Kim Hunter
Biography
Kim Hunter was an American film, theatre, and television actress who lived from November 12, 1922, until September 11, 2002. She won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Stella Kowalski in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire. Decades later in her career, she received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the long running soap opera titled The Edge of Night.
Career overview
Kim Hunter was an American film, theatre, and television actress who was born on November 12, 1922, and died on September 11, 2002. Over the course of her career, she achieved significant recognition in film and television, earning major industry awards for her acting performances.
Her most celebrated film work was her performance as Stella Kowalski in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire. For her portrayal of this character, she won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, with each honor specifically recognizing her as Best Supporting Actress.
Decades after her film success, Hunter received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the long-running soap opera The Edge of Night. Her extensive career spanned across film, theatre, and television until her passing in September 2002.
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- Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) as (archive footage)
- Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Self – Interviewee
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) as Self
- Desire and Censorship (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- A Streetcar on Broadway (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- A Streetcar in Hollywood (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- A Man Named Brando (2006) as Self
- An Actor Named Brando (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- North and the Music of the South (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) as Self
- The Hiding Place (2000) as Muriel
- Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance (2000) as Self
- Out of the Cold (1999) as Elsa Lindepu
- Blue Moon (1999) as Sheila Keating
- Abilene (1999) as Emmeline Brown
- Glorious Technicolor (1998) as Self
- A Price Above Rubies (1998) as Rebbitzn
- Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) as Self
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) as Betty Harty
- Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995) as Self
- Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) as Self
- Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993) as Vera Woodman
- Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993) as Elsa Rael
- Mad About You (1992) as Millie Barton
- Two Evil Eyes (1990) as Gloria Pym
- Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990) as Self
- Cross of Fire (1989) as Mrs. Oberholtzer
- Drop-Out Mother (1988) as Leona
- The Kindred (1987) as Amanda Hollins
- L.A. Law (1986) as Natalie Schoen
- Private Sessions (1985) as Rosemary O'Reilly
- Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) as Mary Easty
- Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) as Mary Easty
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Beatrice Vitello
- American Playhouse (1982) as Mary Easty
- Skokie (1981) as Bertha Feldman
- F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) as Lucy Rutherford
- Backstairs at the White House (1979) as Ellen Wilson
- The Golden Gate Murders (1979) as Sister Superior
- Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978) as Mrs. Harper
- The Case of the Baltimore Girls (1978) as Dr. Martha Reed
- The Oregon Trail (1977)
- Once an Eagle (1976) as Kitty Damon
- Born Innocent (1976) as Mrs. Parker
- Dark August (1976) as Adrianna Putnam
- The Dark Side of Innocence (1976) as Kathleen Hancock
- Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (1975) as Marion McKell
- The Impersonation Murder Case (1975) as Fern
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Mrs. Brockelman
- Bad Ronald (1974) as Elaine Wilby
- Unwed Father (1974) as Judy Simmons
- Police Story (1973)
- The Evil Touch (1973)
- The Magician (1973) as Nora Coogan
- Columbo (1971) as Edna Matthews
- Cannon (1971)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as Dr. Zira
- In Search of America (1971) as Cora Chandler
- Night Gallery (1970)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) as Zira
- Dial Hot Line (1970) as Mrs. Edith Carruthers
- Medical Center (1969)
- Planet of the Apes (1968) as Zira
- The Swimmer (1968) as Betty Graham
- The Young Loner (1968) as Freda Williams
- Ironside (1967) as Athena Champion
- Mannix (1967) as Louise Dubrio
- Mission: Impossible (1966)
- CBS Playhouse (1966) as Gerrie Mason
- Lilith (1964) as Dr. Bea Brice
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Geraldine Weston Saunders
- Breaking Point (1963)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Adelaide Winters
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Emily Field
- The Defenders (1961) as Eileen Rolf
- The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Ruth Jacobs
- Give Us Barabbas! (1961) as Mara
- Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place (1960) as Maria
- Special for Women (1960) as Leora Davis
- Bonanza (1959) as Ada Halle
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Vanessa Sutton Charles
- Naked City (1958) as Edna Daggett
- Money, Women and Guns (1958) as Mary Johnston Kingman
- The Comedian (1957) as Julie Hogarth
- The Young Stranger (1957) as Helen Ditmar
- Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party (1957) as Self
- The Dark Side of the Earth (1957) as Anna Rojas
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Grace Carney
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Julie Hogarth
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Helen Bragg
- The Edge of Night (1956)
- Storm Center (1956) as Martha Lockridge
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) as Grace Carney
- Bermuda Affair (1956) as Fran West
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Bea Colter
- Hollywood Preview (1955) as Self
- A Midsummer Daydream (1955) as Elizabeth
- Climax! (1954) as Barbara Williams
- Climax! (1954) as Lynn Griffith
- Climax! (1954) as Ann Brewster
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Mary Murphy
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Hilda
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Edie Gauman
- Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) as Nora Hutcheson
- Anything Can Happen (1952) as Helen Watson
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) as Stella Kowalski
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mara
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mrs. Harper
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Polissena/Maria Celeste
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Lina
- Your Show of Shows (1950)
- Suspense (1949) as Emily
- Studio One (1948) as Maggie Church
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) as June
- You Came Along (1945) as Frances Hotchkiss
- Tender Comrade (1944) as Doris Dumbrowski
- When Strangers Marry (1944) as Millie Baxter
- Reconnaissance Pilot (1943) as Catherine Cummings
- The Seventh Victim (1943) as Mary Gibson