Acting
Martita Hunt
Born 1900-01-30
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Department: Acting
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.
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Great Expectations
1946
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Sabotage
1937
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Studio One
1948
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The Brides of Dracula
1960
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Route 66
1960
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Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
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Becket
1964
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Anastasia
1956
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Thriller
1960
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Bonjour Tristesse
1958
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (88 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Best House in London | Headmistress | Movie | 1969 |
 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Ada Ford | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova | Movie | 1964 |
 | Becket | Empress Matilda | Movie | 1964 |
| Festival | Madame Desmermortes | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Anna Richter | Movie | 1962 |
| A Call on Kuprin: Part 2 | Madame Kuprin | Movie | 1961 | |
| A Call on Kuprin: Part 1 | Madame Kuprin | Movie | 1961 | |
 | Mr. Topaze | Baroness | Movie | 1961 |
 | Festival | Agatha Payne | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Route 66 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
| Sunday-Night Play | Madama Kuprin | TV Series | 1960 | |
| Sunday-Night Play | Madame Kuprin | TV Series | 1960 | |
 | Thriller | Celia Sommerville | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Song Without End | Grand Duchess | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Brides of Dracula | Baroness Meinster | Movie | 1960 |
 | Bottoms Up! | Lady Emily Gore-Willoughby | Movie | 1960 |
 | Venetian Honeymoon | Lisa Bradwell | Movie | 1959 |
 | Me and the Colonel | Mother Superior | Movie | 1958 |
 | Bonjour Tristesse | Philippe's Mother | Movie | 1958 |
 | Dangerous Exile | Lady Lydia Fell | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Spies | Connie Harper | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Admirable Crichton | Lady Brocklehurst | Movie | 1957 |
 | Three Men in a Boat | Mrs. Willis | Movie | 1956 |
 | Anastasia | Baroness Elena von Livenbaum | Movie | 1956 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Julia Sharpe | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The March Hare | Lady Anne | Movie | 1956 |
 | King's Rhapsody | Queen Mother | Movie | 1955 |
 | Melba | Mme. Marchesi | Movie | 1953 |
 | Folly to Be Wise | Lady Dodd | Movie | 1952 |
 | It Started in Paradise | Mme. Alice | Movie | 1952 |
 | Meet Me Tonight | Mabel Grace | Movie | 1952 |
 | Treasure Hunt | Aunt Anna Rose | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Queen Eleanor | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Fan | Duchess of Berwick | Movie | 1949 |
 | Studio One | Mrs. Porter | TV Series | 1948 |
 | So Evil My Love | Mrs. Courtney (SR) | Movie | 1948 |
 | My Sister and I | Mrs. Camelot | Movie | 1948 |
 | Anna Karenina | Princess Betty Tversky | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Lady Mary | Movie | 1947 |
 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Wicked Lady | Cousin Agatha | Movie | 1945 |
 | Welcome, Mr Washington | Miss Finch | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Man in Grey | Miss Patchett | Movie | 1943 |
 | Talk About Jacqueline | Colonel's Wife | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Great Mr Handel | Chorister | Movie | 1942 |
 | Sabotage at Sea | Daphne Faber | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Lady from Lisbon | Susan Wellington-Smythe | Movie | 1942 |
 | They Flew Alone | Miss Bland | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Seventh Survivor | Mrs. Lindley | Movie | 1942 |
 | East of Piccadilly | Ma | Movie | 1941 |
 | Quiet Wedding | Mme. Mirelle | Movie | 1941 |
 | Freedom Radio | Frau Lehmann the Concierge | Movie | 1941 |
 | Miss Knowall | Miss Hardcastle | Movie | 1940 |
 | Miss Grant Goes to the Door | Edith | Movie | 1940 |
| The Middle Watch | Lady Elizabeth Hewett | Movie | 1940 | |
 | At the Villa Rose | Helen Vaquier | Movie | 1940 |
 | A Girl Must Live | Mme. Dupont, assistant | Movie | 1939 |
 | Old Mother Riley Joins Up | Commandant | Movie | 1939 |
 | Young Man's Fancy | Duchess of Beaumont | Movie | 1939 |
 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
| The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Trouble Brewing | Mme Berdi | Movie | 1939 |
| The Good Old Days | Sarah Macaulay | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Everything Happens to Me | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |
 | Prison Without Bars | Mme. Appel | Movie | 1938 |
| Second Best Bed | Mrs. Mather | Movie | 1938 | |
 | Strange Boarders | Miss Pitter | Movie | 1938 |
 | Paradise for Two | Mme. Bernard | Movie | 1937 |
 | Good Morning, Boys! | Lady Bogshott | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Mill on the Floss | Mrs. Glegg | Movie | 1937 |
 | Sabotage | The Professor's Daughter (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Farewell Again | Adela Swayle | Movie | 1937 |
 | Tudor Rose | Jane's Mother | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Beloved Vagabond | Lady with lorgnettes | Movie | 1936 |
 | Pot Luck | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
 | When Knights Were Bold | Aunt Esther | Movie | 1936 |
 | King of the Damned | Woman on Plane | Movie | 1935 |
| Foreign Affaires | Bit (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 | |
 | First a Girl | Madame Seraphina | Movie | 1935 |
| Mr. What's-His-Name? | Mrs Davies | Movie | 1935 | |
 | Man of the Moment | Lady at Roulette Table | Movie | 1935 |
| The Case of Gabriel Perry | Mrs. Read | Movie | 1935 | |
 | Friday the Thirteenth | Agnes Lightfoot | Movie | 1933 |
 | I Was a Spy | Aunt Lucille | Movie | 1933 |
 | Love on Wheels | Piano Demonstrator | Movie | 1932 |
 | Service for Ladies | Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |