Martita Hunt
Known for
Acting
Life
1900 – 1969 (aged 69)
Born in
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Credits
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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.
Known For
Great Expectations
26 Dec 1946
Sabotage
08 Jan 1937
The Brides of Dracula
15 Jun 1960
Bunny Lake Is Missing
03 Oct 1965
Becket
11 Mar 1964
Anastasia
13 Dec 1956
Bonjour Tristesse
15 Jan 1958
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
28 Jul 1939
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Filmography
1969
- The Best House in Londonas Headmistress
1965
- Bunny Lake Is Missingas Ada Ford
1964
- The Unsinkable Molly Brownas Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
- Becketas Empress Matilda
1963
- Festivalas Madame Desmermortes1 episode
1962
1961
- A Call on Kuprin: Part 2as Madame Kuprin
- A Call on Kuprin: Part 1as Madame Kuprin
- Mr. Topazeas Baroness
1960
- Festivalas Agatha Payne1 episode
- Route 661 episode
- Sunday-Night Playas Madama Kuprin1 episode
- Thrilleras Celia Sommerville1 episode
- Song Without Endas Grand Duchess
- The Brides of Draculaas Baroness Meinster
- Bottoms Up!as Lady Emily Gore-Willoughby
1959
- Venetian Honeymoonas Lisa Bradwell
1958
- Me and the Colonelas Mother Superior
- Bonjour Tristesseas Philippe's Mother
1957
- Dangerous Exileas Lady Lydia Fell
- The Spiesas Connie Harper
- The Admirable Crichtonas Lady Brocklehurst
1956
- Three Men in a Boatas Mrs. Willis
- Anastasiaas Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
- Armchair Theatreas Julia Sharpe1 episode
- The March Hareas Lady Anne
1955
- King's Rhapsodyas Queen Mother
1953
- Melbaas Mme. Marchesi
1952
- Folly to Be Wiseas Lady Dodd
- It Started in Paradiseas Mme. Alice
- Meet Me Tonightas Mabel Grace
- Treasure Huntas Aunt Anna Rose
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Menas Queen Eleanor
1949
- The Fanas Duchess of Berwick
1948
- Studio Oneas Mrs. Porter1 episode
- So Evil My Loveas Mrs. Courtney (SR)
- My Sister and Ias Mrs. Camelot
- Anna Kareninaas Princess Betty Tversky
1947
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Squareas Lady Mary
1946
- Great Expectationsas Miss Havisham
1945
- The Wicked Ladyas Cousin Agatha
1944
- Welcome, Mr Washingtonas Miss Finch
1943
- The Man in Greyas Miss Patchett
1942
- Talk About Jacquelineas Colonel's Wife
- The Great Mr Handelas Chorister
- Sabotage at Seaas Daphne Faber
- The Lady from Lisbonas Susan Wellington-Smythe
- They Flew Aloneas Miss Bland
- The Seventh Survivoras Mrs. Lindley
1941
- East of Piccadillyas Ma
- Quiet Weddingas Mme. Mirelle
- Freedom Radioas Frau Lehmann the Concierge
1940
- Miss Knowallas Miss Hardcastle
- Miss Grant Goes to the Dooras Edith
- The Middle Watchas Lady Elizabeth Hewett
- At the Villa Roseas Helen Vaquier
1939
- A Girl Must Liveas Mme. Dupont, assistant
- Old Mother Riley Joins Upas Commandant
- Young Man's Fancyas Duchess of Beaumont
- Goodbye, Mr. Chipsas British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
- Trouble Brewingas Mme Berdi
- The Good Old Daysas Sarah Macaulay
1938
- Everything Happens to Me
- Prison Without Barsas Mme. Appel
- Second Best Bedas Mrs. Mather
- Strange Boardersas Miss Pitter
1937
- Paradise for Twoas Mme. Bernard
- Good Morning, Boys!as Lady Bogshott
- The Mill on the Flossas Mrs. Glegg
- Sabotageas The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
- Farewell Againas Adela Swayle
1936
- Tudor Roseas Jane's Mother
- The Beloved Vagabondas Lady with lorgnettes
- Pot Luck
- When Knights Were Boldas Aunt Esther
1935
- King of the Damnedas Woman on Plane
- Foreign Affairesas Bit (uncredited)
- First a Girlas Madame Seraphina
- Mr. What's-His-Name?as Mrs Davies
- Man of the Momentas Lady at Roulette Table
- The Case of Gabriel Perryas Mrs. Read
1933
- Friday the Thirteenthas Agnes Lightfoot
- I Was a Spyas Aunt Lucille
1932
- Love on Wheelsas Piano Demonstrator
- Service for Ladiesas Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)