistress
1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Ada Ford
1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
1964
Becket
as Empress Matilda
1963
FestivalTV
as Madame Desmermortes (1 episode)
1962
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Anna Richter
1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Madame Kuprin
1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
as Madame Kuprin
1961
Mr. Topaze
as Baroness
1960
FestivalTV
as Agatha Payne (1 episode)
1960
Route 66TV
1960
Sunday-Night PlayTV
as Madama Kuprin (1 episode), as Madame Kuprin (1 episode)
1960
ThrillerTV
as Celia Sommerville (1 episode)
1960
Song Without End
as Grand Duchess
1960
The Brides of Dracula
as Baroness Meinster
1960
Bottoms Up!
as Lady Emily Gore-Willoughby
1959
Venetian Honeymoon
as Lisa Bradwell
1958
Me and the Colonel
as Mother Superior
1958
Bonjour Tristesse
as Philippe's Mother
1957
Dangerous Exile
as Lady Lydia Fell
1957
The Spies
as Connie Harper
1957
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Brocklehurst
1956
Three Men in a Boat
as Mrs. Willis
1956
Anastasia
as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum