Martita Hunt

Personal Info

Birthday

January 30, 1900

Day of Death

1969-06-13

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also Known As

Martita Edith Hunt

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.

Known For

Studio One

Thriller

Sunday-Night Play

Becket

Great Expectations

Bonjour Tristesse

Festival

The Brides of Dracula

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
Becket
as Empress Matilda
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Anna Richter
1961
Mr. Topaze
as Baroness
1960
Song Without End
as Grand Duchess
The Brides of Dracula
as Baroness Meinster
Bottoms Up!
as Lady Gore-Willoughby
1959
Venetian Honeymoon
as Lisa Bradwell
1958
Me and the Colonel
as Mother Superior
Bonjour Tristesse
as Philippe's Mother
1957
Dangerous Exile
as Lady Lydia Fell
The Spies
as Connie Harper
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Brocklehurst
1956
Three Men in a Boat
as Mrs. Willis
Anastasia
as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
The March Hare
as Lady Anne
1955
King's Rhapsody
as Queen Mother
1953
Melba
as Mme. Marchesi
1952
Folly to Be Wise
as Lady Dodd
It Started in Paradise
as Mme. Alice
Meet Me Tonight
as Mabel Grace
Treasure Hunt
as Aunt Anna Rose
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Queen Eleanor
1949
The Fan
as Duchess of Berwick
1948
So Evil My Love
as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
My Sister and I
as Mrs. Camelot
Anna Karenina
as Princess Betty Tversky
1946
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
1945
The Wicked Lady
as Cousin Agatha
1944
Welcome, Mr Washington
as Miss Finch
1943
The Man in Grey
as Miss Patchett
1942
Talk About Jacqueline
as Colonel's Wife
The Great Mr Handel
as Chorister
Sabotage at Sea
as Daphne Faber
The Lady from Lisbon
as Susan Wellington-Smythe
They Flew Alone
as Miss Bland
The Seventh Survivor
as Mrs. Lindley
1941
East of Piccadilly
as Ma
Quiet Wedding
as Mme. Mirelle
Freedom Radio
as Frau Lehmann the Concierge
1940
Miss Knowall
as Miss Hardcastle
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
as Edith
The Middle Watch
as Lady Elizabeth Hewett
At the Villa Rose
as Helen Vaquier
1939
A Girl Must Live
as Mme. Dupont, assistant
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
as Commandant
Young Man's Fancy
as Duchess of Beaumont
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
Trouble Brewing
as Mme Berdi
The Good Old Days
as Sarah Macaulay
1938
Prison Without Bars
as Mme. Appel
Second Best Bed
as Mrs. Mather
Strange Boarders
as Miss Pitter
1937
Paradise for Two
as Mme. Bernard
Good Morning, Boys!
as Lady Bogshott
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Glegg
Sabotage
as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
Farewell Again
as Adela Swayle
1936
Tudor Rose
as Jane's Mother
The Beloved Vagabond
as Lady with lorgnettes
When Knights Were Bold
as Aunt Esther
1935
King of the Damned
as Woman on Plane
First a Girl
as Madame Seraphina
Mr. What's-His-Name?
as Mrs Davies
Man of the Moment
as Lady at Roulette Table
The Case of Gabriel Perry
as Mrs. Read
1933
Friday the Thirteenth
as Agnes Lightfoot
I Was a Spy
as Aunt Lucille
1932
Love on Wheels
as Piano Demonstrator
Service for Ladies
as Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)