Martita Hunt

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1900-01-30 (69 years old)

Deathday

1969-06-13

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Martita Hunt

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.

Acting

1958

Bonjour Tristesse

as Philippe's Mother

1965

1953

Melba

as Mme. Marchesi

1935

Man of the Moment

as Lady at Roulette Table

1960

The Brides of Dracula

as Baroness Meinster

1948

Anna Karenina

as Princess Betty Tversky

1946

Great Expectations

as Miss Havisham

1943

The Man in Grey

as Miss Patchett

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova

1964

Becket

as Empress Matilda

1956

Anastasia

as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum

1948

So Evil My Love

as Mrs. Courtney (SR)

1957

The Spies

as Connie Harper

1961

Mr. Topaze

as Baroness

1937

Good Morning, Boys!

as Lady Bogshott

1960

Song Without End

as Grand Duchess

1958

Me and the Colonel

as Mother Superior

1949

The Fan

as Duchess of Berwick

1935

First a Girl

as Madame Seraphina

1960

Bottoms Up!

as Lady Gore-Willoughby

1942

The Lady from Lisbon

as Susan Wellington-Smythe

1933

I Was a Spy

as Aunt Lucille

1941

Quiet Wedding

as Mme. Mirelle

1936

1948

My Sister and I

as Mrs. Camelot

1952

1932

Service for Ladies

as Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)

1941

Freedom Radio

as Frau Lehmann the Concierge

1937

1936

The Beloved Vagabond

as Lady with lorgnettes

1945

The Wicked Lady

as Cousin Agatha

1969

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)

1936

Tudor Rose

as Jane's Mother

1939

A Girl Must Live

as Mme. Dupont, assistant

1939

Trouble Brewing

as Mme Berdi

1938

Strange Boarders

as Miss Pitter

1935

King of the Damned

as Woman on Plane

1955

King's Rhapsody

as Queen Mother

1956

The March Hare

as Lady Anne

1957

Dangerous Exile

as Lady Lydia Fell

1942

They Flew Alone

as Miss Bland

1937

Farewell Again

as Adela Swayle

1939

The Good Old Days

as Sarah Macaulay

1935

1939

1937

Paradise for Two

as Mme. Bernard

1932

Love on Wheels

as Piano Demonstrator

1956

Three Men in a Boat

as Mrs. Willis

1952

Treasure Hunt

as Aunt Anna Rose

1942

The Seventh Survivor

as Mrs. Lindley

1940

At the Villa Rose

as Helen Vaquier

1940

The Middle Watch

as Lady Elizabeth Hewett

1944

1938

Prison Without Bars

as Mme. Appel

1952

Meet Me Tonight

as Mabel Grace

1957

The Admirable Crichton

as Lady Brocklehurst

1959

Venetian Honeymoon

as Lisa Bradwell

1952

Folly to Be Wise

as Lady Dodd

1938

Second Best Bed

as Mrs. Mather

1937

Sabotage

as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)

1940

Miss Knowall

as Miss Hardcastle

1942

Sabotage at Sea

as Daphne Faber

1939

Young Man's Fancy

as Duchess of Beaumont

1933

Friday the Thirteenth

as Agnes Lightfoot

1942

Talk About Jacqueline

as Colonel's Wife

1942

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