Acting

Martita Hunt

Born 1900-01-30 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died 1969-06-13

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Best House in London
as Headmistress
1969
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Ada Ford
1965
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
1964
Becket
as Empress Matilda
1964
Festival
as Madame Desmermortes
1963
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Anna Richter
1962
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Madame Kuprin
1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
as Madame Kuprin
1961
Mr. Topaze
as Baroness
1961
Festival
as Agatha Payne
1960
Route 66
1960
Sunday-Night Play
as Madame Kuprin
1960
Sunday-Night Play
as Madama Kuprin
1960
Thriller
as Celia Sommerville
1960
Song Without End
as Grand Duchess
1960
The Brides of Dracula
as Baroness Meinster
1960
Bottoms Up!
as Lady Emily Gore-Willoughby
1960
Venetian Honeymoon
as Lisa Bradwell
1959
Me and the Colonel
as Mother Superior
1958
Bonjour Tristesse
as Philippe's Mother
1958
Dangerous Exile
as Lady Lydia Fell
1957
The Spies
as Connie Harper
1957
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Brocklehurst
1957
Three Men in a Boat
as Mrs. Willis
1956
Anastasia
as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Julia Sharpe
1956
The March Hare
as Lady Anne
1956
King's Rhapsody
as Queen Mother
1955
Melba
as Mme. Marchesi
1953
Folly to Be Wise
as Lady Dodd
1952
It Started in Paradise
as Mme. Alice
1952
Meet Me Tonight
as Mabel Grace
1952
Treasure Hunt
as Aunt Anna Rose
1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Queen Eleanor
1952
The Fan
as Duchess of Berwick
1949
Studio One
as Mrs. Porter
1948
So Evil My Love
as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
1948
My Sister and I
as Mrs. Camelot
1948
Anna Karenina
as Princess Betty Tversky
1948
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Lady Mary
1947
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
1946
The Wicked Lady
as Cousin Agatha
1945
Welcome, Mr Washington
as Miss Finch
1944
The Man in Grey
as Miss Patchett
1943
Talk About Jacqueline
as Colonel's Wife
1942
The Great Mr Handel
as Chorister
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
East of Piccadilly
as Ma
1941
Quiet Wedding
as Mme. Mirelle
1941
Freedom Radio
as Frau Lehmann the Concierge
1941
Miss Knowall
as Miss Hardcastle
1940
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
as Edith
1940
The Middle Watch
as Lady Elizabeth Hewett
1940
At the Villa Rose
as Helen Vaquier
1940
A Girl Must Live
as Mme. Dupont, assistant
1939
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
as Commandant
1939
Young Man's Fancy
as Duchess of Beaumont
1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
1939
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
Trouble Brewing
as Mme Berdi
1939
The Good Old Days
as Sarah Macaulay
1939
Everything Happens to Me
1938
Prison Without Bars
as Mme. Appel
1938
Second Best Bed
as Mrs. Mather
1938
Strange Boarders
as Miss Pitter
1938
Paradise for Two
as Mme. Bernard
1937
Good Morning, Boys!
as Lady Bogshott
1937
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Glegg
1937
Farewell Again
as Adela Swayle
1937
Sabotage
as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
1936
Tudor Rose
as Jane's Mother
1936
The Beloved Vagabond
as Lady with lorgnettes
1936
Pot Luck
1936
When Knights Were Bold
as Aunt Esther
1936
King of the Damned
as Woman on Plane
1935
Foreign Affaires
as Bit (uncredited)
1935