Marsha Hunt

Personal Info

Birthday

October 17, 1917

Day of Death

2022-09-07

(104 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Marcia Virginia Hunt

Марша Хант

Marcia Virginia "Marsha" Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Biography

Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress, model and activist, with a career spanning nearly 80 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism.

Although initially reluctant to pursue a film career, in June 1935, at age 17, Hunt signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount discovered her when she was visiting her uncle in Los Angeles and the comedian Zeppo Marx saw a picture of her in the newspaper. She was then offered a screen test for The Virginia Judge.

Known For

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Murder, She Wrote

The Twilight Zone

Climax!

Ironside

The Philco Television Playhouse

Matlock

Studio One

Filmography

2015
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
as Self
2008
Empire State Building Murders
as Norah Strinberg
The Grand Inquisitor
as Hazel Reedy
2006
Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
as Herself
1996
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
as Herself
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
1981
Terror Among Us
as Marge
1971
Johnny Got His Gun
as Joe's Mother
1969
Fear No Evil
as Mrs. Varney
1960
The Plunderers
as Kate Miller
1959
Blue Denim
as Jessie Bartley
1957
Bombers B-52
as Edith Brennan
Back from the Dead
as Kate Hazelton
1956
No Place to Hide
as Anne Dobson
1955
A Word to the Wives...
as Alice
1954
Diplomatic Passport
as Judy Anderson
With This Ring
as Elise Miller John
1952
The Happy Time
as Susan Bonnard
Actors and Sin
as Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
1949
She Loves Me Not
as Midge Mercer
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Mary Ryan
Take One False Step
as Martha Wier
Jigsaw
as Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (uncredited)
1948
Raw Deal
as Ann Martin
The Inside Story
as Francine Taylor
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Martha Gray
Carnegie Hall
as Nora Ryan
1946
A Letter for Evie
as Evie O'Connor
1945
The Valley of Decision
as Constance Scott
1944
Music for Millions
as Rosalind
Bride by Mistake
as Sylvia Lockwood
None Shall Escape
as Marja Pacierkowski
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1943
Lost Angel
as Katie Mallory
Cry 'Havoc'
as Flo Norris
Thousands Cheer
as Marsha Hunt
Pilot #5
as Freddie Andrews
The Human Comedy
as Diana Steed
1942
Seven Sweethearts
as Regina 'Reggie' Van Maaster
Panama Hattie
as Leila Tree
The Affairs of Martha
as Martha Lindstrom
Kid Glove Killer
as Jane Mitchell
Joe Smith, American
as Mary Smith
1941
Unholy Partners
as Gail Fenton
Blossoms in the Dust
as Charlotte
I'll Wait for You
as Pauline Miller
The Penalty
as Katherine Logan
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Hope Thompson
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Agatha Hall
1940
Flight Command
as Claire
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Barbara Braun
Pride and Prejudice
as Mary Bennet
Women in Hiding
as Jane Taylor
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Irene
as Miss Eleanor Worth
1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Kitty Crusper
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Herself (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls
as Betty Ainsbridge
Winter Carnival
as Lucy Morgan
The Hardys Ride High
as Susan Bowen
Star Reporter
as Barbara Burnette
The Long Shot
as Martha Sharon
1938
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Valerie Taylor
1937
Born to the West
as Judy Worstall
Thunder Trail
as Amy Morgan
Annapolis Salute
as Julia Clemens
Easy Living
as Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale (uncredited)
Murder Goes to College
as Nora Barry
1936
College Holiday
as Sylvia Smith
The Accusing Finger
as Claire Patterson
Easy to Take
as Donna Westlake
Hollywood Boulevard
as Patricia Blakeford
The Arizona Raiders
as Harriett Lindsay
Gentle Julia
as Julia Atwater
Desert Gold
as Judith 'Judy' Belding
1935
The Virginia Judge
as Mary Lee Calvert