Martita Hunt
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1900-01-30
Day of Death
1969-06-13 (69 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(1969)
The Best House in London
as Headmistress
(1965)
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Ada Ford
(1964)
Becket
as Empress Matilda
(1964)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
(1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Anna Richter
(1961)
Mr. Topaze
as Baroness
(1961)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Madame Kuprin
(1961)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
as Madame Kuprin
(1960)
The Brides of Dracula
as Baroness Meinster
(1960)
Bottoms Up!
as Lady Gore-Willoughby
(1960)
Song Without End
as Grand Duchess
(1959)
Venetian Honeymoon
as Lisa Bradwell
(1958)
Bonjour Tristesse
as Philippe's Mother
(1958)
Me and the Colonel
as Mother Superior
(1957)
Dangerous Exile
as Lady Lydia Fell
(1957)
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Brocklehurst
(1957)
The Spies
as Connie Harper
(1956)
Anastasia
as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
(1956)
Three Men in a Boat
as Mrs. Willis
(1956)
The March Hare
as Lady Anne
(1955)
King's Rhapsody
as Queen Mother
(1953)
Melba
as Mme. Marchesi
(1952)
Treasure Hunt
as Aunt Anna Rose
(1952)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Queen Eleanor
(1952)
It Started in Paradise
as Mme. Alice
(1952)
Folly to Be Wise
as Lady Dodd
(1952)
Meet Me Tonight
as Mabel Grace
(1949)
The Fan
as Duchess of Berwick
(1948)
So Evil My Love
as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
(1948)
Anna Karenina
as Princess Betty Tversky
(1948)
My Sister and I
as Mrs. Camelot
(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
(1942)
Sabotage at Sea
as Daphne Faber
(1942)
The Lady from Lisbon
as Susan Wellington-Smythe
(1942)
They Flew Alone
as Miss Bland
(1942)
The Seventh Survivor
as Mrs. Lindley
(1942)
The Great Mr Handel
as Chorister
(1941)
Quiet Wedding
as Mme. Mirelle
(1941)
East of Piccadilly
as Ma
(1941)
Freedom Radio
as Frau Lehmann the Concierge
(1940)
At the Villa Rose
as Helen Vaquier
(1940)
The Middle Watch
as Lady Elizabeth Hewett
(1940)
Miss Knowall
as Miss Hardcastle
(1940)
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
as Edith
(1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
(1939)
Trouble Brewing
as Mme Berdi
(1939)
The Good Old Days
as Sarah Macaulay
(1939)
Young Man's Fancy
as Duchess of Beaumont
(1939)
(1939)
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
as Commandant
(1939)
A Girl Must Live
as Mme. Dupont, assistant
(1938)
Second Best Bed
as Mrs. Mather
(1938)
Strange Boarders
as Miss Pitter
(1938)
Prison Without Bars
as Mme. Appel
(1938)
(1937)
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Glegg
(1937)
Paradise for Two
as Mme. Bernard
(1937)
Sabotage
as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
(1937)
Farewell Again
as Adela Swayle
(1937)
Good Morning, Boys!
as Lady Bogshott
(1936)
(1936)
The Beloved Vagabond
as Lady with lorgnettes
(1936)
Tudor Rose
as Jane's Mother
(1936)
When Knights Were Bold
as Aunt Esther
(1935)
Mr. What's-His-Name?
as Mrs Davies
(1935)
King of the Damned
as Woman on Plane
(1935)
Foreign Affaires
as Bit (uncredited)
(1935)
Man of the Moment
as Lady at Roulette Table
(1935)
First a Girl
as Madame Seraphina
(1935)
The Case of Gabriel Perry
as Mrs. Read
(1933)
Friday the Thirteenth
as Agnes Lightfoot
(1933)
I Was a Spy
as Aunt Lucille
(1932)
Love on Wheels
as Piano Demonstrator
(1932)
Service for Ladies
as Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)