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Martita Hunt
Actor· Buenos Aires, Argentina
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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
The roles that explain the career.
Great Expectations
Miss Havisham · 1946
Sabotage
The Professor's Daughter (uncredited) · 1937
The Brides of Dracula
Baroness Meinster · 1960
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Ada Ford · 1965
Becket
Empress Matilda · 1964
Anastasia
Baroness Elena von Livenbaum · 1956
Bonjour Tristesse
Philippe's Mother · 1958
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited) · 1939
Filmography
36 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Ada Ford | Film |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova | Film |
| 1964 | Becket | Empress Matilda | Film |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Anna Richter | Film |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Baroness | Film |
| 1960 | The Brides of Dracula | Baroness Meinster | Film |
| 1960 | Song Without End | Grand Duchess | Film |
| 1960 | Bottoms Up! | Lady Emily Gore-Willoughby | Film |
| 1958 | Me and the Colonel | Mother Superior | Film |
| 1958 | Bonjour Tristesse | Philippe's Mother | Film |
| 1957 | The Spies | Connie Harper | Film |
| 1957 | The Admirable Crichton | Lady Brocklehurst | Film |
| 1957 | Dangerous Exile | Lady Lydia Fell | Film |
| 1956 | Three Men in a Boat | Mrs. Willis | Film |
| 1956 | Anastasia | Baroness Elena von Livenbaum | Film |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Queen Eleanor | Film |
| 1952 | Meet Me Tonight | Mabel Grace | Film |
| 1952 | Folly to Be Wise | Lady Dodd | Film |
| 1949 | The Fan | Duchess of Berwick | Film |
| 1948 | So Evil My Love | Mrs. Courtney (SR) | Film |
| 1948 | Anna Karenina | Princess Betty Tversky | Film |
| 1947 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Lady Mary | Film |
| 1946 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | Film |
| 1945 | The Wicked Lady | Cousin Agatha | Film |
| 1943 | The Man in Grey | Miss Patchett | Film |
| 1942 | They Flew Alone | Miss Bland | Film |
| 1942 | The Lady from Lisbon | Susan Wellington-Smythe | Film |
| 1939 | Trouble Brewing | Mme Berdi | Film |
| 1939 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Good Morning, Boys! | Lady Bogshott | Film |
| 1937 | Sabotage | The Professor's Daughter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | When Knights Were Bold | Aunt Esther | Film |
| 1935 | First a Girl | Madame Seraphina | Film |
| 1935 | Man of the Moment | Lady at Roulette Table | Film |
| 1933 | Friday the Thirteenth | Agnes Lightfoot | Film |
| 1933 | I Was a Spy | Aunt Lucille | Film |
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